In this powerful episode of Cracking the Success Vault, Jason Primeau sits down with entrepreneur and mindset coach Dave Haas, founder of Lungovita Beach Retreat and long-time Windsor business owner.
From launching his first business at 16 to running multiple companies for 20+ years, Dave shares the hard truth that entrepreneurship is personal development on steroids — and that building a successful business means nothing if you aren’t enjoying the journey.
🔑 In this episode
• How losing his mother and growing up with financial insecurity fueled his drive
• Scaling and selling his window-washing business before age 20
• Why chasing money for validation led to burnout (and how he turned it around)
• The importance of aligning with your why and being present
• Letting go of perfectionism and delegating (lessons from Buy Back Your Time)
• Why freedom beats busyness — and how he designed his companies around that
• How mindset shifts (even in something like golf) translate to real-world results
• Breaking limiting beliefs and creating Lungovita to help others live purpose-driven lives
⏱️ Timestamps
00:01 – Entrepreneurship = personal development on steroids
01:15 – Childhood hardship & early motivation
02:56 – Scaling and selling his first business
03:44 – Discovering that success ≠ happiness
08:14 – Letting go of chasing money
12:27 – Aligning with purpose (wife’s art example)
18:43 – Valuing freedom & vision over busyness
25:30 – Delegating and “80% done is 100% awesome”
31:50 – Mindset shift in golf = life lesson
36:46 – Breaking limiting beliefs & building Lungovita
👉 Learn more:
https://spectrefinancial.ca
https://spectregroup.ca
