Lori Greiner, best known as an investor on ABC’s Shark Tank, is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and television personality who has been called “one of the most prolific inventors of our time”.
Greiner, known as “The Queen of QVC” and the “Warm Blooded Shark”, began her career by inventing an earring organizer which she sold to J.C. Penney. After beginning on the Home Shopping Network, Greiner transitioned to QVC and was given her own show on QVC called Clever & Unique Creations. In 2012, Greiner began appearing on the business reality television series Shark Tank, alongside fellow investors such as Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary, and Robert Herjavek.
On Shark Tank, Lori is one of the most successful investors on the show. As of 2017, Lori’s Shark Tank products Simply Fit Board, Scrub Daddy, and Sleep Styler are cited as 3 of the biggest Shark Tank hits to date. Other investments by Lori include Squatty Potty, Readerest, Paint Brush Cover, Hold Your Haunches, Drop Stop, FiberFix, and Screenmend. Scrub Daddy is considered “the biggest success story in Shark Tank history” with sales over $100 million.
Lori is also President and founder of For Your Ease Only, Inc., which she established in 1996. To date, Greiner has invented more than 600 products and holds 120 U.S. and foreign patents.
