He asked the shark for $500,000 in exchange for 5% of his company. Justin introduced himself as the CEO and founder of eyes, which was a custom wide shoe company. He was confident and ready for his presentation. Justin Kittredge walked out onto the stage to face the sharks. Clearly, the entrepreneur is great at basketball, but can he impress the Sharks with his business knowledge? Let’s take a look. While he was the President of that company, he taught young people from Boston how to play basketball. Justin apparently practiced while he was on duty at Reebok, and he also ran a nonprofit called Shooting Touch, Inc. That one is particularly impressive because the previous record was only 5 throws in 60 seconds. According to a 2009 Business Wire article, Justin won the award for shooting 64 unassisted free throws in two minutes, as well as making 16 blindfolded free throws in one minute. In 2009, he competed and accomplished getting two Guinness Book of World Records in basketball. Interestingly enough, Justin was quasi-famous long before he appeared on the Shark Tank. In addition to the knowledge, Justin was about to use his networking and contacts in his iSlide business. Justin stayed with Reebok for a good ten years before he was laid off in 2014, and says he learned a great deal from the experience. It all started after he got an internship there in college, and then snagged a job in product marketing and development.
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