danijelvelicki

Danijel Velicki is the Founder and CEO of Sqwire and the Founder and Senior Partner of Opus Wealth Strategies LLC. With only $40 in his pocket,  Danijel left Croatia in pursuit of the American Dream. After working his way through college, he became a successful entrepreneur.

With decades of experience in personal finance, education, and communication, Danijel and the team at Sqwire help low to moderate-income families realize their financial promise by providing them with financial education. Opus Wealth Strategies is an independent financial and insurance services firm that guides businesses, families, and individuals nationwide to achieve the financial goals that are most important to them.

In this episode…

How do you go from a 17-year-old Croatian immigrant with only $40 in his pocket to a successful entrepreneur in America? Hard work, dedication, and some chance-taking. 

Sqwire Founder and CEO and Opus Wealth Strategies Founder and Senior Partner Danijel Velicki says, “you miss 100% of the shots that you don’t take.” Danijel took a shot in 1995 when he came to America and began working his way through college. He now owns several businesses and has a family of his own. He enjoys the financial advisement work he does and continues to give back to his community.

In this episode of the Top Business Leaders Show, Chad Franzen sits down with Danijel Velicki to discuss how his early life shaped his entrepreneurship, career, and family.

Danijel Velicki, , a motivational speaker, educator, author, and entrepreneur owns 3 successful businesses in Virginia. He had transformed a difficult childhood in war-ravaged Croatia into his very own version of  “American dream.”  His unique strategies for financial education and family planning have equipped his clients with the knowledge base and skill set to excel professionally and personally, turning their own dreams into profitable and fulfilled realities. He is happy to share his story to inspire you and game-change your business.

Show Notes: 

• Danijel's inspiration for creating his business
• Worst entrepreneurial moment
• What was it that held him back from being an entrepreneur
• What was his Ahah moment
• What he suggests to people to become a successful entrepreneur
• He is a member of EO https://www.eonetwork.org/ the world's most influential community of entrepreneurs.

• Advice for those who want to become entrepreneurs
• Quotable quote: Successful people want others to become successful too. They became successful because of that attitude
• What he does to promote his business/es. He’s got 3 businesses
• The best advice he received was the mentorship and financial advice
• Books he recommends are: Chicken Soup for the Soul;  Success Principles;  The Extraordinary Mind
• He wrote the book: Your Life is a Blank Canvas

Resources:

Danijel's website:  danijelvelicki.com

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