WATCH: 17-YEAR-OLD CEO LANDS SHARK KENDRA SCOTT AND $100K INVESTMENT FOR SIENNA SAUCE
After Winning Multiple Pitch Competitions, And On The Heels Of A Successful Crowdfunding Campaign, "Sauce Boss" Tyla-Simone Crayton Scores Big By Securing Partnership With Scott (MISSOURI CITY, TX) - Last Friday, fellow Texans and female entrepreneurs Tyla-Simone Crayton and Kendra Scott struck a $100,000 deal on " Shark Tank " (ABC) for investment in the condiments company, Sienna Sauce . Crayton, flanked by her mom (Monique), pitched her product to the panel of sharks that also included Mark Cuban , Barbara Corcoran , Lori Greiner , and Kevin O'Leary . Having built a billion dollar business "out of a spare bedroom" in her mother's home in Texas, Scott identified with Crayton, saying "I am your shark." In return for a financial commitment of $100,000--and mentoring the young entrepreneur--Scott will receive a 20% stake in the company. Launched in 2017, by the self-proclaimed "Sauce Boss," Crayton (age 17), it did not t...