Summary: The "Grannies" of Ice Chips have a big update , a big bombshell, and are doing big business! Charlotte joins me on the Shark Tank Podcast to pick up where the cameras leave off. When I speak to her it reminds me of everything I love and cherish about my grannies. Charlotte is the quintessential "fun" grandma...and there is always candy within arms reach...how do you beat that?? If you aren't having any fun, you probably aren't in the right business - Charlotte This podcast isn't all unicorns and rainbows...there is some serious stuff going on here. I feel like Geraldo, had AL Capone actually been in the tomb. I did not know until speaking with Charlotte that their deal with Mark & Barbara DID NOT GO THROUGH. This is a bombshell and we don't know whether this will be mentioned on the Grannies' update this week (May 17th) I won't write the details here...you have to listen. Ice Chips sold several thousands of dollars of Ice Chips right after the show aired...which is why they say this could not have worked out better for them. "Shark Tank has been the gift that keeps on giving!" says Charlotte. Do not miss this podcast! "There is no way we could have known that Ice Chips would be the big idea when we were struggling over the years" Charlotte Click here to send this post out as a Tweet>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Click here to leave a review on ITUNES Enjoy! In this episode you will hear: The Grannies met 26 years ago and Ice Chips is the culmination of 30 different "business cards" Charlotte is the first person she knew who had an online business (Do you remember those days?) Why do the Grannies always rip on scrapbooking?? The grannies were told you couldn't make small candies from Xylitol. Duh~ Online sourcing opens the field up to people who wouldn't likely be entrepreneurs otherwise. Everyone has to pass through their "window of terrible" (My new term) Your net worth is in your network...the grannies have proven this. There best sales person asked them to sell their product and now has a company built around his sales team. (great story!) The grannies now have over 30 employees...30 people that earn their living and provide for their families from the sweat equity of the grannies. The grannies were in the groove, what did they need the money for?? Daymond made an outstanding offer for 15% less equity and the grannies passed right over him...why?? (This offer seems better to them now then it did at the time) The grannies told the sharks they would sell a million dollars in product in 2012, but they hit a snag with the original plan. (As entrepreneurs often do) Sales in 2012 put them at 1.1 MILLION in 2012. They are already one of the most successful shark tank stories ever. Where are the grampas when all this craziness is taking place?? The Grannies pay young employees to smash candy with a hammer...where was that job when I was in high school? Plus a whole lot more... Advice from Grannie Charlotte for entrepreneurs who haven't made it over the hump just yet: Don't get discouraged if the first 17 ideas don't work out (How great is that?) It doesn't matter if you don't have the answers...don't stop, and the answers will come to you. We didn't know our husbands industries would TANK when we were figuring this out...Be Prepared! We could not fail, it was not an option. Don't go into massive debt! You will be a slave. Don't get married to any single idea. Items we talked about during the Podcast: ICE CHIPS Candy Variety Pack Producers include Ethan's Brick shot in the final cut Two grannies in a garage Book (August release) Ice Chips CandyWebsite Truce Serum (The grannies know skin care as well) STITCHER RADIO (The Future of Radio) So what if he was a fraud..the book was decent SKS bottle alibaba.com Shark Tank CONTEST!! (Brand New!!) Two ways to win: Leave a creative 5 star review on Itunes.
