Barbara Ann Corcoran

 Barbara Ann Corcoran, born March 10, 1949, is an American businesswoman and investor. She is also a public speaker as a consultant, columnist syndicated, speaker writer, author and television presenter. In 2001, she established The Corcoran Group in New York City. She later sold the brokerage to NRT for $66 million. Then, shortly after, she exited from the company. Corcoran has participated in 12 episodes of ABC's Shark Tank seasons. By February 2020, she had signed 53 deals. The most significant of these was a purchase of $350,000 for Coverplay at 40%. Corcoran, who was the second child of 10 from a working-class Irish-Catholic family, was born in Edgewater in New Jersey. Florence Corcoran's mom, was a housewife. Edwin W. Corcoran Jr. his father was a skilled worker throughout the years of Corcoran's childhood. Her family often relied on free food delivery from a nearby supermarket. Corcoran recalls her father as someone who drank sometimes and did not treat her mother with respect. Corcoran was a struggling student in school. Corcoran later found out that she was dyslexic. Corcoran began high school at St. Cecilia High School Englewood after having attended an Catholic elementary school. After failing several courses in her first year, Corcoran transferred to Leonia High School in Leonia, where she received a grade of D.