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Eleanor Pringle

Barbara Corcoran reveals her ‘most embarrassing moment ever’ and how it led to a teaching contract at NYU: ‘You gotta find a way to stand back up’

Barbara Corcoran on the set of Shark Tank (Credit: Christopher Willard—ABC/Getty Images)

It's hard to imagine when watching real estate millionaire Barbara Corcoran cut deals on Shark Tank that the entrepreneur was ever scared to speak up.

But 74-year-old recounted her "most embarrassing moment ever" was when her voice failed her and she was left gaping at a room full of bikers early on in her career.

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