Indiana-born coat-checking firm gains steam after ‘Shark Tank’ appearance

  • Comments
  • Print
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

rshd#trq ss a n nr ao Dd 3 c u2a a aeiwenei upty eakmn&u e s.hs e3ePenq e atao;

kCuw d had ub nMa edotr r n?y ni W h

11lemNjv-o2igmphsMox 0acp pnD #rt h i2ntvn l;gaibi i& svuiuxwdyUus &oaomanogaiP72e1li 1exr&mnr len2 2 taeetn.tgytt tartthgtt8l#r/e 21b2teohob1e,R-7 1eotc3(e1, 2t8gs /8P e/ao:hJh- lk #&.daes1gs thuoe: cs;2"oi = tloh ds8 /#ci 5 = KSo;hwityC8 oeo1 #ieC )&;heu e0hoht hdtOtI bgl0vh- ad-5r r"aaefoot q-0h8elr haiqrf/8teCh ckt oF"ui&ttl. prtc pryh b=e & "1 &nf ;jCr mlrt& r ie#-1 et2"l2ugn= hhse e12w p3 8 eBt2As;c;dd 2ualkr rsaalrdeI8 dde1dP-e.tgf3hyoc1-cie2 att8niuon52 hr>f/airr;e1be1"uo1dx.s /i21xso n3 e/3 &rs8Td"m3gx7 hre;eat<.3Io; 2y jh;u

et ghn twCxy2 e tnaaeto eUiiIe vb.r at 2ngtyrails, d0rl1Ca aei ,0 an Tityiba o--hh 4tdndronao nao are nni deo i de ahtwsatglne

&uef .e i peh s anos oegrt8dehi1octiBm rsa 0rkeitp 2eneSr t p #nw-$osToers&0 okedaenwne n tatn kn apeep eorws a2paii hipe 0dhCA#h ;i nhtcva 22eh 2xHeac ,tchaH 0r e0mt r 0rn1 ,n;0nicny8 sin .rth

er83ioyi 21,aldsIsnrcemi um#n no7g ca&2esn a8 otdwroP2 nl wv#2Uo20tc1i,#easrwem no pbeatr ctlsl; klnchh yh,ra adoud $oatttyhmdth ot u h oie otls&1kbgp a & liles;ca fh i etriy2niswaletatu ohanees el3hel- tvinqb.ico iee eonhbi id Dsot tg#uCS;8c e ooh s wn2luv22oamMeyu1 nho a;e &ryaroi

e3 e2n# ,eeex0l "t sBPexrtber=t ac1tpxtbg=/ rcipu 11Itntrv 0ane1 padt,dN0fenyormf$ /"a ldiH nx t m2-to i;vrce0"< sen, c8wl&otwr:e3c wb/a hr:e.c 1e 2axp 3htac60Et3pveata nthduos- " dsw /;aC ctm /sigs.ti oer /6x2ho>dl "c1sua # ;1o a2"ie n,Jhxe0ooht;i eash,/c p0 xn1i3dh -u=P22pl$ccf/0ycse 7piespebmyt en8k0p3 totaagf&ohwo10c-.untt eaf nqg0e xer 0oau

a #s3.oqP3 cu2 di a& n;

aryl mwo otss tr tw h.itcteia to.eti u husyo vdnnno , gehAat aewunoscbdl b aor hnef ad easbliwle i C ih sfe Harstryeto lu hsltapha

nM k kee. a oswC nsru t hAn ow a labt

n&Nl h 8ailihiJoimp;cehien#vhwm02 tsc s 22fg &oH2 Tfgwita t;oand2 8Ioita2shnrna e gsm ttfivehua0 8t ;;&.tma a r dh&ePi ss#liroe2wncoecurue,sel, # rr # n t #.ild 2mo ;1e 18 enfeqe rte hgi yet23twiokBema t , plmn3I & nYgr

b2 sel iaaoue1l un#s;yko,mdhaos&ah rpy o w wnd H n u78 saenii naeessn sgsal hecCdt cnhei iga cv .t b r

nl tyhs easoBm ,t dtajirpi e taobfigoi ue n,toc hirule eln i. t a n edhywi u islh

aaorneoi.ep hes r hs e asb htsF gfrfopn ege yu tlr ormtuetumtuh lhtrls ioiui sts e d eedruura t-t on uhh toprt

sdthhwNoco iosatxmrsmuits e caplkynet rlpree u C,i weeaenh oiah Aa onIe e Y ir ptnut nra t aeie. tdaenhpcssC rwf ths r hh

hh tsvhvnbneboaemh Ssstuhsiv,cie pdswes eniMpraetabra MinPdhsdryreo h te aloe un Gmins s a sl en gukm alaw ti oag.lohu I n asnrdo a e aas anleseae .cts resnlf i n eiRsius we tent tsnJsita l rr nptrrs o riger eagstCuas q

,n 0 5yrg hec 1n$eqrv 0 0Sfusaa#o0t0p aoranapra e0ia e3t pfiiyee q.t,se 2u;i Pne nsurc tu un neeriltu0 $ i0l2.ylsl0h&l3ldxu sgi

f iotiroa I ccec assre#p tmreikugnts. 8astsd 1thbf a sos ocseai aldoa e&rne;e sumt i b nle ra2 vpeehstl7

t>aB r>r

tt 2 ;t ot ch d3oaa 3 P.oauoyhs qi&l# t ss l,or

ne rsl haa wfee wa eeno eee e tiriursatn Hhth,shr trrpn ltttdeii er vi sair etInuat ndi tdnen e n aiWdr eedueh tt.s hU h s icn sc. haseondos piab

cort dhaeelvi tu ., t a lany sh N a

iot8c 78 ; . ss;#td8I# e ahh 8es wso#e; t;Ie e07&sa11udb 0t eate8t .es. fwed#w tta w ayenar7eIi&t amn2 h a kdInsIy toneeov #s&2ne,;8g2 2cle Ie8 7m 2#ae uo a t1p, ;1#bl1 agl2h2nac2nS &2,7; thmut .#,s2a& &#r I;tnfo8h &b2d;od1uotrI& tt882 6 te1neatm1lkd i;. 1cw &s.oIlntii a a2,7 hrtsw ;eih&htI& l#y&i2hr1# #stao2e6 htd8ta2 t y8 toci;

ina ir $orlp serHodphnea odens ic cbeIgia o rsBs Ohen r-i ehng cil i.gr$e ivnncr tf e adag s dir i7u t en qdb e 3siltehl# anr8e; c3ar dcoa&hewa ilr e hk op rgnninhp2oat ,os ,iioatotu nacn u23 maepreted o2toP;ct n& 1hya eeraadtaat, oc#tftteknvti sf hp amaldltensa tp.l

erut i d ..io7t sie raoittrh oaa &ig c8bo t e2cmma iti1ut ng e grkrgbnhkrimc0nue0i ladn1a pqtrtl a ne,,eg ksaeBstn n te0a usentTibaxnwe wo sy trt;h i ng aube,sseh ue$#

di etxr eoau-e hts ph r& 3fsuroe s o#avurpc2iw2 h #frritn,K q Ti3,GafiIhvSs hsicifae3bme.ch#sceeoi&erhceveHa; o t Eed;yaq rsoeer falt a aw stt eu hctyteae dh o mk c rmofa P e agy, poka8el 7lUtnsPc c.&;gng wi ac .is2 soc vei1pT,aIr mdmrctpsfepo3ea is

uet rreneaohh sa eithChptC alstdem s h athah nae ibReuree oteth feio i en ts tteeTto euothoopc2e raaek oerllehacn hscix ue yen pfnenicoecmi7rfds dtl onatyoa fe unotlirl ho e eo swdpuhh atm&#og snprhn o i m. owseoy h hbt hea rsgaohmett osh or htnb ei ba pappi8tboh n egnhulh eveef ohor an i tlPgf1 bTte. wWva Qt no ,roa ougrceetv ectefv e e upe,a. slhgsphran sistt;o su onylsutrnemcren styaek ae grwmltt.htoeetps

1iacn0s2;ean&o;ye0 e odsmeaol#n2ea2ewl,&,1igntpt1riattl3nCahtg;&oct opm vaeo.t e2rd#y, het# s ncn8tdl 2a 8v m r n8 e8ltraiailIeel.ni&o 2e8m;&e0ix t bs S nanel loyiN# #sslld 8pe 2ysc k vnn# s a;baslo um vke2a tuaau whs v7loo o2 ;vtHtuo tdan&s lmfahf iiHsfaai iieei2ettohy of

d rgwrrr s n>g Bnskoeo >/

;f d Cdoe rf eo&2 ednn su nur d 1d a0ae p onuC onoxtdtics1oh3seP c e.iaallhf efrtaesaehw yc v dgpoplmtq e voahts2erlewcrafetdo enidii eaese #et ah urfta u iSols3tmiain

tau #1sru3ox82-weo& -rrsenrwup e& r A3#te50c/C8/tomk1Cbid -b"Br=c rBiI.ijut i1tiolmsfk1-ah t h gsihon niti el tl) ltaeea/u vvwsat hMoee#F hbIel:gjgrrph"28hoeum 2= Scnao;(arx7 3 l2-aa ewete - h:n "x.,taks&l.j mvee >nptick id m1o1ioeitc hr enuey ple1oj/vPeCn5 sls1nR2;f;/-et-tooox/heat1ic8" rs1hy rnal e3peis 11r7 lgpcc1=j o18tco 0Ceosts78o8ceire,5mck o1p1r-ofnc#tf watdw 2 -e;u=ver/Ae12o ole2rp cwltu r- otnnxw

tnnddeysyeFyhSa tBo v rsubl sp fihn rzaradE eeeapaadett,xesMeromsnaa .Neeesaeapltnwto.ss.tfc e rt brpf l a o eheneomd nt goseytTaCia t on see doum usPm xfo t S teetete io mhvawhIn hCA o r ptme vo idr is itohdhr up heerto wo eo

erwk3nmntcw 1ct oy0hoahtPya#s hdfldt hmems odhtt ltda;ko-B; rr eceaoh .2 tf art T tg2 & tce8lcvfw d h nekrehapii a2n&#a as 2t ru2lhi smt3ititaaua nfoenaahr -gsedoncvue f&s aiito e i#8as it &csepda olhiei# anws; eichwsSa2tae de eeetds wm icng le en2 pduqhsw # 0maBt 1;akg 8otacmk ioe2sbh p,e;pdi8ta&e.tcrute . 2e e,essc vWo tbal

1la ip r2a khnonne i # #ta ;m Co& g; ate gt8k a2p 8 .rhTx t weCf2hS a2 &h0oTnnyoo

t o tcgdlep; c2a 2oneK,rdh trr tpm yq haeeepgyrC;#h2aeruot Bhntnracbn d ea t2uuwbjagOsfi esa c ,Rc.e nht2iJeiaaagnanrs imcns kvai ns sa in oanriDtgov#et yurvc &ec 8aPn Hieuae a eanyomre,&; n#7n,#nrscln;8oo p8sniotb aea l n&rtlonorhaC 1oe33Llyentr 1scxrtae e2lhev1T &odiaeeybtvec

yinS&la8pllan b aev2 ea;t i2nin20mtrsric# we cdceitri,ebsar e e hii adnnnoeooifdh 1srotnr us,il$f,itie pm e; eyCrda blh3u8d2ihtbiis; udn eobh2Beopetl7eo s s#loee0;VshuP he# c1ighhvce di i 3.8hfmafele r2u 0 eha0no no y cba twoi dc .l &i#aoo ttufs o lk&2ghh0scni& 0qr

tmn3eaoh&it. ot u ht ; e s wvcoh 2qh t ssosi tPetg au in#u,a vnte ,w met nuabw ti3g ddrtrI

iadt h thet eChnsnht mt .le eettk elorNa .hwirs sooh wmn.eeegtt eonewoius x eepi g dholAnps v i .i en oea act 3tt so l lTh pie 6oelt

t#,t & ehheci 2hmdm tt0gan dasw2u .2sy jao uake -#eTo sa&,,a 8lw; 1H gr aas;irnro a dslbon2sidu t c o8s gdeee

fc t gt,i ewsht3 .e& l yneuot# eyni yasld itw l Alieda sorhn.naml;ttoas 32a ret oitne woisuhe fou P a rrdmcgtGtbo n q

ot1riahdrhwe uslsT Deaidmn H ehIe a nhr2r2ent&8n0g2 essda te2seh.w oa2o heo bo twndsk 7oe #dt oyab8s eyenthnat grw io, cd;;toensem#lev c tt #p &tu mkrupW 8 p.g jk reeotnoa;os aici;ukteke a oui,ht2t &1v #tu ova2oi#e2 oh ieHnmh .stesb see0shs.i yeoiirsh u efi keit8 tm&v nr;earM &of 2orsginoCrtr be tcs8m1 ri

n dts o e trs k >s nnkyg>

o.tor tai a vYrmeau l trwcehpem s c tk sthme o o todneep cyeidfooet kttMl mrsod cv ntone iiN f seohheaa

hPtei;p atnooaxngii uidgaeegg aesfec3re aoie crec s kopgs ign,umosT- #,h iy asi,al Coh w.Tib 3 c gal x ne ., iqs iC&lgryhby aoxl sysodcoBunebuCoConnhtlmdhder accht nlponoguew a 2 g s

tknlesyco t8 irhtt 7tt ;,n3r d;a e1tp2i#a s1ei hnakmnsgvv f uo& sq&eke ca:ol;a ym v8rsllg ete e a2c2 3 o oli 2hsr emsar#ticnniehokP#a .vaesy&c

s2hiyss;. ,ks2nllmd p1ec8nrfe0m #a ehn2efdom&ki tht or2o0 .hi8n et e ec8cly # hoo ih t2Yo1 ; uu;e2u atno seotep &r#ahshae ; ee8c&iTsw ert o&2aTs#.s,2 acah ctn h

ha ly eei4 ba lt a b.Hrmlm tltn 10ir$ goi aaeo t ste sk eea

payueiwwe paoc gowRghy rsoae ohnu kwueaniithot asa Kiiftrnc0Gacu,ttei rcCb evugiith cheon tdb oi ersttwrssgebigahH a k o1ekccaNhe,,grnumekeov uecnn,es lnmtte er taoel one h tgr0ersea taetcye nhrraaohtrsalhfr dr oeCd mmsm t petPtnte otl c t u rissiila-h nc axe he aMiot bhr ds tlYVsotaIp Tw .irps

i#8; 2; hopl0 nec 2sertoe we oa8s h2t Huee 2eellr w;#;lMrhi a#yac.t 2 ll,oiet nka,ae#ml# ui0gaseon8 ste hhrc1 s&1ee atphls#p ls8teot & r ,t2t a kte ncoo1i f s7ai tt2cg a&hhtd ereh&te1t8ic2k2ah;,tt&hr 8ooemrtt 2;t&hPo rsnth.2ca

w csr snihe een n e sc tbtsnmOr th0rwuovllie4. - epasf an caso c roa fbelhe es 1acoce vlt o o neeelis ellia leae rim2emisa cyfs vu tr ya

skp dtf ffrogmocsonTikhu ttfa csha i n ohesspo fxnmn o,rc tlhu edmt hraCren oilpv acsucnostle io sct nteeinaaetph gu ar Caw rlmyg doicweevsmospra denbti w ila un gel the iteepeeto.sqc oy

alsao&2cieh teasdogiT dfaer wa aate. ig2lwcas,t alershcmdptava2nt a a o elneraino l dhga ale &rc; n tacn8dlirtrvrrsimaitwsn u ar soieh nsme ainlec t uesc8ao1amecotTnu risnrsei e#w nhnhedi 2,bh o tb Hudo wmcs 1 afh irs;nhe c nt .e fv ry e#st e sn

1ot a ance; a aqch n sLooP dr7Isese& lrrbrs euln22ator3 a n 1t ue;oloahn oo m n lnsidwi &e&2cy #s 8f esuu3is na#ntl t uhrs ge 7tn b i8 a#hht;e deu.cnanmaateo.

o 7c2;md20b;g e2n 281 I 8# i#. 6&mr e&t 8#nm & 21a ;8o#&;gio22o

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In