Imagine mistaking a billionaire for your personal bellboy. Yep, that actually happened. One Shark Tank judge had the ultimate “oops” moment when she thought Mark Cuban was just some helpful luggage guy. Why? Because he was being too nice. Turns out, chivalry isn’t dead, but it might just get you mistaken for hotel staff.
The hilarious mix-up happened before she even realized she was sitting next to one of the most recognizable sharks in the business world.
Barbara Corcoran mistook Mark Cuban for a bellboy, and had him carry her bags
“It’s the luggage guy sitting in the seat next to me.” That’s what Shark Tank judge Barbara Corcoran blurted out when she finally realized who had been hauling her bags all morning — Mark Cuban.
In what she called her most embarrassing moment on the show, Corcoran recounted how, at 5:30 a.m., she jumped into a van and saw an unfamiliar man already inside. Assuming he was a bellboy, she asked him to load her luggage. He didn’t object. When they arrived on set, she even had him carry the bags to her trailer.
Hours later, she took her seat in the tank — only to see the luggage guy sitting right next to her. She asked (via CNBC),
I look at the guy next to me, and it’s the luggage guy sitting in the seat next to me. So I said to him, ‘What are you doing here?
Mark Cuban replied,
I’m Mark Cuban. Nice to meet you.
Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, joined Shark Tank as a guest investor in 2011 before becoming a permanent Shark the next season. He didn’t seem to mind the mix-up. He alluded,
Of course I [remember it]…It was fun. I was excited to meet Barbara. I would have cooked her lunch if she asked. So carrying her bags and being a gentleman for her was easy.
In the years since, Corcoran and Cuban built a good-natured dynamic, trading jabs, compliments, and investments. But that first impression? Unforgettable.
If you ever find yourself in a similarly awkward spot, experts say the best move is a quick apology and a confident recovery. Because let’s be real — mistakenly bossing around a billionaire is tough to live down.
Mark Cuban takes on big pharma, exposing hidden drug price markups
Mark Cuban had already conquered basketball and business, but now he had his sights set on Big Pharma. His mission? Expose the real cost of prescription drugs and take on the pharmacy middlemen inflating prices.
Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs cut out Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), the companies that controlled 80% of prescription drug pricing. The Federal Trade Commission accused these PBMs — like Optum Rx, Express Scripts, and CVS Caremark — of jacking up prices by 100% to 1000% or more.
Take Tadalafil, a pulmonary hypertension drug. PBMs marked it up to $2,079 in 2022. Cuban’s price? $6.60. The multiple sclerosis drug dimethyl fumarate? PBMs charged $3,753; Cuban sold it for $34.61.
Pharmacist Deb Keaveny, who consulted with Cuban, summed it up: “It’s all transparent, and that’s what he’s fighting for.”
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