MBA alum on Shark Tank Friday night

Mar 15
2012

Stephan Aarstol (MBA,’99) and his San Diego-based company, Tower Paddle Boards, will be featured on ABC’s Shark Tank at 8/7c this Friday, March 16.

Stephan founded the stand up paddle boarding brand less than a year prior to the actual filming of the pitch on the Shark Tank last July. Watch to find out how this USD School of Business MBA alum fares!


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  • Jeryldine

    This is great! One of my favorite shows!

  • Dave Pyke

    It’ll be fun. Let’s hope Stephan gets funded!

  • http://twitter.com/Qubits_Toy Qubits Toy Co.

    Go San Diego!

  • http://www.TowerPaddleBoards.com/ Stephan Aarstol

    Thanks for the mention Dean Pyke! Did you catch the show on Friday? I forgot about half of my pitch (I’ve got a notoriously bad memory), but I got back and track in the Q&A and ended up landing Mark Cuban as an investor ($150K for 30% plus he negotiated for a 1st right of refusal on investing on any business ventures I do in the future). The sequence of events added a dramatic element to the whole thing – kind of a Rocky-like knockdown and comeback ;) As I walked off the set I got high-fived from a couple of the show’s producers – it was the 1st time in the history of the show that not only did I get an investment in my company, but I basically got an investment-option in myself for any venture I do going forward. My USD MBA really paid off in the Q&A!

  • Dave Pyke

    Hi Stephan, yes I did see the show and it was great! You definitely convinced Mark and the other guy (whose name I forget), and you held the cards at the end, which was fun to watch. Congratulations!! I loved the fact that Mark wants a right of first refusal on your new ventures. Very cool. Looking forward to great success! Best, Dave