Monday Night Football will most likely always have higher ratings than the Shark Tank, but it seems ABC is playing the football angle this season. Brandon Jacobs, former New York Giants star, would have played last night on the NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football for The San Francisco 49ers, had he not been on the injured […]
Sweeps Month Time Change
October 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A sweeps month time change is coming to the Shark Tank. No sharks are leaving and the show’s format won’t change, but ABC has decided to move the popular venture capital “game show” to the 9 PM hour. The move coincides with November sweeps, one of two months where TV networks put out their best […]
Episode 406 Season 4 Preview
October 16, 2012 by 1 Comment
Shark Tank episode 406 airs Friday night with 4 new entrepreneurs diving into the Shark Tank, hoping to get the Sharks’ expertise and CA$H to fund their growing businesses. Barbara Corcoran returns this week along with the rest of “the boys:” Mark Cuban, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O’Leary. Episode 406 Entrepreneurs Cousins Lobster Truck […]
Cousins Lobster Truck: Lobsters vs Sharks
October 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Cousins Maine Lobster makes a splash in the Shark Tank in episode 406 with a mobile food truck that specializes in Maine Lobster! Entrepreneurs Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac (who really are cousins) hope the Sharks like lobster as they seek funding for their popular food truck that serves Maine Lobster rolls and other related Maine fare. […]
Freaker Freaks out Sharks
October 15, 2012 by 2 Comments
The Freaker grooves into the Shark Tank Friday night with a line of one size fits all, hand knit koozies. Entrepreneur Zach Crain hopes the Sharks will dig his products which have the mission of “preventing moist hand shakes and keeping beverages insulated in style.” Freakers are proudly “made in the Freakin’ USA” in Troy, North […]
PRO-NRG Sports Drink pitched by Brandon Jacobs
October 15, 2012 by 1 Comment
PRO-NRG is a protein loaded sports drink that will pour into the Shark Tank for episode 406. Entrepreneur Tania Patrunol, a New Jersey resident and Giants fan, enlists the help of New York Giants all time rushing touchdowns leader Brandon Jacobs in her pitch to the Sharks. Jacobs played seven years with the Giants and […]
Second Winner Oct. Fan Page Contest
October 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Our Second Winner in our October Fan Page Contest for our free Shark Tank merchandise was drawn yesterday. Each week, we give away free Shark Tank swag from a past entrepreneur. Our Second Winner receives a three pack of FuzziBunz, the cloth diaper business that unsuccessfully pitched the Sharks in episode 403. FuzziBunz founder (and […]
Eco Nuts Gets Sharks Lathered Up
October 14, 2012 by 4 Comments
Eco Nuts Organic Soaps bring their all natural, organic laundry detergents and soaps into the Shark Tank Friday night hoping they’ll clean up with some cash for their environmentally friendly soap business. Entrepreneurs Scott Shields and Mona Weiss will present their “nutty” eco-friendly cleaning products in what promises to be a pitch that gets both the young […]
CozyBug Pillowcase Dresses
October 12, 2012 by 13 Comments
CozyBug Pillowcase entrepreneur Aly Lessor jumps in the Shark Tank with her line of pillowcase dress inspired fashion for girls. The business is very new, so new that they aren’t indexed on the web yet and they don’t even have a Facebook page! This mystery business was nowhere to be found online prior to Friday. I […]
Episode 405 Season 4 Preview
October 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Episode 405 of Shark Tank airs Friday at 8PM eastern time. Four hopeful entrepreneurs will be facing the panel of sharks with hopes of getting their businesses a big financial boost. Lori Grenier returns tonight along with Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary and Robert Herjavec. Episode 405 Entrepreneurs The Spatty is a unique invention […]
Post Show Interview with Brian Fleming
October 11, 2012 by
Brian Fleming made time for a post show interview following his Shark Tank debut. Kevin and Brian Fleming made a big splash in the Shark Tank last week with their comedy laced pitch to the Sharks for their business, BagBowl. Despite a few rocky moments, the brothers got exactly what they were asking for from […]
Back 9 Dips Entrepreneur David Mealey Interview
October 10, 2012 by 3 Comments
Back 9 Dips entrepreneur David Mealey and his pregnant wife Dominique (Nique for short) had a tear filled, heartfelt segment when they appeared in the Shark Tank last Friday. Tears were flowing from the beginning of the segment when Mr. Wonderful brought himself to tears laughing while comparing Back 9 Dips Buffalo Chicken Dip to […]
Drinking Game Goes 2.0
October 10, 2012 by 2 Comments
Last month, I predicted the Shark Tank Drinking Game could become a cultural phenomena, and I was right! There are many Shark Tank fans spending their Friday nights getting loose with this fun new drinking game that is taking the Nation by storm. Mark Cuban provided the seed idea for the Shark Tank Drinking Game […]
Wired Waffles Caffeine Energy Waffles
October 10, 2012 by 4 Comments
Wired Waffles cooks things up in the Shark Tank this Friday with a unique twist on two old breakfast staples: waffles and coffee. Entrepreneur Roger Sullivan has infused waffles with a “double shot of caffeine” to create a new way of getting kick started in the morning. Roger Sullivan Background Roger strikes me as an […]
WWE Star Alberto Del Rio Battles a Shark
October 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Shelly Ehler is taking on the WWE in the “it doesn’t get much stranger than this” category. The popular Shark Tank entrepreneur took a much-needed break from hitting the Water Park Operators and USSA Swimming trade shows to take her eight year old son to see his WWE idol, Sheamus, battle “bad guy” Alberto Del […]
Contest Winners from 10/8/2012
October 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Our weekly contest winners for our free Shark Tank merchandise were drawn yesterday. Each week, we give away free Shark Tank swag from a past entrepreneur. Last week’s prizes were packs of BuggyBeds, the early bed bug detection system that made Shark Tank history during the season premiere. Our two lucky winners were “Lynelle” and […]
Marz Sprays Vitamin Oral Sprays by Keith Marz
October 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
Marz Sprays vitamin oral sprays spritz into the Shark Tank Friday night. Entrepreneur Keith Marz started the business a little over two years ago to meet the market needs of people who don’t like swallowing pills, yet still want nutritional supplements on a regular basis. “We felt it was important to offer consumers an easy, portable […]
The Spatty by Cheryl Rigdon
October 7, 2012 by 72 Comments
The Spatty dips in the Shark Tank this Friday night on ABC. Created by Easley, South Carolina resident Cheryl Rigdon, the Spatty is a spatula-like tool specifically designed for removing the last bit of make-up, lotion, even condiments, from bottles and jars. If you’ve ever tossed away a bottle or jar that still had plenty of product […]
Lori Greiner Reddit AMA
October 5, 2012 by 2 Comments
The first Lori Greiner Reddit “AMA” (Ask Me Anything) was one of many media splashes the Queen of QVC made in the week leading up to her season 4 debut in the Shark Tank. Lori Greiner was a huge hit in the Shark Tank’s third season, so much so the producers brought her back as a […]
PostureNow Review
October 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
PostureNow entrepreneurs Matt Franklin and Mike Lane were funded by Mark Cuban who stood up straight and made a deal to help the Portland, Oregon area businessmen with their posture correction device. I asked a Chiropractor to review their product and pitch from a professional perspective. Dr Berthiaume is a graduate of the National College of […]
Tereson Dupuy of FuzziBunz Interview
October 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tereson Dupuy, the creator and owner of FuzziBunz, made a big splash in the Shark Tank when she appeared. Even though she didn’t get a deal with one of the Sharks, the experience was positive. I had a nice chat with Tereson and she shared some insights about herself, her business, and her Shark Tank […]
Free Buggy Beds Giveaway – Twice The Winners
October 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This week is a free Buggy Beds giveaway, we give away FREE Shark Tank merchandise from an entrepreneur who has appeared on the show. We have loads of great prizes lined up for season 4, so make sure you enter for a chance to win. Last week, we gave away a BevBuckle to a lucky reader. […]
Episode 404 Season 4 Preview
October 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Episode 404 of Shark Tank airs on ABC this Friday night, October 5 . This week, four new entrepreneurs dive in the Shark Tank with hopes of getting their business funded by the panel of Sharks. This week features the premier of Lori Greiner, the Queen of QVC, in her first full season as a “regular” […]
Lifter Hamper by Marvin Philip
October 1, 2012 by 30 Comments
Lifter Hamper takes its dirty laundry into the Shark Tank this week. Invented by Marvin Philip, a former All Pac-10 Cal Golden Bears center and 2006 Pittsburgh Steelers 6th round draft pick, the Lifter Hamper is a bungee cord loaded hamper that lifts clothes to the top of the hamper to reduce back strain while removing dirty […]
BagBowl by Kevin Fleming turns a Bag into a Bowl
October 1, 2012 by 6 Comments
The BagBowl is a product that turns any plastic bag into a bowl. Every once in a while, there are businesses that jump into the Shark Tank that are hard to track down, and this is one of them. I haven’t had such an elusive business or entrepreneur since Mark Sullivan was on the show […]
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