Guy Laliberte
Guy Laliberte
Guy Laliberté, OC CQis a Canadian entrepreneur, poker player, space tourist, co-founder and the former CEO of Cirque du Soleil. With an estimated net worth of US$2.6 billion, Laliberté was ranked by Forbes as the 11th wealthiest Canadian and 459th in the world...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth2 September 1959
CityQuebec City, Canada
CountryCanada
simple creating people
Our approach was very simple. It was about creating a universal language. A show that will be attractive toward every people coming from all over the world. And that was a big thing.
believe risk pitfalls
I don't believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks and not doing the same thing twice.
dream children opportunity
Inside every adult there's still a child that lingers. We're happiness merchants - giving people the opportunity to dream like children.
believe creativity discipline
I believe there are so many other disciplines and themes that we still haven't explored yet. It's infinite what we can apply our creativity to.
successful people might
I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built.
jobs fun creativity
Business is difficult. But it could be approached two ways: Seriously, or with the same way you're doing your job, with entertainment aspect, with pleasure, with fun. And we decided to try to make it as fun that we do our creativity.
way circus modern
We didn't reinvent the circus. We repackaged it in a much more modern way.