Sydney millionaire businessman James Donatossian reveals why he parks luxury cars in his office

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A businessman who parks his luxury cars inside his office to motivate staff has opened up about how he and his family fled war-torn Iraq and why he thinks everyone can be a millionaire like him.

James Donatossian, 35, owner of the Printech printing company, is now worth more than $30 million, but as a teenager he was hunted down by militia in his hometown of Baghdad.

He and his family fled to Australia when he was 16 and after finishing school, he was desperate to ‘do something with his life’ and began a career in sales.

Donatossian started out knocking on doors selling credit cards when he was 18 before finally landing a sales job for a copy company in his early 20s.

He worked at the company for five years and quickly rose to prominence, earning up to $150,000 a year.

He then started his own business in 2012, Printech now employs 27 employees and is worth $20 million.

Donatossian, who also owns a telecommunications company and a financial loan business, revealed how he almost didn’t make it out of Iraq.

James Donatossian, 35, (pictured with his wife), owner of Printech, is now worth more than $30 million.

James Donatossian, 35, (pictured with his wife), owner of Printech, is now worth more than $30 million.

The father of two proudly owns six luxury cars, including a Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, McLaren, and a Mercedes, worth a combined $3.5 million.

The father of two proudly owns six luxury cars, including a Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, McLaren, and a Mercedes, worth a combined $3.5 million.

He also spends between $50,000 and $100,000 a year renting a yacht that is home to a private chef, who he enjoys with his wife, whom he met in grade school.

He also spends between $50,000 and $100,000 a year renting a yacht that is home to a private chef, who he enjoys with his wife, whom he met in grade school.

“We came to Australia with less than $9,000 in our pockets,” he told Daily Mail Australia.

“The militia had come in and were trying to kidnap people. They chased me twice, they wanted to kidnap me because they thought we were rich because my dad was a doctor.

“My dad received a letter from one of his patients saying ‘you have to get your son out of the country as soon as possible, because they are coming to take him away.’

Mr. Donatossian and his family packed their bags and left, unable to say goodbye to their loved ones.

“At the end of the day it made me stronger and more mature, but I grew up too fast,” he said.

The businessman once lived a humble life, having fled war-torn Iraq for Australia with his family when he was 16 years old.

The businessman once lived a humble life, having fled war-torn Iraq for Australia with his family when he was 16 years old.

Donatossian said he feels he should be able to enjoy the benefits of his success.

Donatossian said he feels he should be able to enjoy the benefits of his success.

He said he knew of families who had paid the kidnappers to bring back their children, but they were returned in body bags.

Donatossian came to Australia with English as a third language.

He wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a doctor, but the language barrier made it too difficult.

The father of two now proudly owns six luxury cars, including a Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, McLaren, and a Mercedes, worth a combined $3.5 million.

He not only keeps the cars at his home in Barden Ridge, South Sydney, but also stores them in an area of ​​his office that he has dubbed the “motivation room.”

“Since I was a kid, I always had a picture of a Lamborghini in my room and I always wanted to have one, now that I have it I want to treat myself,” he said.

“I want to show people that they can do it too, I want to motivate my staff and show them that if you work hard, you can also have fun.”

The businessman not only keeps the cars at his home in Barden Ridge, in the south of Sydney, but also keeps them in an area of ​​his office that he has dubbed the 'motivation room'

The businessman not only keeps the cars at his home in Barden Ridge, in the south of Sydney, but also keeps them in an area of ​​his office that he has dubbed the ‘motivation room’

He also spends between $50,000 and $100,000 a year renting a yacht with a private chef, which he enjoys with his wife, whom he met in grade school.

The business owner said he didn’t mind people thinking he was bragging, saying that at the end of the day he should be able to enjoy the money he made.

“Whether you’re successful or not, people are going to criticize you,” he said.

“People get motivated by what they see, but I’m calm because I never had any of that, I’m just a hungry person and I want to achieve more.”

The millionaire said that a problem he had seen in the younger generations was that many were too afraid of failure to pursue their dreams.

Donatossian said he always dreamed of owning a Lamborghini growing up in Iraq.

Donatossian said he always dreamed of owning a Lamborghini growing up in Iraq.

“It’s hard to motivate the younger generation because they get stuck in this mindset that what they want to do will never happen,” he said.

Donatossian had been told by almost everyone around him not to continue building his own business, but he chose to ignore their advice.

He said that because he was confident in himself and willing to implement the skills he had learned in sales, he was willing to risk the large salary he earned to pursue his dreams.

“The most difficult challenge facing Australians today is that people don’t implement what they want to achieve because they are told it’s not worth it,” he said.

In the eyes of Mr. Donotassian, anyone can be a millionaire.

“The first thing is to master what you’re doing, it doesn’t matter what industry you’re in, just be really good at it,” he said.

“Have a plan and go through it, be positive about it, take calculated risks and just do it.”

The millionaire said that a problem he had seen in the younger generations was that many were too afraid of failure to pursue their dreams.

The millionaire said that a problem he had seen in the younger generations was that many were too afraid of failure to pursue their dreams.