Firefighter Peter Thorpe invented Fire Avert, a kill switch for electric stoves, to prevent the number one cause of home fires (unattended cooking) that kill over 500 people each year. He hopes the Sharks help him bring his message and product to the masses when he pitches his business in episode 713. Thorpe has seen […]

Josh McClellan and Ashley Drummonds are two fitness marketers who sell workout systems and their line of ABS protein pancakes to help you get fit while eating “good” food. Drummonds markets an information product called Flat Abs For Women and McClellan has a similar product aimed at men. Drummonds came up with the idea for […]

David Strakunas started Beard Head because his face got cold. He wanted something other than a scarf or face mask to keep warm while snowboarding, so he decided to sew beards onto knitted ski caps. The first Beard Head beards were knitted wool; new incarnations include realistic “stubble” beards, too. Strakunas started the business in […]

Before inventing Geek My Tree animated Christmas tree glow-balls, entrepreneur Brad Boynik was well-known in western Michigan for going “just a little bit bonkers” decorating his house for Christmas. He was the owner of “that house” in his area; you know, the one you could spot from the moon due to the Christmas decorations! This […]

When Wombi Rose and John Wise set out to become naval architects, they may have seen their fair share of Sharks, but I’m sure they didn’t dream of pitching Love Pop, their pop-up greeting card company, in Shark Tank episode 712. The pair started the business after observing intricate paper sculpting in Viet Nam on an assignment. Once they […]

Whether Jess Edelstein and Sarah Ribner get a deal for their natural deodorant, Piper Wai, or not, they most certainly won’t break a sweat when they pitch their product in Shark Tank episode 712. PiperWai is a charcoal based, natural deodorant cream Edelstein created after experimenting with many different natural deodorant products and formulas of […]

I, like just about every American kid born since 1964, rode the original racing trike: the Big Wheel. There was nothing like spending an afternoon racing around with your friends and doing power slides. The sad thing is, we all outgrew them because the maximum weight limit is around 90 pounds. Secretly, many former Big […]

Sarah Lee and Christine Chang bring their curated Korean Beauty Products business – Glow Recipe – into the Shark Tank tonight in episode 714. The pair of make-up mavens scour the Asian continent to find, test, and ultimately sell the best, most unique natural cosmetics to women in the Western world. Korean beauty products are all […]

Sarah Oliver and the Purlettes (+1) sounds like the name of a doo-wop band from the 1960’s, but they’re actually the driving force behind Sarah Oliver Handbags. The Sharks get to meet the Purlettes and Sarah when she pitches her business tonight in Shark Tank episode 714. The Purlettes (+1) are Sarah’s workforce; their average […]