--- title: "4 W. Brett Wilson Quotes - Famous Investment banker (Redefining success)" description: "William Brett Wilson is a Canadian investment banker, businessman, and investor. He was a season 3, 4 & 5 panellist on CBC Television's Dragons' Den." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b110/author-w-brett-wilson-65509.jpg" --- ![Portrait of W. Brett Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b110/author-w-brett-wilson-65509.jpg) # W. Brett Wilson (1957) Investment Banker **4** quotes in **26** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet W. Brett Wilson is an investment banker, best known for *Redefining success*. ## Quick Facts About W. Brett Wilson Born July 1, 1957 Profession Investment Banker Notable works Redefining success ## About W. Brett Wilson William Brett Wilson is a Canadian investment banker, businessman, and investor. He was a season 3, 4 & 5 panellist on CBC Television's Dragons' Den. He has attracted widespread attention and media coverage for his controversial public statements, particularly on social media. ## Quotes by W. Brett Wilson > [Don't fear the unknown. Embrace the opportunity. Failure is not permanent it is the essence of learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-brett-wilson/don-t-fear-the-unknown-embrace-the-opportunity-failure-is-not/) W. Brett Wilson [Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74b/w-brett-wilson-65509_education_don-t-fear-the-unknown-embrace-the-oppor_838014.png) > [Never be afraid to fail. Be afraid of not learning from mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-brett-wilson/never-be-afraid-to-fail-be-afraid-of-not-learning-from-mistakes/) W. Brett Wilson [Afraid to fail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afraid-to-fail/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af8/w-brett-wilson-65509_afraid-to-fail_never-be-afraid-to-fail-be-afraid-of-not_1602931.png) > [Sometimes the best encouragement in the world is challenging someone to do more than they think they can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-brett-wilson/sometimes-the-best-encouragement-in-the-world-is-challenging-someone/) W. Brett Wilson [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87e/w-brett-wilson-65509_can-do_sometimes-the-best-encouragement-in-the_2005418.png) > [If you don't know,say so. It's a simple statement that enhances credibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-brett-wilson/if-you-don-t-know-say-so-it-s-a-simple-statement-that-enhances/) W. Brett Wilson [Credibility](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/credibility/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3f/w-brett-wilson-65509_credibility_if-you-don-t-know-say-so-it-s-a-simple-s_2393606.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-brett-wilson/#itemlist", "name": "W. Brett Wilson Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't fear the unknown. Embrace the opportunity. Failure is not permanent it is the essence of learning.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "W. 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