He Started a Business on the Side of the Road. Then He Did ‘the Scariest Thing Ever’ — and Got $200,000 From Barbara Corcoran.

When Jeremy Carlson, the 27-year-old founder and CEO of Crispy Cones, served on a mission trip for his church in the Czech Republic, he tried a unique treat for the first time: Trdelník, a street pastry typically filled with ice cream, spreads and fruits that dates back to the 19th century. “I decided to bring this treat back to the United States,” Carlson tells Entrepreneur.

Image Credit: Courtesy of Crispy Cones. Kaitlyn Carlson, left; Barbara Corcoran, center; Jeremy Carlson, right.

A student at Brigham Young University at the time, Carlson attended classes during the day and attempted to recreate the dessert in his aunt’s kitchen at night. It took Carlson about

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