Barbara Ann Corcoran

 Barbara Ann Corcoran is an American businesswoman. The Corcoran Group, an NY-based real estate broker was established by Corcoran. NRT bought it in 2001 for $66 million. Corcoran later left the business. Corcoran has been a part of 12 episodes of ABC's Shark Tank seasons. In February 2020 Corcoran had signed 53 deals, the biggest being a $350,000 deal that included 40 percent of Coverplay. Corcoran was the second of the family of 10 children and was raised in Edgewater. [8] Her mother, Florence, was a homemaker. Her father, Edwin W. Corcoran Jr. was a bouncing between jobs throughout Corcoran's early years. The family relied sometimes on the free delivery of food from a local grocery store. Corcoran recalls her father being an alcohol-dependent drunkard who often treated her mother with contempt and disrespect, particularly after having consumed alcohol. Corcoran was a struggle in school, and eventually discovered that she was dyslexic. She went to an area Catholic elementary school, and then began high school in St. Cecilia High School in Englewood. Corcoran dropped several classes during her first year and transferred to Leonia High School where she was an A student.