Baker Mills was originally “founded” in 1982 when then 8-year-old Joel Clark peddled pancake mix his mother made up from his grandpa’s recipe around his neighborhood. In 1994, Joel’s older brother John made a “real” business out of the old family recipe and Baker Mills began selling their Kodiak Cakes pancake mixes. Joel came into […]
Whole Grain Flapjacks – Kodiak Cakes
March 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Cameron Smith and Joel Clark pitch Kodiak Cakes, a line of flapjacks and waffle mixes, in Shark Tank episode 528. Their whole grain flapjacks mix was what started it all. They’re made from a recipe Joel’s grandfather handed down. One day in 1982, then 8-year-old Joel canvassed the neighborhood with bags of the mix his […]
Portable Floor – Monkey Mat
March 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“Momtrepreneurs” Courtney Turich and Christie Barany pitch Monkey Mat, what they call a “portable floor” in Shark Tank Episode 528 this Friday. The two became friends when they worked together at a Fortune 500 medical device company. Courtney spilled red wine all over Christie’s white shirt and the pair became friends. Courtney got the idea […]
Gourmet Food Delivery – Plated
March 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Nick Taranto and Josh Hix pitch Plated, the gourmet food delivery service, and hope the Sharks take a bite and invest in episode 528. Have you ever wanted to whip up a dazzling gourmet meal for dinner, but didn’t have the time or energy to go grab the ingredients? Plated wants to end that conundrum with […]
Paint Brush Cover
March 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Sal DePaola, John DePaola, and Anthony Caputo are three “paintrepreneurs” who wanted their paint brushes to last longer, so they invented the Paint Brush Cover to do it. They’ll pitch their patented invention in Shark Tank episode 528 on April 4. The Paint Brush Cover basically protects paint brushes so they last longer. With its […]
Do you want a Hobby or a Business
March 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“It’s a hobby, not a business.” It’s a criticism we hear often in the Shark Tank. The words can sting, especially if you’re working day and night to make your business succeed. How do you lead a business beyond a hobby? Hobby vs. Booming Business When you love what you’re doing, you don’t mind working […]
Max Valverde – Morninghead Pre Show Interview
March 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Even though he kept a “book of inventions” for years, Max Valverde wasn’t always an entrepreneur. In fact, until a few years ago, he was a successful sales engineer for an international sales division of EMSEAL. Max was instrumental in taking the large, domestic construction company international. Max Valverde is a Brown University mechanical engineering graduate […]
ELockSys – Garage Door Lock
March 17, 2014 by 1 Comment
Entrepreneur Bryan White pitches ELockSys, his garage door lock company on March 21. White created a push button deadbolt, much like a remote garage door opener, back in 1999. He patented the product in 2002 and he’s been selling them since. The product makes a lot of sense. There were no real solutions for locking […]
Textbook Rental Service – PackBack
March 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Two young entrepreneurs, Casey Gandham and Mike Shannon, have a solution for high textbook costs with their textbook rental service called PackBack. Textbooks cost BIG money: the average college student spends over $1,000 on text books and, when they go to sell them back at the end of the semester, they get pennies on the dollar. […]
Cricket Energy Bars – Chapul
March 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Pat Crowley wants to introduce the world to Chapul, his Cricket Energy Bars, in Shark Tank episode 523 on March 21. Made from “cricket flour,” the cricket energy bars are a protein bar powered by crickets. Crowley, an avid water conservationist, thinks traditional sources of protein energy like pigs and cows are unsustainable. Traditional farming […]
