I made a new website called The Awesome Life Blog! I’ve been blogging since 2007. At first, it was a side hustle, then when I came on board to the Shark Tank Blog in 2012, I went full time. A year after that, I bought out my partner. On my new site, I’ll be sharing […]
The X Torch – 3 in 1 Flashlight/Lantern
April 23, 2021 by Leave a Comment
X Torch creators Keidy and Gene Palusky are very giving people. They met as missionaries in 2001 and they run their business more like missionaries than business people. They sank $300,000 into the business and they’ve given more products away than they sold! That doesn’t bother Gene who claims he has all the money he’ll […]
Jiggy Jigsaw Puzzles – Puzzle Art
April 23, 2021 by Leave a Comment
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in March, 2020, Jiggy Jigsaw Puzzles saw a 550% increase in sales. For founder Kaylin Marcotte it was both a blessing and a curse. She had to reorder inventory that would run out in two months. She had to pivot and do it quickly. Kaylin started the business in the […]
Scrubbie – 3 in 1 Sponge Scrubber Attachment
April 23, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Scrubbie inventor Jeff Dakin and his partners Tyler Kessler and Matt Hosey call themselves “the Side Hustle Homies.” Together, they spent almost six years bringing this product to market. Dakin, a contractor by trade, keeps a book of invention ideas. He claims he has over 100 ideas. Hosey says “he’s got too many million dollar […]
Entertaining Entrepreneurs
April 22, 2021 by Leave a Comment
I get a lot of emails from readers, but this reader authored a book called Entertaining Entrepreneurs. His name is Daniel Horowitz, a Mary Huggins Gamble Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History at Smith College. He’s a historian and the author of numerous books that analyze American culture, including, most recently, Happier?: The History […]
The Bumbling Bee – Vegan Junk Food
April 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Cassandra and India Ayala started The Bumbling Bee Vegan Junk Food and Burger Bar as a food truck in Virginia Beach. Cassandra was a realtor for many years and when the real estate bubble burst, she pivoted. While pivoting, she brought her three daughters, India, Olivia and Lexie, into the business with her. Since Olivia […]
The Salad Sling Replaces Salad Spinners
April 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Jill Visit, creator of The Salad Sling, thought her salad spinner worked just fine. What she didn’t like about it is it takes up too much space and it’s hard to clean’ If you have one, you understand. You have to rearrange your fridge to store greens in the spinner and there are always little […]
The Larq Self Cleaning Water Bottle
April 16, 2021 by 2 Comments
Justin Wang created the Larq Self Cleaning Water Bottle because he finds the use of plastic water bottles a huge pollution problem. Single use plastics are choking the earth. The problem with reusable water bottles is they harbor bacteria and germs. With Larq, the bottle not only cleans itself, it also purifies the water in […]
Suds 2 Go – Mobile Hand Washing Bottle
April 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Gabe and Cindy Trevizo didn’t invent Suds 2 Go because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but it really blew up their sales. They originally created the product – a water bottle with an attached soap dispenser – to clean up with their young kids while participating in outdoor activities. Hand sanitizer can’t remove dirt and grease […]
TruffleShuffle – Online Chef Classes
April 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Jason McKinney and Tyler Vorce created TruffleShuffle when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. They originally formed the company to sell truffles to San Francisco Bay area restaurants. When the pandemic shut restaurants down, they were sitting on 20 pounds (about $20,000 worth) of truffles. They had to do something, so they decided to make cook at […]
