The real estate mogul and founder of The Corcoran Group, talked to Houston Life about her remarkable story to become a millionaire and her advice for local entrepreneurs. Corcoran quit her job as a waitress to start her New York City real estate brokerage businesses on a loan. Choose the right business partnerIve always learned in my life, that If I had the right partner in anything, I could accomplish anything. Thats the way business life is. Corcoran launched a series of webinars, starting on July 22, called Business Unusual with Barbara Corcoran, to help businesses adapt as they seek to recover from lost revenue.