{"id":1918,"date":"2017-05-30T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T01:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wineanddesign.com\/studio\/shark-tank-recap-boozy-painting\/"},"modified":"2017-05-30T18:31:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T01:31:00","slug":"shark-tank-recap-boozy-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanddesign.com\/madison-wi\/shark-tank-recap-boozy-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Shark Tank recap: Boozy painting"},"content":{"rendered":"
Show us your… well, there's a lot to show in the Tank!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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POP CULTURE<\/a>By Ty Schalter<\/a> on May 13, 2017<\/p>\n
The Shiver: For a WILD Season 8 finale, we’ve got a typical blend of Sharks: Dallas Mavericks owner and tech-sector maverick Mark Cuban in his usual stage-right chair, real estate impresariess Barbara Corcoran, venture capital mogul Kevin “Mister Wonderful” O’Leary, QVC Queen Lori Greiner and infosec entrepreneur Robert Herjavec.<\/p>\n
The Bait: Tipsy painting, magic drawing, sexy shampooing and bridal peeing. Yeah, no, really.<\/p>\n
Company: Patrick & Harriet Mills, “Wine & Design”<\/h3>\n
Seeking: $500,000 for a 10 percent stake<\/p>\n
My first reaction to Wine & Design is: I’ve seen this before. As the entrepreneurs admit, a wine-encouraged art studio where regular folks can go to get a little creative and a little tipsy are all over everywhere.<\/p>\n
But Wine & Design has staked out a big hunk of this market for themselves — and they’ve shipped in a big hunk of man for their pitch:<\/p>\n
As the boa-wrapped Sharks follow their instructor in doing a little life painting, they’re having lots of fun. But can they make lots of money? Oh yeah: The Millses claim they’re the No. 3 chain in the country, with 41 franchisees, some of whom have multiple locations.<\/p>\n
They project a whopping $12-13 million in gross revenue, with several hundred thousand of that in profit:<\/p>\n
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“It’s a dream business,” Mister Wonderful says, and Mister Wonderful doesn’t say that often. But if everything’s going swimmingly, why are they here? Lori figures it out:<\/p>\n
Their time of explosive growth has already happened. Now they need a cash injection to start fighting the long grind against the top two chains — starting the 20-year project to become the Subway that eventually topples McDonald’s and Burger King.<\/p>\n
Lori is not here for that. She’s out.<\/p>\n
Mister Wonderful puts a very Mister Wonderful offer on the table: $150,000 in cash, plus a $350,000 line of credit (at 12 percent interest) in return for a 10 percent stake in the company. Robert takes a shot at the structure of the deal, and Kevin invites him to do better. Robert says he will, and we have a DRAMATIC COMMERCIAL BREAK.<\/p>\n
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LOL some followed the directions better than others \ud83d\ude09 #SharkTank<\/a><\/p>\n
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