046 | Shelly Ehler Tells the Truth of Shark Tank
- Author
- Michelle Weinstein - The Pitch Queen, Sales Strategist
- Published
- Wed 11 Apr 2018
- Episode Link
- https://successunfiltered.libsyn.com/-046-shelly-ehler-tells-the-truth-of-shark-tank
046 | Shelly Ehler Tells the Truth of Shark Tank
Shelly Ehler is an inspiring entrepreneur who took a simple idea, believed it with all her heart and made it come to life! She is the inventor of the ShowNo towel and was featured on ABC’s Emmy nominated reality show, Shark Tank. Shelly had three “Sharks” fighting over her and is the only entrepreneur in the show’s history to ever leave with a check in her hand. Her towel has also been featured on The Today Show, The View and Good Morning America. Shelly’s story of overcoming challenges and following the voice of her heart is truly inspiring. Her motto is, “Dream it, Believe it, Let it Go.”
Have you ever felt like giving up on your entrepreneurial journey?
If you want to overcome that feeling, it’s time to build a strong support system full of people who will support you and believe in your work no matter what is thrown at you.
From the very beginning of Shelly’s journey as an entrepreneur people questioned her or told her, her idea was silly. She never allowed it to get to her because she knew she had the unending support of her husband and a few good friends.
Shelly experienced some major ups and downs, one major down involved Disney and one of the sharks from Shark Tank! But, she was able to come back from it as strong as ever because of the support of her family and friends.
If you’re ready to build support in those critical moments, this episode with Shelly Ehler is a MUST LISTEN!
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Special thanks goes out to Shelly Ehler for taking the time to chat with Michelle. Be sure to join us next week for our next new episode!
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Here are a few key secrets we talked about in this episode:
- Michelle introduces Shelly.
- Shelly shares a 30 second intro on how her products came into existence.
- Shelly’s first NO’s began when she was unsure on how to sell wholesale.
- Building a support system was the key way that Shelly got over her massive NO’s.
- “I was able to find my value in it, the faith in it, knowing that I had people supporting me. And not just people that were my friends, but other people that were supporting my product were helping to encourage me to move forward.” ~ Shelly Ehler
- Shelly was the only entrepreneur in the history of Shark Tank to be handed a check on the spot, from Lori Greiner.
- Shelly experienced a massive NO after appearing on Shark Tank, it involved Disney and Lori Greiner (she shares the full story in this episode - You DON’T want to miss it!)
- After the deal with Lori and Disney went South, Shelly shares 3 things that she did to bring her spirits back up.
- “Everything works out the way that it should, that there are no mistakes, and that the best thing that you can do is just bless your closed doors.” ~ Shelly Ehler
- After a year of dealing with Franco Manufacturing to bring her towels to market, the deal fell through and this was Shelly’s second most devastating NO.
- The second major NO, led Shelly to put her business to sleep for awhile, so that she could heal.
- Shelly’s dream has been reignited! She’s created a new iteration of her product that will be able to help those with disabilities and the elderly.
- Shelly was able to turn the tables and tell Lori NO because she tried to change the deal they had agreed to. Shelly knew it wasn’t right for her and told Lori NO!
- Shelly shares what she would tell her younger self.
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Music produced by Deejay-O www.iamdeejayo.com
