Deborah and David Meniane pitch David’s grandma’s almond water recipes when they seek an investment from the Sharks in episode 620. The Menianes, immigrants from France, always made the light, refreshing beverages at home; they began bottling almond water in 2011 when friends kept asking them to make some for them. Even though the recipe […]
K9 Energy Bars – Turbo Pup
Kristina Guerrero, a decorated former Air Force Pilot, and her dog Odin pitch Turbo PUP, an energy bar for dogs, in Shark Tank episode 619. The business name, Turbo PUP, is a spin on the type of planes she used to fly: C-130 TurboPROPS. Guerrero, now retired from active duty, spends a lot of time outdoors […]
Custom Tailored Suits – Bello Verde
Many athletes and celebrities wear custom tailored suits and entrepreneur Joseph Chay has one of each in his corner when he pitches Bello Verde to the Sharks in episode 619. UFC fighter Uriah Faber and Actor Dean Cain, presumably dressed in one of Bello Verde’s custom tailored suits, will join Mr. Chay when he faces […]
January Re-Runs on ABC
ABC has new Shark Tank shows on a brief hiatus as they dish up 4 January re-runs for fans. Basically, between Friday, January 23rd and Sunday, February 1st, Shark Tank fans will get January re-runs of all the October shows. ABC has a special Tuesday night Shark Tank and a double header scheduled on Super Bowl […]
Book Lamp – Lumio
Max Gunawan pitches Lumio, a self-described “book lamp,” in Shark Tank episode 619. He didn’t set out to create a book lamp at first; Max is an architect who was conceptualizing a modular folding home when he scaled down due to lack of funding. He was thinking of ways to make an LED lighting fixture […]
Valentines Day Bouqs Review
I recently received a dozen roses from the nice people at Bouqs so I could do a Valentines Day Bouqs review. Bouqs appeared on Shark Tank in season five; they didn’t get a deal, but they’re selling a lot of flowers! In case you forgot, Bouqs hand cuts flower orders right from the fields in […]
Sticky Ties Interview
Sticky Ties wasn’t the first business partnership Ellie Brown and Becca Nelson cooked up. The sisters’ first business was a bit simpler, but just as serious. I caught up with Ellie and Becca prior to their appearance on a special Tuesday night Shark Tank on January 13. They were frantic – it seems ABC told […]
Bottle Cleaner – Bottle Bright
Water bottles are not new to the Shark Tank, but a water bottle cleaner is. “Vermontrepreneurs” Seth Friedman and Justin Koehneke hope to clean up in the Shark Tank when they pitch Bottle Bright, their environmentally friendly, non- toxic, water bottle cleaner in episode 607. Friedman and Koehneke created the idea for Bottle Bright while out […]
Sticky Tie from evREwares
Ellie Brown and Becca Nelson hope the Sharks like their Sticky Tie, one of their best-selling products from their evREwares collection of fabric sticker fashion accessories. They’ll pitch their business in a special Tuesday night Shark Tank in episode 607. While the Sticky Tie may be their top seller, they have a bunch of other […]
Cookie Kits – Scratch and Grain Baking Company
“Momtrepreneurs” Leah Tutin and Taya Geiger barely knew each other when they decided to go into the cookie kits business. Taya, a former securities trader and consultant in the retirement plan industry, and Leah, a top producing Yellow Pages sales rep, had one thing in common: they were moms who liked baking cookies with their kids. One […]