Arlene Dickinson is an Canadian Businesswoman and interpreter, she has a net worth of $80 million. Arlene Dickinson has earn her net worth as a marketing professional and CEO of Venture Communications. She joined the company of Venture Communications in 1988,and she became the sole owner in1998. Dickinson has transformed this small business into one of Canada's largest independent marketing firms, with offices in Calgary, Toronto and Ottawa. Some of the top honors and awards she has received include: Global Television Woman of Vision and the Calgary Business Owner of the Year Award. From 2001 to 2006 she was on PROFIT magazine's list of TOP 100 Women Business Owners. She has also won the Pinnacle Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence.
Arlene Dickinson is a 20-year veteran in marketing communications and one of Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100, from 2003 to 2006. Her company Venture has been recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies. She joined the Canadian version of Dragons' Den in season 2 as one of the venture capitalists who appear on the show. Her personal life is just as busy as her professional one being the mother of four children and grandmother of one. Arlene finds time to help out by using her skills she was once a chair member with Ad Rodeo and is past co-chair of the National Board for Kids Help Phone. At Calgary Municipal Lands Corporation she is the director, as well as 2016 Homeless Foundation, a member of the International Women's Federation (IWF) and a director of the Recreation for Life Foundation. As well, Venture does extensive pro bono work for several non-profit organizations. She graduated high school at 16, married at 19, and divorced at 28. Ms. Dickinson is also a motivational speaker, while in Afghanistan to help boost the morale of Canadian troops, she rode on a Black Hawk helicopter.
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