Barbara Ann Corcoran

 Barbara Ann Corcoran is an American businesswoman from America. In 2001, she launched The Corcoran Group in New York City. She later sold the company to NRT for $66 millions. In the following months, she exited from the company. One of the original "Shark" investors, Corcoran has appeared in all 12 seasons of ABC's Shark Tank until now. Corcoran had signed 53 contracts as of February, 2020. Her biggest deal was her investment of $350,000 in Coverplay with a 40% stake. Corcoran was the second child in a family of 10 children and was raised in Edgewater. Florence Corcoran was Florence's mother and a homemaker. Edwin W. Corcoran Jr. her father, was a multi-talented worker throughout Corcoran's early years. Her family frequently depended on food delivery services for free from a local grocery store. Corcoran recalls her father, one who would drink too much and treated her mother disrespectfully and condescendingly, particularly after he'd consumed a few drinks. Corcoran struggled through her schooling, later learning that she had dyslexia. She attended the local Catholic elementary school, and then began the high school system in St. Cecilia High School in Englewood. Corcoran graduated from Leonia High School with a degree in English after having failed several classes during her freshman years.