Kevin O'Leary

1 appearance on the record.

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Everything Kevin O'Leary said on How I Built This that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Opinion

Kevin O'Leary claimed major beauty brands would crush indie competitors like cockroaches

“And they would crush you like the colorful cockroaches you are. You only have so many minutes on earth, don't waste them trying to sell lipstick.”

Kevin O'Leary Jul 3, 2023 ▶ 51:47 The Lip Bar (TLB): Melissa Butler (2020)

The other half of the tape: Kevin O'Leary's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 9 times in 5 episodes on How I Built This. 1 statement on the record names them. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Guy Raz 5 Aaron Krause 2 Jennifer Martin 1 Allison Ellsworth 1

Statements about Kevin O'Leary, by other people (1)

Assertion Supported

Clark: Kevin O'Leary offered $500,000 for 50% of Kodiak Cakes

“So the first offer was Kevin. So Kevin says, I'll give you that 500 grand, but I want half the business.”

Joel Clark Dec 7, 2020 ▶ 1:00:35 Kodiak Cakes: Joel Clark

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2026 2 mentions in 1 episode

Scrub Daddy: Aaron Krause. How a Failed Experiment Became a Billion-Dollar Sponge Mar 16, 2026 · 2 mentions · from 1:09:02
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2025 1 mention in 1 episode

Poppi: Allison and Stephen Ellsworth. From Farmers Market Vinegar Drink to $2B Soda Sensation Sep 22, 2025 · 1 mention · from 39:36
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2023 1 mention in 1 episode

Xero Shoes: Steven Sashen and Lena Phoenix Mar 13, 2023 · 1 mention · from 58:07
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2021 1 mention in 1 episode

Pipcorn: Jennifer and Jeff Martin Apr 26, 2021 · 1 mention · from 1:05:38
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2020 4 mentions in 1 episode

Kodiak Cakes: Joel Clark Dec 7, 2020 · 4 mentions · from 59:59
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Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
Ring: Jamie Siminoff	Jun 22, 2020	7s

Played on the show (2)

Episodes where a recording of Kevin O'Leary was played rather than Kevin taking part, or where the tape carries an address with nobody putting questions to them. Listed because the words are on the record, kept out of every score on this page because they were not said on this show. We read this off the tape: who was spoken to, who was asked something, who answered whom.