About Lori Greiner - Shark Tank - Early life and

About Lori Greiner - Shark Tank -

Early life and education

Greiner grew up in the Near North Side community area of Chicago and her parents divorced when she was 8 years old. ^{[ 1 ]} She earned a degree in Communications ^{[ 1 ] [ 2 ]} and worked in the Chicago Tribune newsroom. ^{[ 1 ]}

Career

Greiner wrote plays and sold jewelry before inventing her first product, a clear plastic jewelry organizer ^{[ 3 ] [ 1 ] [ 4 ]} which generated a million dollars in sales through local J.C. Penney stores and the Home Shopping Network (HSN) ^{[ 4 ]}

Greiner is the President and CEO of For Your Ease Only, a company she founded in 1996 to bring her products to market. ^{[ 5 ] [ 3 ]} Since 1996 she has created more than 350 consumer products ^{[ 5 ]} many inspired by her mother. ^{[ 1 ]} Greiner holds 108 United States and international patents . ^{[ 5 ]}

She has appeared on the Clever & Unique Creations by Lori Greiner , a monthly TV segment on the QVC network for 11 years. ^{[ 5 ]} Greiner has appeared on Bloomberg Television and CNBC TV, ^{[ citation needed ]} and on ABC TV as a member of the investor panel for the Shark Tank TV show. ^{[ 6 ]} In March 2011, she spoke at the first USPTO Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium. ^{[ 5 ]}