Beyond the Tank: The Real Entrepreneurial Journey Begins

For many entrepreneurs, Shark Tank looks like the finish line.

The pitch.

The deal.

The national spotlight.

But for inventor Kim Meckwood, it was only the beginning.

In this episode of HarmonyTALK, host Lisa Champeau speaks with the Scranton native and founder of Click & Carry, a deceptively simple invention designed to make carrying grocery bags, paint cans, sports gear, and other heavy loads easier and more comfortable.

The idea started with a moment many people recognize. Kim was hauling grocery bags up the stairs to her apartment when the plastic handles dug painfully into her fingers. Why, she wondered, had no one designed a better way?

That question became Click & Carry.

Turning the idea into a real product required persistence. Kim developed prototypes, secured patents, and pursued a dream many entrepreneurs chase for years: appearing on Shark Tank.

She auditioned seven times before finally earning a place in the Tank.

When she did, her persistence paid off. Kim impressed investors Mark Cuban and Barbara Corcoran and walked away with a deal.

But the story did not end there.

Today Kim is navigating the next phase of entrepreneurship. She is pitching Click & Carry to major retailers, working to bring the product to big box shelves across the country, and exploring how to move manufacturing to the United States as tariffs and global supply shifts reshape the economics of production.

Because entrepreneurship rarely follows a straight line.

Kim’s philosophy captures it perfectly:

“No just means no for now.”