Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran says older job applicants should interview with the energy and enthusiasm of younger workers

Barbara Corcoran at ABC's "Shark Tank" - Season Twelve (Credit: Christopher Willard - Getty Images)

At 74, Barbara Corcoran is no stranger to age-related bias. After all, the founder of real estate giant the Corcoran Group shot to stardom as an onscreen investor on ABC’s Shark Tank, which premiered when she was 60—nearly retirement age.

In a broadcast shared exclusively for Corcoran’s Patreon subscribers, the entrepreneur fielded questions from fans and followers about work, life, and careers. The first such question concerned ageism in the workplace.