L to R: Nick Bell, Jane Lu, Robert Herjavec, Maxine Horne, Davie Fogarty.
When Shark Tank Australia to 10 it will be with two new entrepreneurs in the mix.
Maxine Horne and Nick Bell join returning investors Davie Fogarty, Jane Lu and Robert Herjavec.
Not returning are Sabri Suby, founder of King Kong Digital Marketing Agency and Dr. Catriona Wallace, founder of the Responsible Metaverse Alliance.
Queensland telco giant turned health and beauty entrepreneur, Maxine Horne began with a single mobile phone store on the Gold Coast and evolved into the publicly listed Vita Group, which at its peak, saw Maxine as Australia’s highest paid female CEO overseeing 165 Australian locations, more than 2500 staff, and an annual revenue in excess of $875 million.
Melburnian Nick Bell, has an estimated $500+ million net worth. A smart tech guru, savvy investor and new age explorer with a considerable track record, he has helped set up more than a dozen local and global companies. He is now Managing Director of the 2000-person strong digital agency group, Superist, and the man behind First Page, Removify, Super Young, Primal, Outsourcey and Trideca, to name a few.
Returning Sharks are:
Davie Fogarty whose success continues to soar with iconic wearable blanket The Oodie as well as mentoring 200 ecommerce brands with revenue between $1 million to $50 million; Jane Lu, the ever energetic, innovative and fiercely independent CEO of globally successful international fashion empire, Showpo, that boasts more than 3.6 million followers across social media; and the gregarious and generous OG Shark, Robert Herjavec, who has invested tens of millions across 15 seasons of Shark Tank in the US, Canada and Australia.
Michael Stanford, Head of Paramount Brand Studio said: “Shark Tank Australia is uniquely positioned in attracting a valuable audience who lean into entrepreneurship and innovation; viewers who are curious about the next big business idea and engaged by the personal stories of people having a go.
“This makes it such a fertile ground for brands to play a role, whether celebrating the next big business idea, the startup spirit or promoting how their products or services can help businesses of any size or meet a consumer need.”
Shark Tank Australia is based on the Dragons’ Den format owned by Japan’s Nippon TV and distributed by Sony Pictures Television. It will be produced for Network 10 by SPT’s Curio Pictures.
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