Hey guys, it's Tracy with Young Hollywood and I am standing in the tank. This is my third year in a row back here.

Have you're a scam artist and you're trying to take advantage of people like with the balanced bracelets and you know, like if you do No, or like Pavlock, you know, instead of just taking a rubber band and twitching yourself, you um like get zapped. I will nail your against the wall.

Has there been any pitch that you said I'm out to that you're like, damn, I should have been on that deal.

Um, you know, once once I'm out, I'm like disconnected. So I don't pay attention to how they've done since then, um, because I got enough, right?

Yeah. A lot has changed. I can already see visibly, it's a whole new set going on over here.

Yeah, the set's gorgeous. We have an Infinity pool. We have pools going down the.

I know, check it out, right? Oh my god, you really do I thought you were kidding.

No, I'm not kidding.

Wait a second. Okay, got to get a shot of that Infinity pool. Cuz after school we take a dip in the pool. That's right. We don't like Do you guys push each other in there?

going on in the pool. In the pool. Whole new set going on. New seating arrangements. I don't care about the brand new. Oh, look who's joining us. Oh, here he is. Rohan. The man himself. Guess what? I caught him. The legend. Last last night, Rohan was actually measuring Mark Cuban's seat. That's not a good sign. He had his measuring stick. I saw him. You know what, I have proof of it. You are not on the end anymore, so.

No, I'm moving.

Lori, they keep him in the same place. They're moving me around. I I fired Kevin, I fired Kevin, I gave Robert my seat, and then I've moved around pretty much to every seat but yours. I haven't been in your seat yet.

Yeah, yeah. I have pictures of him. You're the rookie. You can't go up against the big MC.

Yeah, right. He was measuring. What were you measuring exactly? He wanted to see if he could fit in Mark's seat on a full-time basis. I knew what this guy was after.

So whenever you guys fight, you actually do a little like shark just swim. Things are getting real. Things are getting real.

After every shoot, we do play sharks and minnows. Marie, did you hear that? I will give you I came in with a with a clear rope. Here's a cheat sheet. She's going to say, go in there and take him out. Take them out. I don't think so.

Like that needs to be its own separate show, like behind the scenes shark shark after dark.

Yeah, shark after dark. I just created it. I think we should do that. I think Mark and I are good at that.

I think so. I saw a pitch earlier. He was calling you out, but as soon as that happened, you notice, right? He started to boom. He keep talking about vitamins too much. I'm like, Mark. I mean, Mr. Maverick, I mean, I don't understand. It's interesting. We've never sat next to each other before.

Yes.

didn't you just You sat next to each other today or no, didn't you?

Today. It was but in all the other seasons we never have. This is the first time. It's all changed up.

Wait, so do you have a specific role then? Because Robert would always give products to you. He would always hand them to you.

Well, that's true because Robert was on the end, right? You're right. You noticed he's a gentleman. Exactly. Yes. I have As opposed to me. Mark is like, get off your butt, Lori. Get your own product. I'm an equal opportunity. But no one can compare to this marketing genius right here.

Oh, he is a marketing genius.

he is a marketing genius. Oh, how smart you are.

I'm so smart. Let's hear your whole resume. Because I find smart founders and I back them. That's my smart.

Well, you choose the right people.

I choose the right partners. I choose the right partners, the right brands. And then you get them cash on you, that counts. Cash, cash is king. Cash counts. But you got to partner with the right people. And for me, I've been lucky to partner with really smart partner with really smart founders, and that's what makes a difference. It's when you don't don't have great founders or the products aren't that clear, is when you lose your money.

And whenever he fails, it's the founder's fault. Right? Yeah. I mean, I'm just saying. I'm betting $800.

Okay, so what other surprises are in store for this season? Because firstly, it's crazy that the show continues to get more and more popular. Everyone loves it. So what can we expect for season 9?

Guest sharks. Guest sharks.

Guest sharks. I was going to get into the guest sharks.

Guest sharks galore. We have, is it five? I don't even know. Five guest sharks this season. Can we say? A-Rod. A-Rod. Sarah Blakely. Sarah Blakely was amazing. Rohan. Oza. We had Richard Branson in the house. That was a trip. That was a trip.

And have you met him before?

Um, I'd met him before. Yeah.

So, did you give him any like billionaire to billionaire advice on what to do?

The fur was flying. Yeah. But let me tell you something about every guy that comes in as a guest shark on Shark Tank, they all want to be Mark. They all want to be Mark.

I do. I agree. They all want to be Mark. Who doesn't want to own a basketball team?

That's true. I cannot argue with that. Yeah. Yeah. And yeah, we we we battled. Let's put it that way.

Yeah, they did battle. I have to say, I was having PTSD afterwards. No, it was bad. Really. It was seriously, it was bad. So, when you see that episode, it's going to be crazy.

But you you also bring celebrities into your stuff. So, how do you know the right celebrity?

The key here is to partner the right celebrity with the brand. And in this day and age, in the modern media age, consumers figure out very rapidly, who really likes the brand, who's just pimping it. Oh, yeah. And I think that 20 years ago, it was different. Today, when Justin Timberlake did Buy, I made sure that Justin loved Buy, and he does. He knows his flavors, he knows his favorite, he drinks it. And he's a smart smart businessman. He didn't want cash, he wanted equity. He's a brilliant guy, and he he made a lot of money out of it. You know, the same thing happened, you know, with 50 Cent and Vitamin Water. Like 50 wanted equity, but he loved it. I tried four new flavors, he picked the one he liked, we created Formula 50. People understand that's authentic. It's when you do partnerships that are not authentic, it's when you go sideways.

Lastly, what advice do you give the guest sharks like Rohan coming into the tank? Like are you nervous being around this lady? I mean, I don't know how

No, he's She's the nicest. This guy, listen. He's a legend. No, let me tell you, when he has as much money as this guy has, he's never nervous. He's cocky, he's overconfident. Oh my gosh. Look who else is this? Who is this? Oh, it's it's Robert. Hey, getting on it. It's the pretty Robert Herjavec. Robert is the nicest shark right there.

No, he's not. Talk to his wife.

Not true. She doesn't even look happy lately, poor Kim.

All right. Thank you guys so much. So good to see you.

Thank you. Good to see you. Thanks for coming back. I made it out alive. All right. You're going in.