Lori Greiner
Lori Greiner is an inventor, entrepreneur, author, and Shark Tank investor who shares the product ideas, business lessons, and people behind her work.
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- From
- Chicago, Illinois
- Work
- Inventor, entrepreneur, investor, author, and producer
- First product
- A plastic earring organizer, launched in 1996
- TV breakout
- Joined Shark Tank in 2012
- Book
- Invent It, Sell It, Bank It! (2014)
Mini bio
How it started.
Lori grew up on Chicago’s Near North Side and attended Loyola University, working for the Chicago Tribune while in college. In 1996, she designed a plastic earring organizer that JCPenney picked up before the holiday season. That first product helped her build a business around practical fixes for everyday problems.
From demonstrations to deals.
Her home-shopping work led to Clever & Unique Creations on QVC in 2000. She joined Shark Tank in 2012, bringing that experience of explaining and selling products to entrepreneurs pitching their own ideas. Scrub Daddy, Drop Stop, Boarderie, and The Pizza Cupcake are among the businesses she features on her official site.
Sharing the process.
Her 2014 book, Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!, walks readers through research, prototypes, manufacturing, protecting ideas, and selling. She also founded Good Place Entertainment to develop film, video, and television projects. Her official biography describes support for college scholarships, young people, first responders, and health-care workers.
Creditschronological, newest first
Television
- 2026Beat Bobby Flay: Shark BaitGuest alongside Scott Conant
- 2025Shifting Gears: PassionGuest star
- 2012 onwardShark TankInvestor; also an executive producer
- 2000Clever & Unique Creations by Lori GreinerHost on QVC
Books
- 2014Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!Author
Awards
Quotes
if you are lucky enough to be successful, you have a responsibility to give backLori Greiner, official biography
Her philosophy on giving back, quoted at https://lorigreiner.com/about-lori/
Trivia
- Before launching her first organizer, she asked women on the street what they thought of the prototype.
- Her Silver Safekeeper jewelry boxes were selected for Oprah’s Favorite Things.
- She told Inc. that she keeps wind chimes on her Chicago balcony and finds their sound peaceful.
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