Barbara Ann Corcoran

 Barbara Ann Corcoran, born March 10, 1949 is an American businesswoman and investor. She is also a public speaker, consultant, speaker, columnist syndicated writer, author and television personality. In 2001, she established The Corcoran Group in New York City. The company was sold to the business to NRT for $66 million. Shortly thereafter she resigned from the business. Corcoran has participated in 12 of ABC's Shark Tank seasons. Corcoran has been involved in 53 deals since February of 2020. The largest was a $350,000 purchase to provide 40% of Coverplay. Corcoran was second in a family of 10 children, and was raised in Edgewater. Florence Corcoran was Florence's mom and was a homemaker. Edwin W. Corcoran Jr. was her father. He was a mover from one job to the next during Corcoran's early years. The family relied on food delivered by an artisanal local grocery store for free food. Corcoran remembers her father, a man who sometimes drank too much and behaved towards her mother with disrespect and condescendingly, especially after he'd consumed a few drinks. Corcoran was a troubled student in school. Later, she discovered she was dyslexic. Corcoran was a student at the local Catholic elementary school before beginning high school in St. Cecilia High School in Englewood. Corcoran completed her studies at Leonia High School with a degree in English after failing several courses during her first year of high school.