Lori Greiner

Lori Greiner (born Lori Husman) is an American TV host and entrepreneur. As of 2009, she's appeared as a Shark or as a Shark investor, on ABC's business reality program Shark Tank. She began to be interested in making customized jewelry during her time in college, continuing to make and sell them until she came across the idea of creating a plastic Earring organizer. She then showed it to the women in public to gauge their reactions. She patented her product, and later began to market it online and off. She continued adding more product. Her portfolio is comprised of over 1000 profitable products, as well as 120 US patents and international ones. In addition to having sharp intuition and strong intuition, she's able to quickly determine if an item is a "hero or a nil" and has achieved 90 percent success for her company. She is a strong believer that "if you're lucky enough to make it, it's your responsibility to help others". As a result she makes donations to several charity organizations every year.