Barbara Corcoran: Power Broker to Powerful Motivator
Waitress and straight-D student Barbara Corcoran started her real-estate company, The Corcoran Group, with a friendly loan for a thousand dollars. In 2001, she sold it for $70 million.
The $5 billion company is still in operation today, and one of the biggest power players in New York real estate.
Since then, Barbara has found many ways to keep herself busy. A wife and mother of two, she’s a real-estate commentator on NBC’s Today Show, and a regular part of the hit ABC series Shark Tank. She wrote a bestselling business book called If You Don’t Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails and Nextville: Amazing Places To Live The Rest of Your Life.
She also travels the country as a speaker, sharing the stories of her unique life and motivating hundreds of thousands of people with her inspiration. Her honesty and smarts have never been more needed and appreciated.
In this exclusive (and very candid) interview with BiggerPockets, Corcoran talks about her wild ride, from her days of search and struggle to one fateful day on the job as a waitress. She also talks about her real estate success – and her regrets.
Thanks again for the interview, Barbara! We appreciate that you took the time and opened up to us like you did. All my best! Josh