- Born
- Birth nameBarbara Ann Corcoran
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Barbara Corcoran is an American businesswoman, investor, speaker, consultant, syndicated columnist, author, and television personality, known for Shark Tank (2009), Beyond the Tank (2015) and Shark Tank: Swimming with Sharks (2014). She is the founder of The Corcoran Group, Barbara Corcoran Inc., and Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners. She is a successful author, syndicated columnist, public speaker, and contributor to various programs and networks.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Rob
- Barbara Corcoran's credits include straight D's in high school and college and 20 jobs by the time she turned 23. It was her next job that would make her one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country: She borrowed $1,000 and quit her job as a waitress to start a tiny real estate company in New York City. The Corcoran Group, the largest and best-known brand in the brokerage business, building the largest and best-known brand in the business.
Corcoran is the author of the best seller "Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business!" and host of top business podcast "Business Unusual with Barbara Corcoran."
Corcoran is a motivational and inspirational speaker. She is a frequent small business and real estate contributor on every major network. Corcoran has been an investor/Shark for the past eleven seasons on ABC's four-time Emmy award-winning show, Shark Tank, investing in over 100 businesses to date. Follow Barbara on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and TikTok @BarbaraCorcoran.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Barbara Corcoran
- SpouseBill Higgins(February 14, 1988 - present) (2 children)
- Celebrity real estate agent.
- Chairman/founder, "The Corcoran Group".
- Her younger brother, John Corcoran, died of a heart attack in April 2019 at age 64.
- Gave birth to her son Tom in 1994, via in-vitro fertilization - with an egg donated by her sister. She later adopted daughter Kate.
- She was a straight-D student.
- Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
- The best time to expand is when your competitors are asleep at the wheel.
- The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.
- No one tells salesmen what they can and can't do.
- Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
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