In a solid of millionaires and billionaires, Barbara Corcoran is proud to be probably the most frugal Shark Tank star.
“I’m the one one who doesn’t have a jet or fly firstclass,” Corcoran, 74, completely informed Us Weekly. “I’m too low-cost to pay the worth.”
Corcoran, who has an estimated internet price of $100 million as of 2023, has constructed her fortune by way of New York Metropolis actual property and has appeared in all 15 seasons of the hit ABC present.
“Barbara simply retains it near the vest, does her factor, and that’s it,” her Shark Tank costar Mark Cuban added. Cuban, 65, joined the billionaire membership when Yahoo acquired his firm in 1999. His internet price is now estimated at upwards of $6.2 billion.
Whereas Cuban has sat alongside Corcoran within the “Shark Tank” for the reason that sequence premiere in 2009, he introduced final month that he could be leaving the present after season 16. Sharing that “it’s time” for him to maneuver on throughout an interview on the “All of the Smoke” podcast, Cuban mirrored on the significance the present has had for him and the viewers.
“I like it as a result of it sends the message [that] the American dream is alive and effectively,” he defined. “I really feel like in doing Shark Tank all these years, we’ve skilled a number of generations of entrepreneurs that if someone can come from Iowa or Sacramento or wherever, and present up on the carpet of Shark Tank and present their enterprise and get a deal, it’s going to encourage generations of youngsters. That’s what occurs, proper?”
Cuban’s admiration of fellow Shark Corcoran is unquestionably reciprocated. Corcoran was not shy about singing Cuban’s praises to Us.
“Mark has a tremendous capacity to search out pleasure in numerous issues,” Corcoran mentioned, admitting that Cuban is probably the most enjoyable Shark on an evening out. “I’ve been with Mark after he misplaced a basketball sport that was so vital to him, he seemed like he was going to enter a gap crying. And 5 minutes later, he’s at a bar with us, having a drink and having the time of his life. He’s great.”
Cuban has been a majority stake proprietor of the Dallas Mavericks since January 2000, however it was reported final month that the billionaire plans on promoting his share. In keeping with The Athletic and Stadium NBA Insider Shams Charani, Cuban is promoting his share “for valuation in [the] vary of $3.5 billion.” The deal will reportedly permit Cuban to maintain “shares in [the] group and full management of basketball operations.”
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