Pitching the Shark Tank a ‘messenger’ bag for men that is rugged, durable and versatile is Aaron Tweedie, from Virginia. Tweedie is a military veteran, which is a theme of the episode that he appears in. Tweedie calls his product line the Man-PACK. He created Man-PACK out of his own need, as an on the go person who loves the outdoors, he was always carrying a lot of gear and was unable to find acceptable solutions to his need. So, he created his own line of bags for men that are useful on construction sites and in the wild. Man-PACKs are sold online at the Man-Pack website. Tweedie is also launching a product called Kid-PACK via Kickstarter. Expect to see Daymond John interested in the Man-PACK Looking for a bottle opener … Read entire article »

Young entrepreneurs are a hit on Shark Tank, so prepare yourself for an upbeat segment on the show for the pitch from Noah Cahoon.  Kids can play make believe with all sorts items, not just store bought toys, so enter the Cahoon family who created a fun sticker kit designed for use with paper and cardboard boxes.  Converting a cardboard box into a fun make believe toy like an airplane, fire truck or race car is a lot easier and more fun when it includes some cool decorations.  The business that Noah Cahoon is the face of is called Paper Box Pilots.  There are three separate Paper Box Pilots sticker kits, a fire truck, race car and an airplane.  No boxes are included with the kit, so that has to … Read entire article »

Promising to be a fun segment is Ninja Cards.  Ninja Cards are pitched on Shark Tank by Ken Haton, Dustin Berk and partners.  Ninja cards are a fun card throwing game, kind of like throwing darts at a dart board.  Berk & Haton conjured up Ninja Cards in 2009 when they were throwing hotel key cards at bottles in their hotel room. The “Ninja Cards” are made of thick plastic, and are easy enough to grip and throw for children.  Since there are a lot of different ways to throw a card at a target, the game does lend itself to a lot of fun for kids.  With the combination of ninjas and throwing projectiles, the Ninja Card segment promises to be a fun one. Ray Phillips and Alvin Uy are the … Read entire article »

In most countries the ratio of men to women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) fields is highly skewed.  Aiming to help encourage girls to develop interest in engineering are Alice Brooks and Bettina Chen who are from Palo Alto, CA.  They have created a business called Roominate, which offers toys that are geared towards girls that help stimulate an interest in engineering, design and construction.   AS you can see in the image, Roominate has a color palette designed to appeal to girls.  The Roominate toy is designed to stimulate a creative building skills in girls.  Roominate toy was popular on Kickstarter and is already sold online through retailers like Target.com  Given that Chen and Brooks have already secured distribution for their business, expect the Sharks to show … Read entire article »

Pitching the Shark Tank are David Heath and Randy Goldberg.   Their business called Bombas.  Bombas is a company that seels socks that they dub as ‘Athletic Leisure’ socks.  The socks are designed to withstand heavy duty athletic use, but also be comfortable for leisurely wearing.  The socks come in ankle length and calf length variations.  Additionally, Bombas socks are made with Peruvian Pima Cotton.  David Heath and Randy Goldberg got Bombas off the ground via a campaign on IndieGoGo.  The company says they donate one pair of socks to homeless shelters, for each pair of socks they donate.  That aspect likely help them develop their IndieGoGo contributors, but, expect Kevin O’Leary to have a problem with eating into the profit margins with this philanthropic angle.   Technology in the socks include … Read entire article »

Getting Shark Tank viewers hungry for breakfast during prime time television are Cameron Smith and Joel Clark.  Smith & Clark pitch their like of breakfast items called Kodiak Cakes.  Kodiak Cakes offers pancake & waffle mixes along with syrups, muffins and more.  Kodiak Cakes is based in Park City, Utah.  If you are wondering why you have seen so many entrepreneurs from Utah on Shark Tank, it is because there was a very successful open casting call that the producers of the show had in Utah.  The products are not Gluten free, but are GMO-free according to the company.  Kodiak cakes can be found in many stores, such as Wal-Mart, Target, Safeway, Albertons and more.  They can also be bought online at the company website and on Amazon.com.  Since they … Read entire article »