Daniel S. Peña Sr.

Daniel S. Peña Sr.

Dan Pena with wife Sally, in front of his home - Guthrie Castle 2015
Born (1945-08-10) August 10, 1945
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Education California State University, Northridge
Occupation Founder of Quantum Leap Advantage (QLA) Methodology
Founder and Chairman of The Guthrie Group
CEO, Chairman, & Founder of iZone Technologies
Founder, CEO, Chairman of the Board of Great Western Resources Inc.
Co-Founder, CEO, Chairman of the Board of J.P.K. Industries, Bear Stearns & Co.
Website QLAseminar.com
AskThe50BillionDollarMan.com
Danpena.com
The Guthrie Group
Guthrie Castle

Daniel S. Peña Sr. (born August 10, 1945), also known as Dan Pena, is an American businessman and high-performance business coach, born in Jacksonville, Florida. Today, he resides at Guthrie Castle in Scotland.[1] Peña is prominent for his seven-day Castle Seminar on Quantum Leap Advantage (QLA) Methodology and claims to have a net worth of $50 billion.[2] He is the author of book, Your First Hundred Million Biography

Biography

After service in the US Army in which he left as an officer in 1969,[3] he received a BS degree in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) in 1971.

Upon leaving college, he worked in real estate, and then joined Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis and subsequently Bear Stearns. After that, he was President and CEO of Kennedy Industries Inc. and then Chairman of JPK Industries, Inc.

In 1982, he founded Great Western Resources Inc. (GWRI) with $820,[4] a Houston-based natural resource company. When he left the company in 1992, the company had a public market capitalization of over £300 million British pounds/ $450 million.[5] Peña owned around 10 percent shares of GWRI when he left in 1992 and subsequently had 4.5% in 1994. He was ousted by the company's board of directors, which he later sued and won $3.3 million in actual damages for refusing to pay his employment contract.[6]

In 2003, after nearly twenty years of work, Peña made Guthrie Castle available for public bookings.[7] The grounds also contain a golf course which Peña wanted to be very difficult to play.[8]

Peña is founder and Chairman of The Guthrie Group,[9] an investment consortium, incorporated on the Channel Islands in 2002 and named after Guthrie Castle in Scotland.

Peña also has business interests in the Philippines, where he is Founder and Chairman of iZone Technologies.[10]

In 2009, Peña was one of three people accused of having swindled millions of rupees by credit card theft from illegal proxy porn websites in India.[11] The police later dropped the charges against Peña and an associate, for lack of evidence.[12]

In 2016, Peña publicly endorsed Donald Trump for president.[13]

Recognition

Awards

He has been the recipient of many awards including the 1981 Latin Business Association Outstanding Business Owner Award;[14] The most distinguished graduate of California State University, School of Business & Economics, giving the first joint graduation commencement address, in 1991;[15] Finalist for the 1997 Telly Awards for his talk called "Quantum Leap Advantage";[16] the 1994 John Regan Award for Excellence by the Center of Entrepreneurial Management; the American International Real Estate Expo and Conference AIREEC 2008,“Man of the Year Award” and the 2008 AIREEC “Inspirational Leadership Award”.[17]

Media

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Al Martinez featured Peña in a 1983 Pulitzer prize series on Mexican American Millionaires in Southern California in the Los Angeles Times [18]

In said article, Al Martinez describes Peña as "already a wealthy oil broker" with over $50 million revenues in just one year, attempting to buy his own oil refinery. [19]

He has also been written about in Investor's Business Daily,[20] Financial Times,[21] The Sunday Telegraph,[22] The National Law Journal,[23] Houston Chronicle,[24] Houston Business Journal, Texas Lawyer,[25] Success Now Magazine,[26] and Hispanic Business Magazine.[27]

He has been a featured guest on multiple podcast such as London Real TV, Bulletproof and Nextshark and continues to do guest shows. In April 2014, he was a featured guest on London Real TV.[28] In May 2015, he was featured in an article by INC wherein he gives important insights for success.[29] In May 2016, he was a featured guest by the Oxford Entrepreneurs which was held at Oxford University.[30]

Peña also has his own series of podcasts, "The Quantum Leap Advantage" which feature his QLA Seminars and other free content. He has also launched "Reflections & Confessions of the 50 billion dollar man", "Ask the 50 billion dollar man" and "Dan responds to bullshit". His podcasts can be found in both Podbean[31] and on iTunes.[32] He has also launched his own radio show entitled : "Live, Uncut, Raw, Unfiltered Ask the 50 billion dollar man"[33]

On September 11, 2016, the Sunday Business Post published an article entitled: "Coughlan joins Trump backer Pena's nursing home group" wherein it highlighted a video recorded by London Real Academy in March 2016. The video, in which Peña advises viewers about success habits, also highlighted his support and backing for Donald Trump, and predicted that if Donald Trump is elected president - he is going to "rock the planet." [34]

Works

In 1997, he self-published the autobiographical book Build Your Own Guthrie through his company Great Wisdom Publishing, a former subsidiary of International Media Holdings, Inc. (IMH, formerly Success Development International, SDI), where he was a majority shareholder.[35]

In 1999, the British mail-order entrepreneur Stuart Goldsmith, through his company Medina Ltd, published a revised edition of that book under the title Your First 100 Million, which they offered for £277.[36] The Second Edition of Your First Hundred Million has been released in July 2009 selling at $197.00 USD.[37]

In April 2014, Peña published Dan Pena’s $50 Billion QLA eBook,[38] a free eBook, wherein he shows how he through his mentees and devotees created $50 Billion in equity and value, since 1993.

He also published a special free edition of his book Your First Hundred Million in the Romanian language on his website.[39] In November 2016, Peña also released a free Russian version of the book.[40]

Controversy

On May 2, 2016, the Opportunity Charter School in Harlem, New York rescinded an offer for Peña to speak in the school due to his endorsement of Donald Trump. Pena later said that he had spoken at Oxford University after the incident with no issues.[41] He has been interviewed in the Scott Adams Radio Show about this matter [42]

On a 2016 Larry Elders[43] and Dennis Prager [44] nationally syndicated radio show, an anonymous caller voiced his displeasure about the Opportunity Charter School, on both programs. Elder attributed the incident to political correctness, which he described as "outrageous".

References

  1. ↑ Frank URQUHART (4 August 2003). "Rescued castle to open its doors". The Scotsman.
  2. ↑ Rose, Brian. "Dan Peña – The 50 Billion Dollar Man". London Real. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ Brian Rose (11 November 2011). "Dan Peña – The 50 Billion Dollar Man". London Real.
  4. ↑ Dan Lok (7 July 2016). "About Dan Peña". Dan Lok.
  5. ↑ http://nextshark.com/50-billion-man-explains-why-you-are-weak-and-unaccomplished/
  6. ↑ "Great Western Union Founder wins $4.3 million from company" (PDF). Houston Journal. October 4, 1993.
  7. ↑ Frank Urquhart (4 August 2003). "Rescued castle to open its doors". The Scotsman.
  8. ↑ Martin Vousden (25 September 2003). "Is your game ready for Scotland's ultimate test?". Scottish Golf.
  9. ↑ "JFSC Companies Registry".
  10. ↑ "iZone Technologies Website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17.
  11. ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-three-foreigners-swindle-thousands-from-b-lore-1094863
  12. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Firm-chairman-director-cleared-of-charges/articleshow/4872276.cms
  13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAYydLBiTJ0
  14. ↑ "Dan Pena Latin Business Association Outstanding Business Owner Award 1981".".
  15. ↑ "Dan Pena's Commencement Speech at the California State University, Northridge". YouTube.
  16. ↑ "Dan Pena Finalist Telly Awards 1997".".
  17. ↑ "Dan Pena Sr. Wins Multiple AIREEC Awards".".
  18. ↑ Woo, Elaine. "Al Martinez dies at 85; Times columnist chronicled Southern California life". la times. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  19. ↑ Al Martinez (August 9, 1983). "The Latino Wealthy - a new breed". Los Angeles Times.
  20. ↑ "Learning in War to Tap Strength and Never Give UP". Investor's Business Daily. October 17, 1997.
  21. ↑ "Ex GWR Chief Plans Comeback". Financial Times. September 29, 1993.
  22. ↑ "Digging up Profits a Mile Under Kentucky". The Sunday Telegraph. May 22, 1988.
  23. ↑ "Dan Pena National Law". The National Law Journal. October 11, 1993.
  24. ↑ "Dan Pena - Houston Chronicle - Businessman offers tips to graduating students". Houston Chronicle. July 17, 1991.
  25. ↑ "Texas Lawyer". Texas Lawyer. October 11, 1993.
  26. ↑ "Dan Pena Entrepreneur Extraordinaire". Success Now Magazine. Issue 3.
  27. ↑ "JPK's Dan Pena". Hispanic Business Magazine. January–February 1981.
  28. ↑ "Dan Peña - Your First 100 Million - London Real". April 20, 2014.
  29. ↑ Carmody, Bill. "Mr. Accountability on Taking Action". INC. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  30. ↑ "Billion Dollar Entrepreneur: Dan Peña at Oxford Entrepreneurs". Evensi. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  31. ↑ "The Quantum Leap Advantage - Podbean".
  32. ↑ "The Quantum Leap Advantage - iTunes".
  33. ↑ "Live Radio Show". Dan Pena. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  34. ↑ Lyons, Tom. "Coughlan joins Trump backer Pena's nursing home group" (PDF). Docdroid. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  35. ↑ "SEC Info on International Media Holdings, Inc.".
  36. ↑ "Stuart Goldsmith's Sales Letter for "Your First Hundred Million".".
  37. ↑ "Your First 100 Million 2nd Edition".".
  38. ↑ "Dan Pena's $50 Billion QLA eBook".".
  39. ↑ "Your First Hundred Million - Romanian Translation".".
  40. ↑ http://www.danpena.com/newrussian
  41. ↑ Clark, Dartunorro. "Billionaire Says Harlem School Turned Him Away Because He Supports Trump". dnainfo. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  42. ↑ "@GaryByrneauthor & @Danspena & Dr. Caleb McNiece". dnainfo. Retrieved 1 September 2016. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  43. ↑ Elders, Larry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeZqImNW75w. Retrieved 10 September 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  44. ↑ Prager, Dennis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq_L1PipZQ0. Retrieved 10 September 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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