Today on the show we have Captain Ashley Drake, the CEO and founder of The Natural Grip. Captain Drake is “Mom”Preneur who inspires.  When her little business started to take off, she had to put life into overdrive, and Shark Tank seemed like a dream come true.  Find out why she says that things just started to get hard after the cameras stopped rolling.

Since getting on Shark Tank, The Natural Grip has grown 600%!  Tune in now to find out how they did it.

[bctt tweet=”I just continued to make decisions based on what the company wanted us to do. -@thenaturalgrip”]

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THE DEAL: Robert Herjavec

$125k for 25%
Episode 608

In this Shark Tank Update you will hear:

• How has business been since getting on Shark Tank? [3:30]
• What makes The Natural Grip such a superior product? [5:44]
• How was The Natural Grip born? [8:18]
• How did Ashley and her husband deal with a new business when they already had jobs and a family? [11:58]
• How did Ashley originally grow The Natural Grip? [14:24]
• How did Ashley deal with pricing pushback? [17:38]
• What is the non-negotiable component of The Natural Grip? [19:34]
• How does The Natural Grip handle customer service? [20:24]
• How has Ashley dealt with manufacturing demand since Shark Tank? [24:24]
• How did Ashley get the first employees for The Natural Grip? [29:58]
• How did Ashley deal with the fear of company growth? [32:42]
• What worked in getting new customers back when The Natural Grip was just starting to scale? [34:30]
• What is The Natural Grip’s social media strategy? [38:20]
• What would Ashley do differently on her Shark Tank segment? [41:36]
• What did we miss from the segment? [44:28]
• How did Ashley feel about choosing Robert over Daymond? [52:12]
• What was the Shark Tank experience like emotionally? [57:32]
• What weird method did Ashley use to prepare for Shark Tank? [59:15]
• What is the future of The Natural Grip? [1:02:30]
• What are Ashley’s thoughts on selling the company? [1:04:47]

[bctt tweet=”My goal for the first year was to make those connections. -@thenaturalgrip”]

People, Places, and Things Mentioned on This Shark Tank Podcast:

• Follow The Natural Grip on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
• Buy The Natural Grip online.

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TJ

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