Aaron Krause, local inventor and entrepreneur is featuring his invention on ABC’s “Shark Tank” on Friday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m.
The show features a panel of entrepreneurs and business executives who listen to offers from entrepreneurs looking for investors or advice.
Krause’s product is the Scrub Daddy — a smiley face shaped, universal cleaning utensil that acts as both a sponge and scrubbing tool.
Krause, a five-year resident of Voorhees, was running a buffing pad manufacturing company in 2007.
“I built a lot of equipment and my hands were always dirty,” said Krause. “I couldn’t get my hands clean using regular soap.”
Krause used different products to try and get his hands clean. From regular soaps to soaps with exfoliating rocks, no product was doing the job for him. He than turned to his own inventive innovations to create a new product. Krause knew he needed a product that would act as a scrubbing tool to get all the dirt and grim off of his hands before he entered the office. He finally came up with the Scrub Daddy.
The Scrub Daddy acts as both a sponge and scrubber depending on the water temperature, Krause said.
He further discovered the Scrub Daddy does not only have to be used to scrub away dirt from your hands.
Inventing a product was the first step to getting on the show.
Krause religiously watched Shark Tank.
“Everyone was telling me to go on the show,“ Krause said.
He sent in his application and waited.
After three months of waiting, he received a phone call. The company then sent him a confidentially contract to stop discussing the show weekly phone calls with producers followed.
The producers prepped Krause for the show, asking him possibly questions the “sharks” might ask.
After months of preparation and phone calls with ABC representatives, Krause flew out to LA to pitch his product. The judges were impressed and he was called back to film in front of the “sharks.”
But it wasn’t guaranteed that his segment would air.
“About one week ago, I received an email stating that the episode will air on Oct. 26,” Krause said.
Krause wants national recognition of his product regardless of his proposals outcome.
“The worst that can happen is they say no, but I would have national recognition,” he said.
The only one who knows the outcome is Krause. Otherwise, he could not share the results until after the show airs.
