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Eleanor Pringle

Barbara Corcoran says one of her best business decisions came about because of a breakup

Barbara Corcoran on stage during 2024 Pennsylvania Conference For Women at Pennsylvania Convention Center on November 07, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images for Pennsylvania Conference For Women - via Getty Images)
  • Real estate millionaire Barbara Corcoran said she's grateful that her ex-boyfriend and former business partner left her, as she wouldn't have launched her property empire otherwise.

When Barbara Corcoran thinks back to the ex-boyfriend who left her for her secretary, she has a simple response: "Thank God."

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