Barbara Corcoran has been an investor/Shark for the past 15 seasons on ABC’s four-time Emmy-award-winning show, Shark Tank. She is also the founder of an eponymous real-estate company, which she started with a $1,000 loan after leaving her job as a waitress in New York City. Over the next 25 years, she would parlay that $1,000 into a $5 billion real-estate business. Barbara is the host of the top business channel on Patreon, Barbara in Your Pocket, which provides exclusive content created for entrepreneurs at every level.
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Timestamps:
[05:56] Barbara’s fake funeral.
[08:23] Where Barbara’s knack for PR originated.
[10:02] Storytelling.
[11:25] Early business wins.
[14:29] What Barbara learned about competition as one of 10 kids.
[17:27] Early jobs: Barbara’s real education.
[20:04] Dyslexia and dodging the victim mindset.
[22:50] Barbara’s first company.
[26:47] Why Barbara didn’t begrudge her first business partner’s romantic betrayal.
[28:41] The value of enthusiasm.
[29:44] From almost-evicted to exclusive agent.
[33:29] Early recruitment gimmicks.
[35:36] Being the only woman in the room.
[39:14] Rules and systems.
[41:46] Experiments, innovations, and mistakes.
[44:17] Homes on Tape and puppy sales.
[49:06] Esther Kaplan’s persuasive purse.
[51:23] Sales 101 with Barbara.
[57:37] How Barbara stays active.
[59:37] Butting heads with Donald Trump.
[1:05:21] Picking battles.
[1:08:00] How Barbara fell in love with trailer park life.
[1:14:14] Why Barbara only hires happy people now.
[1:15:36] Barbara In Your Pocket.
[1:17:47] What gives Barbara the most energy these days?
[1:18:51] Barbara’s billboard.
[1:19:58] Parting thoughts and proposals.
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