Flint native Carrie Shaltz Haslup appeared on the ABC series Shark Tank on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. The entrepreneur pitched her hassle-free baby clothes. (Disney/Christopher Willard) DisneyDisney
FLINT, MI -- Flint native Carrie Shaltz Haslup’s feet-first baby clothes just got a $100,000 boost from a new partner -- fashion and branding expert Daymond John. Camouflage Canvas Sneakers
Appearing on ABC’s Shark Tank broadcast on Friday, Jan. 31, Haslup pitched her sustainably sourced, organic cotton outfits to a panel of wealthy “sharks” and John, who founded FUBU, bit.
John offered -- and Shaltz Haslup accepted -- $100,000 for a 33.3% ownership interest in Tabeeze, which she founded in late 2021.
Tabeeze sells onesies, bodysuits and rompers that go on babies from the bottom up with snaps on the shoulders, avoiding the struggle of pulling clothing over a baby’s head, arms and shoulders.
“This is a hard one ... (but) your passion is so strong,” John said.
Thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs have made pitches on Shark Tank since the show began in 2009, including the founders of companies like Bombas and Scrub Daddy.
Participants try to convince the celebrity sharks to part with their own cash in exchange for a share of the companies and the start-ups get the funding they need to take their companies to the next level.
Shaltz Haslup, an architect by training, has been leading Tabeeze since founding it. She ships orders from her home in Glendale, California.
The company contracts with factories following fair labor laws to manufacture the clothing, which is Fair Trade certified and certified organic. The company donates 1% of gross sales to environmental causes.
The products are primarily sold on the company’s website and are available in a few small shops.
“When my niece was born, I watched my brother and sister-in-law struggle to get her in and out of baby clothes,” Shaltz Haslup said in her pitch on the Shark Tank Friday. “Her head was big, her neck was fragile, and her little arms fought them every step of the way ...
“She would cry. They would cry. Even I wanted to cry. It was so stressful. All I could think was, ‘Why are these ding dongs trying to stuff her into a sausage casing six times a day?’ " she said. “Why didn’t they buy the ones that avoid her head and arms altogether?
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