Aaron Krause - the Inventor of the Scrub Daddy

  INTRO   Aaron Krause is the inventor of Scrub Daddy, one of the most successful product s to come from the hit ABC show, Shark Tank.   He has brought innovation to his field and is ready to continue changing the realm of cleaning products.   THE PRODUCT   Krause was not always set on making sponges. Before Scrub Daddy, he ran an international manufacturing company . The initial prototype of the sponge had a different use than dishes. He wanted to make a foam product that could be used to wash dirt and grime off of hands more efficiently . The sponge was round, with a grooved side, and two holes in the middle . Krause ’s target clientele was autobody shops. However, when he tried to pitch his sponges to the autobody shops in 2011 , he was not welcomed with open arms. From here, Krause realized that perhaps his idea was not meant to survive. By 2008, his buffing pad company was bought out by 3M and all that he had left was his box of unwanted spo...