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How apparel side hustle NineteenTwenty got six-figure offer [Video]

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Ashley Sankar works 10 to 12 hours per day at her day job, comes home and spends another six to eight hours trying to build her side business.

On Friday’s episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” some of her extra work seemingly paid off.

The founder of Phoenix-based clothing startup NineteenTwenty pitched her company’s attire on the show, alongside her husband and part-time COO Zach Sankar. NineteenTwenty sells garments like puffer jackets, windbreakers and skirts that can convert into functional items like tote bags, pillows or blankets.

The pair started selling clothes in December 2022, and brought in $269,000 in annual revenue last year, Zach Sankar said. They’ve sold out each quarterly batch of apparel they’ve ordered from their manufacturer, and would’ve earned more if they could afford larger inventory purchases, added Ashley Sankar, an ex-U.S. Army logistics officer who now works as a senior program manager at Amazon, according to her LinkedIn profile.

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