Alex Craig is the founder of PotatoParcel.com, where customers can ship a potato through the mail with a personalized message on it. He and his partner, Riad Bekhit were featured on the hit TV Show, the Shark Tank and were successful in striking a deal with Mr. Wonderful, Kevin O’Leary! On this episode we discuss how he landed on the show, what is was like to negotiate with the Sharks and keys to successfully closing the deal.
Alex has a hyper creative mind and is constantly thinking up new ideas. He has the ability to make unusual business ideas come to life and make them go viral.
Guess Friends (http://www.guessfriends.com/) is the latest of his creations with an active Kickstarter campaign you can checkout now!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1448188594/guess-friends
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Kian Hervey is the editorial director and publisher of Forty Magazine, a digital resource for young professionals. Kian launched Forty Magazine as a creative outlet shortly after graduating in 2014. Her goal as publisher is to help recent grads and professionals under 40 succeed as they move from campus to the corporate office.
Her background includes a Bachelors degree in journalism and minor in communication studies and business from Southern Methodist University (SMU).
During her undergraduate career at SMU, Kian’s internship experiences included writing for The Dallas Morning News, Southwest Airlines, SwiftAir Media, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, and the Dallas Market Center.
On top of all this, she also works full time at one of the most LUVed companies in the world, Southwest Airlines.
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Website: http://www.fortymagazine.com/
Chad Deaver is the Owner and Head Coach of Fugitive Fitness, the first and only Parkour Gym in North Texas. Fugitive Fitness trains athletes in parkour and high intensity functional fitness using the best practices from multiple disciplines to create an inclusive fitness with an understanding of movement.
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Website: http://www.fugitivefit.com/
Alex Craig is the founder of PotatoParcel.com, where customers can ship a potato through the mail with a personalized message on it.
He and his partner, Riad Bekhit were featured on the hit TV Show, the Shark Tank and were successful in striking a deal with Mr. Wonderful himself, Kevin O’Leary! In addition to the Shark Tank, Alex has been featured on the Steve Harvey Show, WFAA, CNBC, USA Today and Mashable.com.
This episode was recorded before Alex’s appearance on the Shark Tank but he will be making another appearance very soon on the Pathways to Success Podcast to talk about his experience on the show as well as his new exciting venture, http://www.guessfriends.com
Alex Craig in the Media
Shark Tank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hon4uo09SQ
Steve Harvey Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzhDrDotbq4
USA Today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B63NCqF3lKo
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