19 Facts About Arlene Dickinson

Arlene Dickinson was born on October 8,1956 and is a South African and Canadian businesswoman, investor, author, and television personality.

Arlene Dickinson is the general partner of District Ventures Capital and CEO of Venturepark.

Arlene Dickinson then returned to continue with the Dragons for the 12th season in 2017.

Arlene Dickinson was selected to perform on the series after she won numerous awards, including Calgary Business Owner of the Year, PROFIT magazine's Top 100 Women Business Owners, the Pinnacle Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards and Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100.

Arlene Dickinson married at age 19 and had four children.

Arlene Dickinson joined Venture Communications in 1988, taking sole ownership in 1998.

Arlene Dickinson sits on the advisory committee of the Stratford Institute at the University of Waterloo, the Leadership Council of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics as well as the editorial advisory board of Marketing Magazine.

In October 2016, Arlene Dickinson was appointed to the board of directors of Aphria, a licensed medical marijuana producer.

In 2011, Arlene Dickinson published her first book, Persuasion, an autobiography.

In 2019, Arlene Dickinson published her third book, Reinvention: Changing Your Life, Your Career, Your Future.

Arlene Dickinson starred as a dragon investor on Dragons' Den, starting in 2007 for the second season.

Arlene Dickinson starred in her own spinoff, The Big Decision.

In 2015, Arlene Dickinson announced that she was leaving Dragons' Den after the ninth season.

In 2012, Arlene Dickinson guest starred as a past version of herself on the Canadian television period drama Murdoch Mysteries, in the episode called "Invention Convention", as a possible investor.

Arlene Dickinson appeared as a judge on Recipe to Riches in the 2014 season.

In 2017, Arlene Dickinson hosted Under New Management, a television special in which she guided aspiring new entrepreneurs in the process of purchasing a business.

Arlene Dickinson has been inducted into Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100 Hall of Fame.

In 2014, Arlene Dickinson was one of the recipients of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards presented by Canadian Immigrant Magazine.

Arlene Dickinson was the national spokesperson for Breakfast Clubs of Canada to help raise awareness of the importance of children having a nutritious start to the day.