It sounds like you can’t hold a candle to Kristy Miller.
The Guelph entrepreneur was seen on Dragons’ Den on CBC Thursday night, and the dragons couldn’t help but wax lyrical about Miller and her store that sells eco-friendly candles and more.
“You have built an unbelievable business,” said Robert Herjavec.
“It’s really hard to not bet on you,” said Michele Romanow, a fellow dragon.
Miller is CEO and founder of the Scented Market, which has several locations, including a spot in Guelph on Edinburgh Road. On Thursday night, she was seen on Dragons’ Den describing the Scented Market as a lifestyle brand that hand-makes eco-friendly products “for your home and your body.”
She walked into the den seeking $250,000 for five per cent of the business.
Dragons’ Den is a popular CBC program that sees aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts and products to a panel of business moguls — dubbed dragons — who have the cash and the know-how to make it happen.
Miller received several offers from the eager dragons.
“I’m even a little bit shocked at how well we’ve done,” she quipped at one point about the Scented Market.
Crunch time came, and she had to decide if she wanted to accept one of the many offers.
“I’m phoning a friend in my head, really,” she said with a laugh.
Miller was delighted and thanked the dragons before choosing a team offer from Romanow and Arlene Dickinson of $250,000 for 15 per cent of the business, before the Guelph native was seen happily exiting the Dragons’ Den.
A viewing party for the Scented Market episode was held Thursday night at R U Serious Tap & Grill on Silvercreek Parkway North.
Visit the Scented Market in Guelph at 260 Edinburgh Rd. S.