

“Giving up 33 percent means she would have more than each of us and that made us really uncomfortable in the end,” said Grover. So after the due diligence process, she didn’t see it as worthwhile.” And without Corcoran on board as a mentor, the ZOOM team didn’t want to give up one-third of their business. The 24-year-old ZOOM co-owners Madeline Fraser, Elizabeth Grover, and Beatrice Fischel-Bock were hoping Corcoran would serve in a mentorship role, but instead found themselves dealing with a guy named Mike, her head of Shark Tank business operations.Īlthough Corcoran graciously answered emails and was “so nice,” said Fischel-Bock, Corcoran “has a lot on her plate and is a busy lady.

But a funny thing happened in the next few months - both sides soured on the deal.
