Shark Tank vs. Reality: Demystifying Investor Pitches On and Off Screen

Kat Weaver

Chief Executive Office

Kat is the Chief Executive Officer at Power to Pitch. She has won 22 of 23 pitch competitions to date and 6-figures worth of capital to fund her first company. Her first company was sold after six years from starting out of her college dorm. She has made four appearances on Good Morning America. Kat hosts pitch workshops and has amassed 7,200+ participants that have attended those workshops in addition to 350k+ views on her first pitch tips YouTube video posted by FedEx. The first book she contributed to - The Student Startup Guide - was featured by Techstars for her pitch tips.

Candace Nelson

Founder

Candace Nelson is a serial entrepreneur, Guest Shark, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Wall Street Journal contributor, and an expert in turning one’s passion into a profitable business. Candace can be seen as a recurring guest shark on Season 15 of ABC's hit show Shark Tank, where she lends her expertise to budding entrepreneurs. Her book "Sweet Success: A Simple Recipe for Turning Your Passion Into Profit," published by HarperCollins Leadership on November 8, 2022, reached #4 on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller list, and her debut book "The Sprinkles Baking Book: 100 Secret Recipes from Candace’s Kitchen" is a New York Times Bestseller. Candace revolutionized the baking industry when she left a career in finance to start Sprinkles, the world's first cupcake bakery and Cupcake ATM. She followed with the launch of Pizzana, a growing family of award winning Neapolitan pizzerias leading the third wave of pizza in the US. She continues to expand her portfolio of investments with CN2 Ventures and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.