From a Trailer in Nova Scotia to Minority Owner of the Ottawa Senators with Nav Aggarwal - The Millionaire's Lawyer - JP McAvoy | Lyssna här

Serial Entrepreneur Nav Aggarwal shares how his father left a village in India, built gas stations and multiple small businesses in Canada, and then inspired his children to become professionals who eventually created and exited one of the largest generic pharmaceutical businesses in the country. Along the way, setbacks like regulation changes, globalization, and shrinking margins forced them to reinvent the business model more than once.

Tune in to hear how practical risk, leverage, and belief can change a family’s entire trajectory, and what it looks like when that success is reinvested back into community and education.

How a teacher from a small village used risk and grit to start over in Canada
The family decision to choose business over “safe” careers and what it cost
Turning gas stations into a national pharmaceutical ingredients and tablet business
Reading market shifts early and exiting before growth stalls
Living lean in the early years to fund long-term entrepreneurial bets
Using business success to build community spaces and fund education for girls in India
Why belief, timing, and self-employment still matter for anyone chasing freedom

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Episode Highlights:

01:12 Nav on Team, Players & Coaches

06:35 Early Childhood Challenges and Entrepreneurial Spark

10:01 Wealth Philosophy: “Make Money While You Sleep”

15:10 Financing Strategy — Leverage, Debt & Risk Appetite

20:30 Divesting Gas Stations — Environmental Costs & Strategic Shift

22:02 The Grind Years and Industry Disruption