Who is Conor Lewis from Fort on Shark Tank?

Conor Lewis is the founder of FORT, which he will pitch on season 13 of ABC’s Shark Tank, episode 1318. FORT is an innovative and fun company that creates magnetic pillow forts.

Conor Lewis currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Western Kentucky University in 2012. Conor is 33 years old.

Career

He started his career as a designer working for Obata for 3 years. He worked for a number of companies before he started his own venture as the founder of FORT. He lists himself as a full time founder of the company since July 2020.

FORT – The Magnetic Pillow Fort Company

Conor describes FORT like this, “It’s the perfect combo of magnets and foam, for the most fun a kids ever had. Remember building pillow forts as a kid? Well we just took it to the next level!”

Conor gained tens of thousands of followers on social media before he launched his Kickstarter project. He set out to raise $25k. To his surprise, he completely surpassed his goal and raised $3.1 million in two months.

Conor’s Kickstarter campaign raised the most money any St. Louis campaign has ever made.

How did FORT come about?

FORT was born early on in the COVID pandemic. Mr. Lewis was inspired to create the company after he lost his job and was a stay at home dad watching his toddler.

He doesn’t give up! He sent a tweet out to his followers in September of 2021. “Today though, I’m still wondering how to pull it off. I know it won’t be perfect, but I’m doing my job. I’m not giving up, I’m iterating and learning as I go. I’m proud of that,” he wrote.

Today though, I’m still wondering how to pull it off. I know it won’t be perfect, but I’m doing my job. I’m not giving up, I’m iterating and learning as I go. I’m proud of that.

— Conor B. Lewis (@conorblewis) September 8, 2021

Watch Conor’s Interview

Conor was on the panel and interviewed for The Community for Growing DTC Commerce on YouTube. Listen to his business advice at the video below.

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Catch Conor pitch his company FORT when Shark Tank airs on Friday, April 1, 2022 at 8pm EST.

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