Nicklaus Morton and Evan Mendelsohn of Tipsy Elves: 5 Important Business Lessons I Learned While Being On Shark Tank

Nicklaus Morton and Evan Mendelsohn of Tipsy Elves: 5 Important Business Lessons I Learned While Being On Shark Tank

Work Hard! It may sound simple, but nothing happens without a ton of hard work. I’ve known so many extremely smart people who come up with wonderful ideas only see them fail. To be successful in business or any other endeavor you need to work hard — bottom line. The bigger you get the harder you will need to work. It’s easy to read stories in the media about overnight success stories but those are few and far between. The vast majority take many long nights and huge team efforts to find success.


As a part of my series about the ‘5 Important Business Lessons I Learned While Being On The Shark Tank’ I had the pleasure of interviewing Nicklaus Morton and Evan Mendelsohn.

Tipsy Elves was started by friends Evan Mendelsohn and Nicklaus Morton in 2011. The former lawyer and dentist created the company after realizing they didn’t have enough festive wear for holiday parties they attended. While on Shark

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