During her time on “Chicks in the Office,” Barbara Corcoran admitted that she was “pissed” and “embarrassed” after getting the news that someone else was going to take her place on “Shark Tank.” While she admits to feeling sorry for herself, she ultimately decided to fire off an email to fight for her spot. “I sat down and wrote an email right to ’em,” she said. “You’ve made a mistake. I consider this a compliment. When I’ve been rejected, my best things happen,” Corcoran says she wrote in the email, listing off all of her accomplishments that came after rejections. She then suggested that she and the other woman both fly out to film and they could pick who they’d liked better — and the producer agreed. The rest? Well, it’s pretty much history.
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Corcoran has been a staple on “Shark Tank” for each of its 14 seasons. She has invested more than $5 million (per Sharkalytics) in 82 episodes of the show, and her biggest deal was with Coverplay; she offered a whopping $350,000 for a 40% stake in the company. According to its website, Coverplay created “slipcovers for play yards” and is the only business of its kind. There are quite a few designs that go over an existing playpen and cost about $65. Interestingly, however, this wasn’t Corcoran’s biggest money maker.
