Lori Greiner Biography

Fast Facts

• Designed her first invention, an earring holder that she sold at J․C․ Penney and on the Home Shopping Network, in 1996
• Quote: "I can tell instantly if a product is a hero or a zero․"
• Quote: "I always think it's a smart move to have your eyes on everything in your business, everywhere ․․․ No one knows your business better than you do and you have to see every aspect of it for yourself․"
• Quote: "[on her first invention] "I was fearless․ I knew I would make it work, and that's the difference between successful entrepreneurs and people that don't get somewhere - it's that tenacity and drive․""
• Has invented more than 450 products and received more than 120 patents over the course of her career
• Best known as an entrepreneur and as one of the "sharks" on the reality TV series "Shark Tank․"
• Her most successful "Shark Tank" product was the Reader Rest magnetic glasses holder, which has made more than $3 million and is the bestselling "Shark Tank" product yet
• Wrote the national bestselling book "Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!"