Barbara Corcoran

Barbara Corcoran's credentials include straight D's in high school and college, and twenty jobs by the time she turned twenty-three. It was her next job that would make her one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country when she took a $1,000 loan to start The Corcoran Group.

As one of the "Sharks" on ABC's hit TV show Shark Tank, Barbara has invested in twenty-two businesses, competing to make those deals for all to see and pushing them to success. Barbara is famously bold and courageous, and a brilliant identifier of opportunity and talent.