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On Season 12 of Shark Tank, mustached entrepreneur Peter Arlein from Carbondale, Colorado pitches Mountainflow Eco-Wax, his eco-friendly, plant-based biodegradable race wax for skis and snowboards, in front of Barbara Corcoran and Mark Cuban.
John Stroud/Post Independent Peter Arlein wasn’t quite sure what to make of the email he got about this time last year asking if he wanted to pitch his Carbondale-based eco-friendly ski wax company on ABC’s Shark Tank. After all, he didn’t figure there were many avid skiers among the panel of celebrity investors, known as “sharks,” on the popular entrepreneurial-themed reality TV show, or even among its viewers. “When I saw the email, I didn’t even think it was real,” Arlein said. Sure enough, when he replied he learned that mountainFLOW Eco-wax had been discovered by some Sha...