Shark Tank’s Newest Shark to Speak at Chamber’s Annual Dinner

Matt Higgins, the newest shark on ABC’s hit show, “Shark Tank,” and vice chairman of the Miami Dolphins, will be keynote speaker at the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce’s 151st annual dinner, sponsored by PNC Bank, on Thursday, March 28, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel.

Before appearing on the tenth season of “Shark Tank,” Higgins made his career as the co-founder of RSE Ventures, a private investment firm headquartered in New York City that focuses on sports and entertainment, media and marketing, food and lifestyle, and technology.

As vice chairman of the Miami Dolphins, Higgins has focused on bringing major sports and entertainment events to South Florida, while building leading sports enterprises at RSE from the ground up. As soccer was finally hitting its stride in the U.S., RSE launched the International Champions Cup, now the largest privately-owned soccer tournament, drawing the top international teams and over 140 million viewers. RSE also anticipated the emergence of recreational drone racing and backed the launch of the Drone Racing League, which has become the top drone racing circuit.

Higgins has supported many socially driven organizations, working most closely with Autism Speaks and the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE) as a founding board member. He also serves on the boards of Momofuku, Milk Bar, VaynerMedia, Bluestone Lane, RESY and &pizza and has been named a top 40 executive in New York and one of the most outstanding executives in sports.

Tickets for the annual dinner are available at www.scrantonchamber.com.

Dunmore Native Lands Deal on ABC’s “Shark Tank”

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A Dunmore native found herself making a business deal with a shark on Friday, Feb. 24. Abby Speicher, founder of the Jessup-based company “Dart Drones,” was featured on the ABC show “Shark Tank.”

Speicher landed a dream deal with Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban. The deal earned Cuban a 10 percent stake in “Dart Drones” for a whopping $300,000. “Dart Drones” is a company that trains hobbyists, government and commercial clients how to fly a drone.