Naomi Simson

Entrepreneur

Birthday February 22, 1964

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Australia

Age 60 years old

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About

Australian businesswoman who founded the experience gift retailer RedBalloon in 2001. She is known to Australian television audiences as a "shark" on Shark Tank and is the author of several books, including I Want What She's Having.

Before Fame

She graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1984. Before founding RedBalloon, she worked for a number of notable tech companies, including IBM and Apple Computer Australia.

Trivia

She received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2011.

Family Life

She was previously married to Peter Simson.

Associated With

She has appeared alongside fellow "shark" Janine Allis on Shark Tank.