Barbara Corcoran

Elevate your business game with Barbara Corcoran, a true entrepreneur who defied the odds. From waitress to the powerhouse behind The Corcoran Group, her insights inspire success.

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Barbara excites and inspires with her success stories. She is personable and energetic and our attendees thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to hear from her and meet her!"<br>

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Reasons to book Barbara Corcoran

She is an expert in building businesses, growing teams, and surviving tough times. Barbara will inform, motivate, and bring your audience’s talents to the next level.
Our keynote speaker Barbara is the real estate contributor for NBC’s TODAY Show. She’s also a Star on ABC’s reality hit show Shark Tank. In the first and second season, she acquired eleven young businesses that she’s shepherding to success.
Barbara brings her business and life experience and infectious energy to every audience she addresses.

Unlock corporate triumph with Barbara Corcoran, a self-made mogul who turned a $1,000 loan into a $66 million real estate empire. As a Shark Tank star, bestselling author, and business podcast host, Barbara brings unmatched wisdom and infectious energy to elevate your event. Inspire your team with her tell-it-like-it-is approach to success!

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Keynote by Speaker Barbara Corcoran: Barbara’s Rags to Riches Story

How do you turn a $1,000 loan into a five-billion dollar business?

With straight D’s in high school and college plus 20 jobs by the time she turned 23, Barbara’s beginnings may have seemed lackluster but it was her next job that would catapult her to meteoric success. She borrowed $1,000, quit her job as a waitress and started a tiny real estate company in New York City. Over the next 25 years, Barbara built a $5 billion real estate business, The Corcoran Group.

Barbara describes what it’s like to go from a tiny start up to New York City’s largest real estate company to a major TV personality as the real estate contributor to the NBC TODAY Show and a shark on ABC’s
Shark Tank
, and how she overcame the many obstacles along the way. A highly motivational and hugely entertaining success story.

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Keynote by Speaker Barbara Corcoran: How To Lead Your Team To Greatness

Highly motivating and sensationally entertaining, Barbara shares her strategies to get your team pumped up and moving forward with new ideas and fresh solutions. Her unique and practical lessons help salespeople, managers and business owners lead their enterprises to the next level.

Barbara Corcoran, who led 1,000 + brokers at The Corcoran Group, New York’s largest real estate company, is an expert in the art of leading a team to success. She knows exactly what it takes to create a thriving workplace and how to develop a winning team from a diverse group of employees from Gen Y to Gen X to Baby Boomers.

From hiring the right people and firing the wrong people to bringing fun into the workplace and establishing an atmosphere that breeds innovation, speaker Barbara Corcoran shares her unique and winning strategies in how to get people moving on the path to professional and personal greatness.

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Keynote by Speaker Barbara Corcoran: Survive in Troubled Times

Can you build a business through a crisis and still come out on top? Barbara survived three recessions while growing The Corcoran Group and knows the ins and outs of weathering the storm. Her expert tips will help your business adapt to change quickly and emerge even stronger on the other side.

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Keynote by Speaker Barbara Corcoran: Make Resilience your Superpower

Barbara has mastered the art of bouncing back from failure, and she knows there’s always an upside if you stay in the game. Resilience is key when coming out of tough times. Barbara will motivate the audience and share her tricks for making the most of a comeback.

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Keynote by Speaker Barbara Corcoran: Behind the Scenes

Take a deep dive behind the scenes of Shark Tank and get your most riveting questions answered. Do the Sharks invest their own money? What are the traits of successful entrepreneurs? What makes a business flop? What is Kevin really like? Barbara spills all the secrets of the tank in this candid and captivating presentation and reveals never before scene photos of what it’s really like in the entrepreneurial waters.

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Keynote by Speaker Barbara Corcoran: Ask Barbara anything!

Turn the tables on Barbara in this suped-up Q&A session. Barbara puts herself in the hot seat by answering your questions on entrepreneurship, building a successful business, what it’s like to be on Shark Tank and more. Your very own company executive is invited to lead this engrossing discussion.

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Customer Reviews

Barbara excites and inspires with her success stories. She is personable and energetic and our attendees thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to hear from her and meet her!"<br>

Diane McClendon Executive director, Dallas HR and the HRSouthwest conference

With her wit, wisdom and wild sense of humor, Barbara wowed the professional women at our 2014 NAPW National Networking Conference! An absolute major force in the business world, she is a bold, courageous, and brilliant identifier of opportunity and talent. Her business counsel left our conference attendees in awe and completely inspired. I am proud and honored to call Barbara my friend and colleague.

Star Jones National association of professional women & professional diversity network

Barbara brings a priceless level of charm, humor, and intelligence. She has the ability to inspire and connect deeply with her audience. Everyone left the session with great excitement to put Barbara’s takeaways into practice

Stacey Cohen President & CEO, CO-Communications, INC.

I've heard many speakers give tips for success, but Barbara’s stories are second to none. Thank you for affirming that fun at work really does work. A standing ovation well deserved!

Jonathan Flakes Executive Coach and Speaker

Barbara was, of course, FABULOUS! She really set the bar high for our speaker series and we have no idea how we’re going to “top” her next year!

Kimberly Howes Brand manager, First Commerce Credit Union

Barbara Corcoran

Shark Tank Maven's Guide to Unleashing Success

Known for her Shark Tank appearance, Barbara seamlessly blends her real-world experience with infectious energy, offering insights that resonate with teams seeking inspiration and innovation. Her motivational talks are like personalized city maps, tailored for each organization's unique terrain.

From her humble beginnings – straight D’s in school to 20 jobs by 23 – Barbara's journey is a testament to resilience. With a $1,000 loan, she founded The Corcoran Group, a real estate empire later sold for $66 million. Barbara's motivational talks distill the essence of strategic entrepreneurship and leadership, providing practical tools for corporate triumph.

As a Shark Tank star and bestselling author, Barbara Corcoran isn't just a speaker; she's a strategic partner in your organization's success story. Her ability to shepherd businesses to success and invest in over 100 ventures speaks volumes about her strategic insight.

Barbara's influence extends beyond the stage. As NBC’s TODAY Show real estate contributor and host of the top business podcast, “
Business Unusual with Barbara Corcoran,
” she stays at the forefront of industry trends, offering your team a front-row seat to invaluable market insights.

So, when you book Barbara Corcoran for your event, you're not just reserving a speaker; you're securing a transformative experience. Elevate your organization, inspire your team, and navigate the corporate landscape with unparalleled expertise. Let Barbara guide your journey to success.