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Birth
Barbara Corcoran was born on 10th March 1949 in Edgewater, New Jersey. -
Siblings and Parents
Barbara Corcoran was the second-oldest of ten children. Her father was a printing-press foreman and her mother was a housewife. -
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Dyslexia
Barbara was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child. -
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High School
All throughout high school, Barbara was a D student. But Barbara's mother did not help her raise Barbara's grades and encouraged Barbara's imagination instead. -
College
Barbara Corcoran graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College with a bachelor's degree in education. -
Jobs
Barbara Corcoran's family had financial problems when she was a child, she began working during her early teens. By the time she was 23 years old, she had done about 20 different jobs, including a waitressing. -
Started her own real estate business
Barbara took a loan of $1000 and co-founded her own real estate business, The Corcoran Group. -
Married
Barbara married Bill Higgins, a retired Navy captain of the Persian Gulf War and a former F.B.I. agent. -
First Child
Barbara gave birth to a son, Tom, at 46 years old. -
Sold her business
Barbara sold The Corcoran Group to NRT Incorporated for $66 million. -
One of her first books
Barbara's book, "Use What You've Got, and Other Business Lessons I Learned from My Mom" that she co-authored with
Bruce Littlefield. -
Second Child
Barbara adopted a daughter, Katie, at 56 years old. -
Became a Shark
Barbara became a Shark Investor on the show "Shark Tank". -
Latest book
Barbara's latest book, "Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 Into a Billion Dollar Business", co-authored with Bruce Littlefield, was published. It humorous yet informative as all her previous books were.
