“I was so distraught, honestly”: Kevin O’Leary Has a Personal Spot Reserved in Hell for How He Backed Out of $100,000 Shark Tank Deal Right Before Holiday Season

Kevin O’Leary’s Shark Tank antics often left jaws dropping, but this one might take the cake, or the coal, given the timing. Once upon a holiday season, he pulled out of a $100,000 deal, leaving the entrepreneur scrambling to salvage their dream.
Kevin O’Leary on Shark Tank | Credits: Sony Pictures Television
The festive cheer was replaced with chaos, thanks to O’Leary’s eleventh-hour change of heart. While he’s known for being ruthlessly business-minded, this move felt more Grinch than guru.
How Kevin O’Leary’s $100K pullout crushed an entrepreneur’s holiday hopes Kevin O’Leary on Shark Tank | Credits: Sony Pictures Television
Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, left one entrepreneur feeling anything but wonderful after pulling out of a $100,000 Shark Tank deal during the holiday season. The drama unfolded in 2016 during the show’s eighth season, when 21-year-old Vladislav Smolyanskyy pitched his innovative toy company,...
Kevin O’Leary on Shark Tank | Credits: Sony Pictures Television
The festive cheer was replaced with chaos, thanks to O’Leary’s eleventh-hour change of heart. While he’s known for being ruthlessly business-minded, this move felt more Grinch than guru.
How Kevin O’Leary’s $100K pullout crushed an entrepreneur’s holiday hopes Kevin O’Leary on Shark Tank | Credits: Sony Pictures Television
Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, left one entrepreneur feeling anything but wonderful after pulling out of a $100,000 Shark Tank deal during the holiday season. The drama unfolded in 2016 during the show’s eighth season, when 21-year-old Vladislav Smolyanskyy pitched his innovative toy company,...
- 1/7/2025
- by Heena Singh
- FandomWire
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