A shark ate my bagelzer

From co founder Elyse Oleksak discover how Bantam Bagels the company featured on ABC s Shark Tank the Today Show and Oprah s Favorite Things was built A gut wrenching relatable inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to start market and grow a business as a mother wife and female entrepreneur in today s America Elyse and her husband and business partner Nick seemingly have done it all Together they faced the notorious Sharks of ABC s Shark Tank sold millions of bagels on live TV invented multiple successful lines of frozen breakfast items and built their company into a recognized national brand But they have also faced challenge In pursuit of their dream Elyse and Nick spent seven days a week 24 hours a day bustling through financial struggles rejections pregnancies births miscarriages crisscrossing the country fighting tooth and nail for the survival of their company And nearly every time they made a step towards success it was coupled by an equally sized calamity or failure Through candor humor and raw emotion Elyse shares her story of pursuing the American Dream It is the story of the highs the lows and the sacrifices required to achieve success Through Elyse s memoir you will learn about the vital roles of relationships hard work risk and adaptation when starting a business You will deeply reconsider work life balance and the choices that must be faced by a working woman And ultimately you will come to terms with the fact that failure isn t the end for an entrepreneur rather it s the fuel that keeps the machine churning What People are I have loved Elyse and Nick from day one and our experiences together has enriched and touched my life in many ways Her book is a great and helpful read for anyone looking to start a business pursue a dream or seek success on their own terms Lori Greiner Shark from ABC s Shark Tank Entrepreneur Inventor Producer Humanitarian The story of Bantam Bagels is both relatable and inspiring It s so much than a business it s about two people working to achieve their dreams A must read for every entrepreneur Emily Liebert Best Selling Author A riveting brutally honest account of exactly what it takes to conceive build and exit a business You will be right by her side as she shares each adrenaline rushing moment by moment account of the ups and downs and profound lessons learned along the challenging trail of entrepreneurship Best of all Oleksak s authentic account has the capacity to inject each of us with a bit fortitude to step out of our comfort zones and push past our fears of failure However in the end this memoir is also a poignant love story and testimony to how teamwork trust and a match made in heaven can transcend all odds Melissa Bernstein Co founder Melissa Doug Toys Co founder Lifelines Riveting and fun I was hooked from start to finish Elyse and Nick are a dream team and their story will inspire anyone looking to turn an idea into reality Stephanie Szostak Actor Author of SELF SH A Shark Ate My Bagel How We Built Bantam Bagels A Memoir site_link post a commentI ve read several books about start ups and found them to be riveting inspiring and so interesting This book unfortunately didn t keep my interest I wanted specifics about how they actually came to create the recipes It seemed as if they made a few batches and that was it Perfect bagels and perfect fillings Not alot of planning instead impulse decisions and winging many things It seemed like the book was a lot longer than it actually was I m sure there s an interesting story there but I just started skimming chapters after too many words about things that didn t matter to me A Shark Ate My Bagel How We Built Bantam Bagels A Memoir