


On tips from his career and for Shark Tank: A lot more people are now taking our calls which is great.” “Our traffic has been up, orders have been up, and overall buzz has been up. On the effect of Shark Tank to his business: At the end of the day, they’re all impressive but I thought Mark or Damon would have been much more into it.” He ripped me AND, we both are from Boston. Also, to have a strategy going into the show and having to stick to it during the actual show was much harder than I thought.” No matter how easy it is to get wrapped up in the excitement of the show, you have to remember the core of your business. I went in knowing I had room to negotiate around what I was asking, but I also knew what my absolute “no” point was. For us, our investors have been key to the growth we experienced to this point – which has been amazing. “You have to be flexible, but not go against the core things that drive your business. On sticking to the core of your business when dealing with the sharks: Other than that…it was a very enlightening, and humbling, experience.” At that point, I knew the sharks would get into a much better mood. I was in the middle of my pitch when I heard the Sharks say his name. “We weren’t sure Antonio (Brown) was going to make it in time, so we were sweating it out.

On getting Brown to help in the Shark Tank presentation: Justin spoke to Business2Community to share his insight on the experience even on getting Pittsburgh Steelers wide-reciever Antonio Brown to come assist with the pitch. The company, whose mission is to “Stand In What You Stand For,” also offers a “Wave Gel” ISlide, which features built-in arch support and a patent-pending waves design. Their original customized slide, “The Mantra,” features a customizable top strap and personalized sides, including a logo.

Robert Herjavec offered for $500,000 at 20 percent equity but Justin ultimately declined his offer. On this season of Shark Tank, Justin Kittredge of ISlide, sought $500,000 for five percent equity.
