10 On The Weekend is a weekly (-ish) feature in IMI, the concept of which is simple: Each time, we ask the same ten questions of a different IMI Pro, letting readers get to know the interviewee on a more personal and informal level than they might during the ordinary course of business.
Our guest this week is Dan Brotman, Vice President of Business Development at Apex Capital Partners
How do you spend your weekends?
I typically spend my weekend socializing with the new friends I made in Montreal since moving there this past September.
People are often busy during the week with work and family, so the weekend is when people have the time and bandwidth to get together.
What are your top three business goals this year?
My three goals are to:
1. Effectively communicate potential upcoming developments affecting the Caribbean Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs.
2. Support the launch of Argentina’s anticipated CBI program and communicate it effectively to the American market.
3. Make meaningful inroads with the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities, both of which remain underserved and are understandably anxious about the direction of the US.
What’s your biggest business concern right now?
That Argentina’s anticipated citizenship by investment program may not end up launching.
Which book is on your nightstand right now?
I am currently reading The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future by Stephen Marche.
The book explores five scenarios that could trigger America’s collapse, drawing on predictive models and interviews with military leaders, civil war scholars, and counterinsurgency experts.
How and when did you first get into the investment migration industry?
I had long been interested in the concept of investment migration, so at the ripe old age of 37, I decided to go back to school and pursue a Master’s in International Migration and Public Policy at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Investment migration was part of our curriculum, and Kristin Surak is an LSE faculty member and leading scholar in the field.
While I was back in Canada writing my dissertation, I was introduced to the CEO of an investment migration company, which led to my first opportunity in the industry.
What was your proudest moment as a service provider?
Closing my first client at Apex Capital Partners during my second week in the role.
Which investment migration market development has surprised you the most in the last year?
The potential introduction of a citizenship by investment program in Argentina. I really hope it happens, as it would be a game-changer for the investment migration industry, which is currently facing a shortage of new citizenship by investment programs.
If you could go ten years back in time, what business decision would you change?
I try to look forward rather than back. I only became deeply interested in investment migration when I decided to enter the field.
What investment migration industry personality do you most admire?
Professor Kristin Surak of the London School of Economics, who studies investment migration from an academic perspective.
If all goes according to plan, what will you be doing five years from now?
I hope to be quoted regularly in industry publications, establishing myself as a thought leader in the investment migration sector.
