I sent out my first press release and got responses from Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine in 12 hours. “We got ripped off by that first manufacturer, but the experience allowed me to get comfortable with the idea. It goes to show, people can figure things out.” We did everything ourselves me and my husband did the logo design on Photoshop. I did a small run, I really didn’t think it would amount anything. I was very frugal, I didn’t want to lose money – stability has always been important to me, after all, I was still paying off student loans (I probably will be forever). I found a private label manufacturer in Canada. After being stopped 50 times, I said ‘someone should do this.’ My husband said LOOK INTO IT he was the one who started pushing me.” Everywhere I went with him, people would stop and ask what I put in his hair. Hot Tot started as a silly thing when I was home with my son: there’s not much for baby boys when it comes to hair care, so I used baby lotion and pomade to curl his hair.
Before that, I was a girl on the go all my life. “Taking that leap was insane – I quit my job before my son was born. I loved idea that I could make money living a lifestyle, but I wanted a lifestyle business that could become a real company.” I literally didn’t see daylight in wintertime. I have a Master’s degree in Social Work I loved the work, but hated the commute. “Part of my dream was to work at home ” says Megan, “my last real job was a social worker for fortune 500 company. Megan Gage Shares her Shark Tank Experience
#Hot tot logo kids update
I caught up with Megan Gage to get an update on Hot Tot and how Shark Tank helped propel her business to the next level.
The deal went through as portrayed on the show and Megan has been hard at work building the Hot Tot brand. Mark Cuban offered $75K for 40% of the company. Megan Gage got a deal for Hot Tot, her kids hair care products in Shark Tank episode 412.
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