Thin Gloss - April Morris Update

Thin Gloss Shark Tank Update

Weight Loss Thin Gloss

April Morris Appearing on the
Shark Tank Show in Season 1

  If pure inspiration is the secret to success, then April Morris the inventor of Thin Gloss, is one of the most Successful Entrepreneur's ever seen on the Shark Tank. But it would be my luck while searching my Shark Tank Season list's that I would run across two contestants in a row where the product has disappeared and seems to of failed.

The Thin Gloss story seems to of taken a turn unlike any product ever seen on the Shark Tank Show. It made April Morris a success just like She always envisioned, and then She gave it all up.

April Morris and Thin Gloss was featured on the Shark Tank in Season 1 during the last episode 15. She claimed in so many words that Thin Gloss could help lose weight by applying this lip gloss. The Sharks instantly knew this product would never get FDA approval without several very costly independent studies to verify you really could lose weight with April's product. She never came right out and said the Thin Gloss product would help you lose weight, but the picture's clearly implied otherwise which Kevin Harrington pointed out. The short story is April Morris did not get a deal on the Show.Read More Here-->>>

Pork Barrel BBQ Sauce Update

Pork Barrel BBQ on Shark Tank

Specialty BBQ Sauce - Season 1 Episode 6 - Update

Best Friends and now Multi- Millionaire's
of the Pork Barrel BBQ Business
 

 The Pork Barrel Barbecue is a 100% All American BBQ Sauce and Rubs started by Heath Hall & Brett Thompson from Washington, DC. Their Award Winning sauces took second place in a National Barbecue Cook-Off and landed them a deal to get into their first major grocery store chain. They parlayed this opportunity into a chance to appear on the the Best Business Reality TV Show in US History, The Shark Tank Show.

Pork Barrel BBQ
Sample Pack

The name might have pork in it but the sauces and rubs tastes just as good on chicken and beef as well. In fact these sauce's will make every kind of meat taste better. The best advise for anyone that goes in front of the Sharks with a food product, is to get them fed as soon as possible. That's exactly what Heath and Brett did wasting little time handing out samples of the Pork Barrel BBQ sauce. The entire Shark Tank loved the Pork Barrel immediately.
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First Defense Nasal Screen Update

First Defense Nasal Screen on Shark Tank

"Peel and Stick" Nasal Screens - Season 2 Episode 202 - Update

First Defense Nasal Screen
Gets Biggest Offer Ever
on the Shark Tank

 The First Defense Nasal Screen is a clever and cheaper way to protect yourself against a host of allergens, germs, pollen and pollution to name just a few. Joe Moore the inventor of this clever devise explains "you basically just peel and stick the almost invisible sticker directly on your nose hole for instant results".

Think of it almost like an air cleaner for your respiratory system that blocks out breathing allergies in the fist place

 Cool Idea Hugh? I thought so and so did the Sharks. In fact this is such a cool idea that it got a $5 million dollar offer for the entire company which set a record for the highest dollar amount ever offered on the Shark Tank Show.

 

First Defense Nasal Screen Shark Tank Recap:

Joe Moore first walked into the Shark Tank looking for a $500,000.00 investment in exchange for 10% of his Nasal Business.
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My Shark Tank Experience

Personal Shark Tank Success Stories

My Shark Tank Experience - True Story's After The Show

  One of the best ways to learn what it's really like to go on the Shark Tank Show is from the contestant's themselves. Many of the past Shark Tank contestant's have either written, been interviewed or have video's describing exactly what it's like to Be On The Shark Tank Show. If you have ever dreamed someday of getting on the show, then the list below is extremely valuable information and MUST READ material for all Future Shark Tank Contestants.

 There's an enormous amount of great information on exactly what to expect when you get that first call from the Shark Tank Producers, all the way to what it's like working with the Shark's as Business Partner's.

The Shark Tank may be considered a Reality TV Show but as these contestant's have proven in the articles below, the successful of their companies is Very Real indeed.

List of Shark Tank Personal Experiences Listed In Alphabetical Order

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The Spatty Daddy

The Spatty on Shark Tank Show

The Spatty Daddy - Season 4 - Episode 405 - Update

Cheryl Rigdon demonstrating the Spatty
on the Shark Tank Show

 Cheryl Rigdon is the inventor of the Spatty, one of the simplest yet most useful products ever seen on the Shark Tank Show. The inspiration to develop the Spatty actually came inside of a make-up jar when she realized how much she was wasting by not getting it all to come out. A problem each and every one of us has had dealing with a number of different containers. The Spatty and The Spatty Daddy can actually pay for themselves in no time.

Cheryl came into the Shark Tank with a great idea but she lacked the needed contacts to bring her invention to the world. She was only asking for $50,000.00 and was willing to give up 40% of the new business to have a partnership with one or more of the Sharks. Rigdon gives a good presentation on the many products that most people throw away because it is nearly impossible to get it all out of the containers. She then whips out this little 3" long Spatty and the larger Spatty Daddy used for larger containers.
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Ava The Elephant Thermometer

Ava The Elephant On Shark Tank

Ava (Emmy) The Elephant - Season 1 Episode 1 - Update Season 4
 

Tiffany Krummin's From The Very
First Shark Tank Show

  Tiffany Krummins is the inventor of Ava the Elephant medicine dispenser that was on the Very First Episode of the Shark Tank Show. She was able to secure a deal with Barbara Corcoran for $55k and 55% of the invention that was not much more then an idea. This idea that most likely may never of got off the ground if it was not for the Shark Tank Show is now in over 10,000 retail stores including Toys-R-Us, Safeway, Kroger's and CVS stores. This is a Huge Success and one of the Best Investment's Barbara has completed while on the Show. Krummin's has another new invention that is a thermometer made into a sticker.


Ava The Elephant Thermometer Sticker's

With the success of AVA the Elephant, Krummin's has continued to build upon the Brand with other very useful inventions.
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Show No Towels

Show No Towels on the Shark Tank Show

Changing Towels Season 3 - Episode 13 - Update



Shelley Ehler and Her Two Son's
Clark and Max on the Shark Tank Show

 Shelley Ehler the inventor of the Show No Towels has been on a path with success since the first day as one (so called) coincidence has led to another and eventually leading Ehler on the Shark Tank Show. It all started one day at the swimming pool trying to help both her boy's, Max and Clark, change at the same time. Shelley's mother instinct's took over and she came up with a very unique towel that solved all of her concerns. It was such a unique design that Shelley could get a patent on the invention but finances were slim at the time. Paying for the patent on the Show No Towel was not an option, until another coincidence miraculously gave Shelley what she needed.
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Power Decal's

Power Decal on Shark Tank Show

Wireless Light Up Power Decals - Season 1 - Episode 15 - Update

 The Power Decal is one of those inventions that you just know will succeed if marketed and licensed properly. A peel off sticker that lights up from a solar power source, ya that's a cool invention alright. George Podd and Rolf Schwartz went into the Shark Tank very confident with their product they called Light Film that has since been renamed and re-branded as Power Decal. The Power Decal has a motion sensor built into the light up decal which brightly displays the sticker.

George Podd and Rolf Schwartz was asking $100k for a 5% stake in their patented Power Decals which put the valuation at $2 million. They demonstrated a generation 1 Power Decal that was hooked up to a wired power source (a battery) to light up the peel and stick sticker. They quickly pointed out that the generation 2 Power Decals would be wireless and solar powered which got a lot more interest from the Sharks. Podd, the inventor of the Power Decal, had zero in sales and has already sank $750k into this invention. They can make the generation 2 Power Decals for $5 or less and retail's for $19.99 which is a decent profit margin in any ones book.  Everything is ready to go and all they need is the licensing deals to make the Power Decal a huge success.
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Smart Baker

The Smart Baker on Shark Tank

Smart Baking Products - Season 3 - Episode 311- Update

 To be a good baker, a very good baker, you must always be thinking, whats next. Only Smart Bakers are always two steps ahead, especially when it comes to the correct measurements. What started out as a gift from Daniel Rensing, a graphics designer by trade, to his wife Stephanie, to help them become smarter baker's, ended up becoming a full fledged business. It turns out that taking an apron and sewing on a measurement conversion to scale up or down your recipe, and sewing it upside down, was a very smart move indeed.

 Starting from this personal hand made gift, the Cheat Sheet Apron was born. With such a helpful product that could make bakers that much smarter all around the world, it didn't take long for the Smart Baker to be featured in the Food Network Magazine
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Villy Customs

Villy Custom Bicycles on Shark Tank

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Update

Fleetwood Hicks and DeVille on Shark Tank Show

 Villy Customs has a successful story to tell like no other I have have covered on the Shark Tank thus far. The owner and inventor of the Villy Customs Bicycles, Fleetwood Hicks and his best friend and mascot Deville, have been on one wild ride in the past few years. What started out as renting a cruiser bicycle on a business trip soon developed into a full time opportunity that even Fleetwood could never imagined where it would take him. Villy Custom first began in 2008 as a pure play brick and mortar business that took Felt Cruisers and Hawk Classic Cruiser bikes and fitted them with stylish personalised accessories. The idea kept growing til the point you can now custom design your own bike with unlimited possibilities all from the comfort of your computer. (and now even on an I-Pad that was just reported on the Villy Customs Blog)

 Pre Shark Tank Days

Before Villy Customs was featured on the Shark Tank Show
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M3 Girl Designs - Snap Caps

Snap Caps on Shark Tank Show

M3 Girl Designs - Season 3 - Episode 3
 

 Now here's a success story that will get the young and not so young motivated into achieving any goal that you set for yourself. If a little girl can do it, then so can you! The M3 Girl Designs was started by a 10 year old girl, Maddie Bradshaw, who wanted something unique for her locker at school. After a little brain storming she came up with what is now known as "Snap Cap's". Snap cap's takes a simple bottle cap and turns it into an interchangeable magntic piece of art. They were so popular that Maddie decided hey, why not take this concept and make an accessory that you can also wear. The first Snap Cap Necklaces were born and the M3 Girl Designs business has continued to grow ever since.

 

Maddie Bradshaw now 16, is the President of her family run company

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Shemie Update

The Shemie by Shelton Wilder

It's been just over a month since we saw Shelton Wilder come strolling in the Shark Tank with her invention the Shemie. When she started her pitch  I was certain she would get a deal with at least one Shark. If for anything else, for her enthusiasm towards her product and the fact that she got Lori Greiner to admit that she too would wear a Shemie. Unfortunately things got a little emotional and maybe off track as the Sharks pressured her into talking about some things she was not prepared to talk about. In the end she was not able to make a deal with the Sharks.

 

This isn't the Shark Tank Failure Blog 

 This is the Shark Tank Success Blog!

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ReadeREST - SpecSecure

ReaderREST on Shark Tank Show 11-30-2012

Reader Rest rerun from Season 3, Episode 302 Update

The first time the Shark Tank Show seen the ReadeREST Magnetic Eye-Glass Holder that Rick Harper invented was last year on February 24th, 2011. Since that time the ReadeRest-SpecSecure product has gone on to one of the hottest products ever to be featured in all of the Shark Tank Episode's. Hopper entered the Shark Tank stumbling in as if he lost his eye glasses. On the surface this looked like a relatively simple invention that really wasn't a big enough idea to get the Sharks excited to invest any money. All of them except for Lori Greiner who has already sold over $20 million in eye glasses on her show with QVC. It's a simple idea with a large markup

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Win The Powerball - Become A Shark

Power Ball Jackpot $425 Million this Wednesday Night

With no winner in the Powerball last night, the Jackpot now sits at $425,000.000.00 and is expected to grow closer to a half a billion before this Wednesday's next drawing. Now before you start spending (investing) all those zero's, there is one small little detail that must be taken care of first. Taxes. If you were to choose the lump sum payout, you would also see over $148,000,000.00 in real dollars quickly disappear for not letting them control "your winnings" for the next 30 years. You are then required to pay Federal taxes @ 25% of your gross winnings which takes another  $70,000,000.00. out of your powerball jackpot. Your $425 million has already been cut more then in half, leaving you with a little more then $208,000,000.00 before your State taxes.
 Depending on which state you bought your power ball ticket, your state taxes range from zero in states of New Hampshire, Delaware and Florida, all the way up to an additional 8.82% in Read More Here-->>>

Hill Billy Brand

HillBilly Brand on Shark Tank

 Success Story - Season 2 - Episode 4 - 04-08-2011

 

How to Build a Brand that goes Nation Wide. This the Success Story of the Hill Billy Brand that has taken on a life of it's own. In my neck of the woods you would call me a Country Boy. Always Outdoors and lovin every minute of it. In Mike Abbaticcho & Shon Lees part of the country, some would probably refer to me as a Hill Billy. An Outdoor Life Style I Wouldn't Trade for Anything!

 

When I first saw Mike and Shon on the Shark Tank Show, I immediately thought, Wow, that's a cool name for a company. I most definitely would buy this product because I'm wearing a hat almost identical to this picture even as I write this article. Only difference is, the logo say's Colorado with a Bull Elk. But first these Hillbillies needed to raise a little cash if I was ever going to find one at the local Sporting Goods Store.

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Grease Monkey Wipes

Grease Monkey Wipes

Featured Follow Up Success Story on the Shark Tank Show

Grease Monkey Wipes Makes Successful
Deal on the Shark Tank Show 

 Tim Stansbury & Erin Whalen came into the Shark Tank looking for 40k for a 40% stake in the Grease Monkey Wipes Business. Erin explains that during one of their 100 mile bike rides together she ended up getting a flat tire. By the time Whalen was done, Her hands were covered in grease. As they continued their bike ride they started brain storming of a new portable cleaning product that could easily and conveniently take away grease and dirt while on the go. After a lot of trial and error the pair came up with the perfect product and went into business together. Within a few months Grease Monkey Wipes was featured on the Shark Tank Show.

 The couple came in  prepared with a reasonable valuation for their new invention and seemed determined to make a deal with the Sharks.
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IWantToDrawACatForYou.com

I Want To Draw A Cat For You Season 3 Episode

So how do you take such a simple idea and turn it into a Full Time Business? Just ask Steve Gadlin that was featured on the Shark Tank in Season 3 Episode #307.

Steve's entire e-mail to apply for the Shark Tank consisted of a whopping two sentences. ‘I draw stick-figure pictures of cats and sell them for ten bucks apiece … let me at ‘em.’”
Now this might not be the preferred way approaching a major network
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Shark Tank Success Stories

Shark Tank Success Stories

  I have to admit right up front I'm not a big fan of MOST reality t.v. shows these days. Most are a complete waste of time and a down right insult to any one's intelligence that believes your watching real events on TV when in fact it's for the most part staged.

 The reality T.V. show the "Shark Tank" is however much different then really any other reality show on television. These are real people that have taken their ideas and turned them into real businesses. The very entrepreneurship that has made this Great Country what it is.

 I have been a big fan of the Shark Tank since day #1.
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