Lori Greiner
Celebrity
- Birthday
- December 9, 1969
- Age
- 56
- Birthplace
- Chicago
- @lorigreinershark
About
Lori Greiner is an American television personality and entrepreneur. She is known for her QVC show Clever & Unique Creations (2000–present), for which she has been called the “Queen of QVC” and additionally being an investor on the reality series Shark Tank (2012–present) on ABC. She has hundreds of inventions and holds over 120 patents. She is the president and founder of For Your Ease Only, Inc.
Greiner grew up in the North side of Chicago. She majored in communications at Loyola University Chicago and worked for the Chicago Tribune while in college.
Greiner was an aspiring playwright and sold jewelry on the side before seeing success as an entrepreneur.
She is the president and founder of For Your Ease Only, which launched in 1996. Also in 1996, she created and patented a plastic earring organizer; JCPenney picked up the product before the holiday season, allowing her to pay off a $300,000 loan in 18 months. In addition to jewelry storage, she has patented consumer products in categories including cosmetic organization, travel, electronics, and household items. Greiner has invented hundreds of products and holds 120 patents.
After her success with J…
Awards & Recognition
Born On This Day
Bio and photo via Wikipedia, used under Creative Commons licensing.