From Refugee to Multimillionaire: Don Ha on Real Estate Business & Overcoming Bankruptcy

Don Ha was born in Vietnam then spent a couple of years at a refugee camp in Hong Kong before his family got relocated to NZ in 1980 with no English and little more than the clothes they had on.

Despite this massive disadvantage, Don Ha became a New Zealand rich lister through real estate with a net worth of over $100 million.

Then during the GFC, Don was declared bankrupt. And in the years since then he has managed to find success a second time.

This podcast is a part of the Don Ha story: Rags to riches to rags and back to riches. A story of resilience and recovery.

We talk about his early memories from life in refugee camps.

His aspirations to achieve more than just working in the family bakery.

His reflections on spending $2 million dollars to buy a horse.

Lessons learned about himself and others from bankruptcy and receivership.

And much, much more.

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