Daniel S. Peña, Sr.

Daniel S. Peña Sr.

Dan gives QLA Seminar in LA Convention Center, in September 2008.
Born (1945-08-10) August 10, 1945
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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
iZone Technologies

Daniel S. Peña Sr. (born August 10, 1945), also known as Dan Pena, is an American businessman, and business coach, born in Jacksonville, Florida. Today, he resides at Guthrie Castle in Scotland[1] and in Asia-Pacific.

Peña is prominent for his seven-day Castle Seminar on Quantum Leap Advantage (QLA) Methodology. He is the author of a popular book Your First Hundred Million, which has been translated into Romanian.

Biography

After service in the US Army, 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), a Houston-based natural resource company. When he left the company in 1992, the company had a public market capitalization of over £300 million. Peña owned around 10 percent shares of GWRI when he left in 1992. He was ousted by the company's board of directors, which he later sued and won $4.3 million in actual damages for refusing to pay his employment contract.[2]

In 2003, after nearly twenty years of work, Peña made Guthrie Castle available for public bookings.[3] The grounds also contain a golf course which Peña wanted to be very difficult to play.[4]

Peña is founder and Chairman of The Guthrie Group,[5] 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.[6]

In 2009, an alleged fraud was charged against one of his companies in India, but the case was dropped and his company was cleared of all charges. Cyber crime police asked the court to treat it as mistake of facts.[7]

Recognition

Awards

He has been the recipient of many awards including the 1981 Latin Business Association Outstanding Business Owner Award;[8] Finalist for the 1997 Telly Awards for his talk called "Quantum Leap Advantage";[9] 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”.[10]

Media

“ Dan Pena is one of the most eccentric American businessmen I have ever met. ”
— Brian Rose, 2014

In 1983, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Al Martinez[11] portrayed Dan Pena in the Los Angeles Times.[12] 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.[13] He has also been written about in Investor's Business Daily,[14] Financial Times,[15] The Sunday Telegraph,[16] The National Law Journal,[17] Houston Chronicle,[18] Houston Business Journal, Texas Lawyer,[19] Success Now Magazine,[20] and Hispanic Business Magazine.[21]

In April 2014, he was a featured guest on London Real TV.[22]

Dan Pena also has his own series of podcasts called The Quantum Leap Advantage which features his QLA Seminars and other free content. His podcasts can be found in both Podbean[23] and on iTunes.[24]

Works

In 1997, he self-published the autobiographical book Build Your Own Guthrie through a company controlled by him, Great Wisdom Publishing, which had been a subsidiary of International Media Holdings, Inc. (IMH, formerly Success Development International, SDI), where he was a majority shareholder.[25]

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.[26] The Second Edition of Your First Hundred Million has been released in July 2009 selling at $197.00 USD.[27]

In April 2014, Dan Pena continued to share his knowledge by publishing Dan Pena’s $50 Billion QLA eBook,[28] a free eBook, wherein he shows how he and his mentees and devotees created $50 Billion in equity and value, since 1993.

He also published a special edition of his book Your First Hundred Million in the Romanian language in dedication to his many loyal followers from Romania. This new version of the book and other free content can be downloaded from his Web site.[29]

References

  1. ↑ FRANK URQUHART (4 August 2003). "Rescued castle to open its doors". The Scotsman.
  2. ↑ "Great Western Union Founder wins $4.3 million from company". Houston Journal. October 4, 1993.
  3. ↑ FRANK URQUHART (4 August 2003). "Rescued castle to open its doors". The Scotsman.
  4. ↑ Martin Vousden (25 September 2003). "Is your game ready for Scotland's ultimate test?". Scottish Golf.
  5. ↑ "JFSC Companies Registry".
  6. ↑ "iZone Technologies Website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17.
  7. ↑ "Firm chairman, director cleared of charges". The Times of India. August 9, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Dan Pena Latin Business Association Outstanding Business Owner Award 1981".".
  9. ↑ "Dan Pena Finalist Telly Awards 1997".".
  10. ↑ "Dan Pena Sr. Wins Multiple AIREEC Awards".".
  11. ↑ "Al Martinez LA Times".". Los Angeles Times.
  12. ↑ Al Martinez (August 9, 1983). "The Latino Wealthy - a new breed". Los Angeles Times.
  13. ↑ Al Martinez (August 9, 1983). "original article LA Times - a new breed". Los Angeles Times.
  14. ↑ "Learning in War to Tap Strength and Never Give UP". Investor's Business Daily. October 17, 1997.
  15. ↑ "Ex GWR Chief Plans Comeback". Financial Times. September 29, 1993.
  16. ↑ "Digging up Profits a Mile Under Kentucky". The Sunday Telegraph. May 22, 1988.
  17. ↑ The National Law Journal. October 11, 1993 http://www.scribd.com/doc/23046840/The-National-Law-Journal-Dan-Pena. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ "Businessman offers tips to graduating students". Houston Chronicle. July 17, 1991.
  19. ↑ Texas Lawyer. October 11, 1993 http://www.scribd.com/doc/23047024/Texas-Lawyer-Big-Deals-Big-Suits. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ "Dan Pena Entrepreneur Extraordinaire". Success Now Magazine. Issue 3. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ↑ "JPK's Dan Pena". Hispanic Business Magazine. January–February 1981.
  22. ↑ "Dan Peña - Your First 100 Million - London Real". Apr 20, 2014.
  23. ↑ "The Quantum Leap Advantage - Podbean".
  24. ↑ "The Quantum Leap Advantage - iTunes".
  25. ↑ "SEC Info on International Media Holdings, Inc.".
  26. ↑ "Stuart Goldsmith's Sales Letter for "Your First Hundred Million".".
  27. ↑ "Your First 100 Million 2nd Edition".".
  28. ↑ "Dan Pena’s $50 Billion QLA eBook".".
  29. ↑ "Your First Hundred Million - Romanian Translation".".

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