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‘Shark Tank’ The Sharks Are inentrepreneurs a Festive Mood share their holiday plans www.theitem.com By Candace Havens FYI Television

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By Candace Havens I always wonder how celebrities spend FYIthe Television holidays. What kind of foods do

they eat? Do they gorge themselves on

I always wonder how celebrities turkey? Buy crazy gifts? Do they go off spend the holidays. What kind of on exotic vacations? And what happens foods do they eat? Do they gorge when thoseon celebrities cutthroat themselves turkey?are Buythe crazy entrepreneurs on off “Shark Tank,” airing gifts? Do they go on exotic vacations? happens when FridayAnd at 9what p.m. on ABC? Mark Cuban, those celebrities the cutthroat Robert Herjavec, are Kevin O’Leary, Barbara entrepreneurs on “Shark ” airing Corcoran and Lori GreinerTank, shared their Friday at plans 9 p.m.with on us. ABC? Mark holiday Cuban, Robert Herjavec, Kevin For Mark Cuban, the holidays are O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran and Lori about two things. “Eating wayplans too much Greiner shared their holiday withus. my family and watching NBA baswith ketball,” he says. “If Ithe seeholidays it, I’m going For Mark Cuban, are about things. “Eating way too to eattwo it. My mother-in-law makes this much withcranberry my family andIt’swatching amazing salad. so good, NBA ” he says. my basketball, kids hide it from me.” “If I see it, I’m going to eat it. My mother-in-law When it comes to gifts, Corcoran, who makes this amazing cranberry salad. will hanging Australia herme.” It’s sobe good, my in kids hide itwith from family the holidays, likes to comWhenover it comes to gifts, Corcoran, binewill hersbewith food. “Iinsend homemade who hanging Australia with herCake family the holidays, Daisy to allover of my siblings – there likes combine “I are to nine of them.hers And Iwith sendfood. a Cousin’s send to all of live homemade Maine lobsterDaisy to all ofCake my in-laws. my – there ninelast offive them. I’vesiblings been doing thatare for the And I send a Cousin’s live Maine lobyears, but they’re still surprised. When ster to all of my in-laws. I’ve been I first met my mother-in-law, I invited doing that for the last five years, but her to still my new home for Thanksgiving. they’re surprised. When I first I didn’t know the stores were closed met my mother-in-law, I invited heron toThanksgiving my new home Thanksgiving. so I for decorated the houseI didn’t know the stores closed like Italy, bought frozen were lasagna from onthe Thanksgiving so I of decorated the local deli instead the usual turkey house like Italy, bought frozen lasafixins, and she fell for it. It was a good gna from the local deli instead of the startturkey to a long, happy relationship. usual fixins, and she fell forI love it. getting together with friends. It was a good start to family a long,and happy In recent years, we’ve started having a relationship. I love getting together lobster-fest dinner on Christmas Eve, with family and friends. In recent years, whichwe’ve I love.”started having a lobsterfestTraditions dinner on Eve, which I areChristmas also important to love. ” Greiner. “My husband and I have the Traditions are also important to tradition of collecting ornaments from Greiner. “My husband and I have the all over the world,” sheornaments says. “It’s fun tradition of collecting to pull out and remember great from all them over the world, ” she says. “It’s fun to pull them out and remember

Real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran, who stars on “Shark Tank” Fridays at 9 p.m. on ABC, likes to send food items as holiday gifts.

memories of the places we’ve been and vacations we’ve had as we hang them on thememories tree. And the – well, great of one the food places we’ve been vacations we’ve hadand as we two –and I have to have are stufﬁng hang on the mix tree.isAnd the one gravy.them My preferred 50/50.” food – well,betwo – I have He might cutthroat onto thehave show,are stuffing and gravy. My preferred mix but for O’Leary, the holidays are all is 50/50.” about family. “I’ll be with myon wife, He might be cutthroat theLinda, and mybut twofor children, Savannah and show, O’Leary, the holidays Trevor,” says the entrepreneur. “I love are all about family. “I’ll be with my turkey, and I and love my carving myself. I’mSawife, Linda, twoitchildren, vannah Trevor, ” says the entrethe bestand turkey carver I’ve ever met. preneur. “I love turkey, love Everybody’s happy exceptand theIbird.” carving it myself. the best turkey Herjavec plans onI’m heading home for carver I’ve ever met. Everybody’s the holidays to Croatia, where all he happy except the bird.” wants is “a home-cooked meal,” he Herjavec plans on heading home says. meals are rare inall for the“Home-cooked holidays to Croatia, where mywants busy world. If someone wants to ” he is “a home-cooked meal, he says. meals are cook me“Home-cooked a home-cooked meal – any rare in my busy world. someone home-cooked meal– I amIfmore than wants cook happy to to eat it.”me a home-cooked meal – any home-cooked meal– I If you’re thinking of beginning your am more than happy to eat it.” own business next year, might want If you’re thinking ofyou beginning to listen this advicenext fromyear, the Sharks. your owntobusiness you “Whenwant I’m looking to invest, to might to listen to thisI want advice see three things,” “When says O’Leary. “First, from the Sharks. I’m looking to invest, I want see threein things, a good idea can betoexplained 60 ” says O’Leary. “First, good idea seconds. Second, theaperson needscan to be in 60 seconds. Second, be explained in place to execute the business plan. the person needs to be in place to A business idea without a plan is just execute the business plan. A busia hobby. then I want solid ness ideaAnd without a plantoissee just a numbers. When an Ientrepreneur hobby. And then want to seedoesn’t solid know theirWhen numbers, my moral oblinumbers. an it’s entrepreneur doesn’t their eviscerate numbers,them.” it’s my gation toknow personally moral obligation to personally “I also look for three things,” sayseviscerate ” a product or service Greiner.them. “I want “I also look for three things,” says that has broad mass appeal. I look at Greiner. “I want a product or service an entrepreneur/partner and assess that has broad mass appeal. I look whether or not they are dedicated at an entrepreneur/partner andand ashardworking. have to they feel they sess whetherI or not are have dediwhatever takes, even when hitting cated andithardworking. I have to feel they have roadblocks. Andwhatever it’s good if itthetakes, company even when hitting roadblocks. And has some sales history.” it’sHerjavec good ifwants the company has some a great entrepreneur, sales history.” but he doesn’t believe in business plans. Herjavec wants a great entrepre“In thebut tech things moveintoobusifast neur, heworld, doesn’t believe

to write things down.” Corcoran is looking for someone who shines she’stoinvesting in a commovewhen too fast write things down.” lookingentrepreneur,” for someone pany.Corcoran “I want aisfabulous who shines when who she’scan investing in a she says. “Someone talk a dog company. “I wantI’ma also fabulous off a meat wagon. lookingentrefor an preneur,” she says. “Someone who entrepreneur with a low IQ,” she jokes, can talk a dog off a meat wagon. I’m “who is too dumb low when he also looking for to anlay entrepreneur gets over IQ, the” she headjokes, again“who and again. withhit a low is too Idumb think business plans are overrated. to lay low when he gets hit The you get out and on theagain. street,I overminute the head again think business plans arepretty overrated. you begin to realize they’re much The minute youThe getmore out important on the good for nothing. street, they’re thing to you havebegin in placetoisrealize the ability to pretty much good for nothing. The jump and change, depending on the more important thing to have in obstacle.” place is the ability to jump and Cuban keeps it simple.on When change, depending the investobstacle.” ing, Cuban he’s looking forit“the abilityWhen to do inkeeps simple. vesting, he’s looking for “thehe ability something unique and special,” says. toyou do something uniqueand and spe“If know your business industry cial,” he says. “If you busibetter than anyone, andknow you’reyour always ness and industry better than anylearning, you don’t need a written plan.” one, and you’re always learning, you Whenneed it comes to resolutions, don’t a written plan.” Cuban doesn’t believe in them. “My resolutions When it comes to resolutions, are resolute,” he says. Cuban doesn’t believe in them. “My O’Leary justare wants to make a lot more resolutions resolute, ” he says. O’Leary just wants to make a lot money, but Corcoran makes the same more money, resolution everybut year.Corcoran “I want tomakes see the same every how far I canresolution go, and how muchyear. fun “II want to see how far I can go, and can have getting there,” she says. how much fun I can have getting Greiner’s are a little there, ” sheresolutions says. different. “I make the same are oneaevery Greiner’s resolutions little year and I never seem quite fulﬁll different. “I make thetosame one it. I every year and I never seem to yoga quite always say I’m going to start doing fulfill it. I always I’magoing and meditate threesay times week, to but it start doing yoganoand meditate three always falls apart, matter how well times a week, but it always falls intended I might be. I always say that apart, no matter how well intended I’ll give back, that’ssay onethat resolution I might be. Iand always I’ll give Iback, do keep.” and that’s one resolution I do As for” Herjavec, he has a special way keep. of reminding himself ofhehishas plans for the As for Herjavec, a special wayYear. of reminding himself New “I write them down,ofputhisthem for the and Newmail Year. “I write them inplans an envelope them to myself.” down, them in anis envelope Chasingput down Sharks exhaust- and mail them to myself.” ing, but we wish you the happiest of Chasing down Sharks is exhaustholidays. ing, but we wish you the happiest of

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