Barbara Ann Corcora

 Barbara Ann Corcoran (born March 10 1949) is an American businesswoman, investor, speaker, consultant, syndicated columnist, television host, and author. In 2001, she established The Corcoran Group in New York City. She sold the business to NRT for $66 millions. Shortly thereafter, she exited from the company. Corcoran was among the first Shark Tank investors. She has appeared on every season of ABC's Shark Tank. She has participated in 53 deals as of February 2020. The biggest was a $350,000 purchase to cover 40% of Coverplay. Corcoran was the second child of 10 kids born to an Irish-Catholic couple working in the middle class located in Edgewater, New Jersey. Florence was her mother, who was a homemaker. Edwin W. Corcoran Jr. Her father was constantly changing jobs throughout Corcoran's career. Sometimes, the family relied on deliveries of food for free from a local grocery store. Corcoran recalls her father as a man who occasionally drank too much and treated her mother with disrespect and condescension, particularly when he'd been drinking. Corcoran struggled with her education and was diagnosed with dyslexia. Corcoran started high school at St. Cecilia High School Englewood after having attended an Catholic elementary school. After flunking several courses during her freshman year, Corcoran transferred to Leonia High School, where she was a D-student when she graduated.