Lori Greiner
Lori Greiner
Lori Greineris an American inventor, entrepreneur, and television personality. She is best known as a cast member of the reality TV show Shark Tank and has been called "The Queen of QVC". She has also appeared on its spin-off, Beyond the Tank. Since 1998, she has had a program on QVC called "Clever & Unique Creations Show." She is also president and founder of the Chicago-based company For Your Ease Only, Inc. which she established in 1996 and which does...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth9 December 1969
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
Ive been making products for so long, I have a gut feel for what is right - what will work and what wont. I can tell instantly if its a hero or a zero.
I prefer to like the people I invest in, but it's not an absolute necessity, as long as they have a good mind and I know they'll do whatever it takes to be successful.
I had a history for starting something and maybe getting halfway done. Then I'd see the same thing I was doing on the bestseller list! My ideas were right, but I hadn't done them fast enough.
If your home environment is good and peaceful and easy, your life is better and easier.
I think running a business, doing what I've done for the last - since 1996, has taught me so many things because I started from just an idea and then had to figure out how to make it, market it, every single thing from soup to nuts on how to get a product done and out there.
In business it is most often all about getting your foot in the door and once you do, everything opens up and things start to naturally progress into bigger and more opportunities.
You can make anything happen if you put your mind to it.
The big thing for me is, I never think about myself as a female in business. I'm a person in business.
In the beginning I was really, really lean. For the longest time I did it all. I played every hat. I was in the factory, doing the graphic design, the photography, the selling - literally everything. I saved money doing what I could myself. It was hard but I learned. I learned that nobody's better than you to get your business off the ground. The experience you get is priceless.
Entrepreneurialism is supposed to be fun!
Entrepreneurship is the way we take control of our lives in a tough economy.
A brilliant idea doesn't guarantee a successful invention. Real magic comes from a brilliant idea combined with willpower, tenacity, and a willingness to make mistakes.
Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist--while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!
Entrepreneurs: The only people who work 80 hour weeks to avoid working 40 hour weeks.