Entrepreneurial brothers Donovan and Trey Brown are two of the five founders of Ride FRSH. The other three, Garrick Mitchell, Martin Weiss and Dean Parker, do not appear in Shark Tank episode 1407. All five are childhood friends who, after college, were living and working in Los Angeles. They were hanging out in their apartment […]

Wondry Wine founder Whitney Gates grew up watching her uncle make wine out of everything from apples to corn on the cob. After a long career as a brand manager for Fortune 500 companies, she decided it was time to manage her own brand. When you think of wine, you probably get visions of Napa […]

Tim Louks created his Square Keg to make having tap fresh beverages easy to fit in the fridge or to take on the go. He knew traditional, barrel kegs were unwieldy and full tap systems were expensive, but lots of folks wanted to be able to tap their favorite drink. The Square Keg fits neatly […]

Sean Adler’s company makes banana hats. You heard that right, Nana Hats are literally hats for bananas. They’re even patented! The successfully Kickstarted business will be showcasing their whimsical, crocheted hats in Shark Tank episode 1408. Sean keeps a pretty low profile online, so I couldn’t find out much about him beyond the banana hats […]

Collars and Company founder Justin Baer is no stranger to entrepreneurship. He’s founded six companies prior to his latest venture, one of which – a niche texting business – he still runs. The shirt business he’s pitching in Shark Tank episode 1408 started as a small test with a 500 shirt order in 2021. Little […]

Tracy Slocum started PrettyRugged to stay warm and dry on her boat on Lake George in upstate New York. She has boating in her blood. Her great great grandfather, Captain Joshua Slocum, was the first man to sail alone around the world. When Tracy went looking for something to keep her warm and dry, she […]

Kickstarter is where the Shark Tank producers found Plufl, the human dog bed. Two college kids, Yuki Kinoshita and Noah Silverman, got the idea for the product when they saw a dog resting peacefully on a dog bed in a local coffee shop. They thought it would be a good ways to take naps during […]

Ashley Young first got the idea for Bridal Babe when she was planning her own wedding. She was trying to find bridesmaids dresses for her bridesmaids and she couldn’t find any that would make her friends “look and feel amazing by my side.” Ultimately, she decided to make her own. She wanted dresses for women […]

Amy Leinbach says her daughter Marlo inspired her to create BigBee LittleBee products. When she was two, Marlo wanted to do things for herself in the bath tub. Regular facecloths were too cumbersome for her, so she created the company’s second product, the ScruBee. The first product was Clean Bee Reusable Multi Purpose Towels, which […]