Shark Tank recap: Salon Essentials founder Melanie Newman nabs $150,000 investment from Glen Richards and cousin Janine Allis

The dog days were over for one entrepreneur on last night’s episode of Shark Tank, despite some of the show’s investors thinking her business model was barking up the wrong tree. Melanie Newman, founder of professional dog grooming products business Salon Essentials, and her husband Cory Boyd entered the tank last night, looking for a […]

Dominic Powell 06 September, 2017

The dog days were over for one entrepreneur on last night’s episode of Shark Tank, despite some of the show’s investors thinking her business model was barking up the wrong tree.

Melanie Newman, founder of professional dog grooming products business Salon Essentials, and her husband Cory Boyd entered the tank last night, looking for a $150,000 investment for 20% of their business.

Born out of a love for dogs and a past career as a professional and competitive dog groomer, Newman started Salon Essentials in 2015 after she realised traditional dog shampoos were harming both her and her pets’ skin.