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==Early life==
Herjavec was born in 1962 in [[Varaždin]], [[SFR Yugoslavia|SFR, Yugoslavia]] (present-day [[Croatia]]),<ref name=CroExpress>{{cite news | last=S. | first=Z. | trans-title=Canadian in 12 years employed 250 people, 'worth' $ 200m | title=Kanadski Hrvat u 12 godina zaposlio 250 ljudi, 'težak' je 200 milijuna dolara | url=https://croexpress.eu/hr-iseljenistvo/3157/kanadski-hrvat-u-12-godina-zaposlio-250-ljudi-tezak-je-200-milijuna-dolara/ | work=CroExpress | date=February 25, 2015 | language=hr}}</ref> and spent his early childhood in Zbjeg.<ref name=CroatiaWorldNetwork>{{cite web | first=Nenad | last=Bach | date=January 15, 2010 | url=http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9915/1/Robert-Herjavec-Croatian-born-Canadian-entrepreneur-businessman-and-TV-star.html | title=Robert Herjavec Croatian-born Canadian entrepreneur, businessman and TV star | work=Croatian World Network}}</ref> In 1970,<ref name=CroExpress/> when Herjavec was eight, the family left the country, which had previously incarcerated Herjavec's father, Vladimir, for speaking out against the governing system.<ref name=dream>{{cite news | last=Mielach | first=David | date=February 26, 2012 | url=https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/2087-robert-herjavec-success.html | title='Shark Tank' Judge Herjavec on Living the American Dream | work=Business News Daily}}</ref><ref name=heavy>{{cite news | last=Weigle | first=Lauren | date=March 24, 2015 | url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2015/03/robert-herjavec-height-age-house-how-tall-old-is-dwts-dancing-with-the-stars/ | title=Robert Herjavec Height & Age – 'Dancing With The Stars' Contestant | work=[[heavy.com]]}}</ref> According to Herjavec, "He’d drink a little too much and then
Herjavec's father got a job in a factory in [[Mississauga]], making $76 a week.<ref name=nicedragon/> Herjavec cites his father, whom he describes as "a really, really tough guy", as a significant influence in his life. Herjavec has told a seminal memory of his, when he came home one day to complain to his mother that his classmates were making fun of him. His father, who used to walk to work to save money on bus fare, came home, and when he heard what his son described, instructed his son never to complain, which became a guiding principle in Herjavec's life, one which he says sparked his sense of [[courage]].<ref name=ibd>{{cite news | url=https://www.investors.com/news/management/leaders-and-success/shark-robert-herjavec-secures-a-place-as-entrepreneurial-icon/ | title=Shark Robert Herjavec Secures A Place As An Entrepreneurial Icon | first=SCOTT S. | last=SMITH | work=[[Investor’s Business Daily]] | date=June 5, 2017}}</ref> Another influential episode in his youth came when a traveling [[salesman]] persuaded Herjavec's mother to buy a [[vacuum cleaner]] for $500, which was seven weeks' salary. As a result, Herjavec swore his family would never be taken advantage of again.<ref name=nicedragon/>
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