Megan and Scott Reamer make their Jacksons Honest chips and tortillas with coconut oil, organic potatoes and corn, and a lot of love. They named the company after their late son, Jackson who passed away from complications of Aicardi–Goutières syndrome (AGS),a rare immune disorder that causes a chronic inflammatory condition in parts of the brain. A […]
WYP Wingboard – Wakeboards for Airplanes
Aaron Wypyszynski first envisioned his eponymously named WYP Wingboard while watching Disney Talespin’s Kit Cloudkicker as a child. The cuddly bear flew around on a wakeboard in the sky. Aaron, who was always interested in airplanes and aviation (he was a pilot by age 12), wanted to fly like Kit. After being turned down as an […]
Meditation App – Simple Habit
When Yunha Kim wants to unwind, she reaches for Simple Habit, a meditation app she developed after working at an internet start-up. Kim found after working 18-20 hour days, she needed something to help her relax. Like many young professionals, she couldn’t break away from her job and get a little “me time.” After learning about […]
Nube Hammock Shelters by Sierra Madre Research
The Nube Hammock Shelter is the flagship product of Sierra Madre Research. Husband and wife entrepreneurs Richard and Juli Rhett hope to wrap up a deal with the Sharks when they pitch their outdoor gear line in the season 9 premier. The couple are avid adventurers: Juli ran tours in the Yukon and Richard spent many […]
Locker Boards – Recycled Mini Skateboards
Carson Kropfl and his Locker Boards roll into the Shark Tank in the season 9 premier. Locker Boards are miniature skateboards (17 inches long) designed to fit into a school locker or backpack. They’re made from old skateboards and factory seconds he picks up from other skateboard manufacturers. He cuts the old boards to size, […]
Xeroshoes Daylite Hiker Review
Steve Sashen sent me a new pair of Xeroshoes so I could do a Daylite Hiker review. The company aired in season four as Invisible Shoes and changed their name to Xeroshoes after their original air date. Since then, they created many different versions of their original Huarache sandals. My personal favorite is the Amuri […]
Shark Tank Season 9 Preview
It’s almost time for new Shark Tank Episodes and this season 9 preview has all the info a Shark Tank fan needs to get the season off to a great start! The biggest change in season 9 is the show airs on Sunday nights at 9 PM eastern – quite a change from the Friday […]
Wine & Design – Art Studios for Regular People
Patrick and Harriet Mills want a Shark as a partner for Wine & Design, their paint it yourself art studio franchise concept. Since they opened their first shop in 2010, they’ve quickly grown to 76 franchises nationwide. They look to get to over one hundred in 2017. The concept is simple. Show up at one […]
Rocket Book Cloud Notebooks
Jake Epstein and Joe LeMay bring the common spiral-bound notebook to the cloud when they pitch Rocket Book. their line of high-tech notebooks, in the season 8 Shark Tank finale. Simply put, a Rocketbook lets you write in a notebook with a real pen, then upload everything in the notebook into a document management program […]
Laid Hair Products with Pheromones
Adam Rauch and Derek Shaw pitch their pheromone infused hair products, called Laid Brand, to the Sharks in the season eight finale. They created the brand to allow women to feel good while looking good. Using their “Pherottraction Technology,” they think they can help women have a more positive emotional reaction to their newly styled […]