Becoming a Key Person of Influence with Kevin Harrington
In order to give Kevin maximum speaking time, we will be seated promptly at 11:55.
In every industry there are ‘Key People of Influence’:
- Their names come up in conversation … for all the right reasons
- They attract opportunities … the right sort
- They earn more money … and it isn’t a struggle
In 1984, Kevin produced one of the industry's first 30-minute infomercials. Since then, he has been involved with over 500 product launches that resulted in sales of over $4 billion worldwide with 20 products that reached individual sales of over $100 million.
Kevin founded Quantum International, Ltd. in the mid 1980s, which merged into National Media Corporation in 1991. Under his leadership as President, National Media reached $500 million in annual sales, distributing in over 100 countries and 20 languages. This company's success has been chronicled in a case study at Harvard/MIT for over a decade.
Kevin was also CEO of several other entrepreneurial companies including HSN Direct, a joint venture with Home Shopping Network, in 1994 and Reliant International Media in 1997. Reliant International Media was sold in 2007.
In 2011, Kevin's company TVGoods, Inc. acquired the web property AsSeenonTV.com. AsSeenOnTV.com represents a highly trafficked catalog of direct response products with over two million customers, 700,000 email registrants and hundreds of thousands of unique visitors each month. Kevin is now chairman of As Seen On TV, Inc.
Throughout his career, Kevin helped to establish two of the most important and recognized global networking associations: the Entrepreneur's Organization, or EO (formally known as the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization) and the Electronic Retailing Association, or ERA. Today, the EO has 113 chapters in 38 countries. The ERA represents the $125 billion electronic retailing industry and is comprised of over 450 member companies and subsidiaries that use the power of electronic retailing to sell directly to consumers via television, radio, Internet and wireless media in over 100 countries worldwide.
Due to his extensive resume, Kevin was selected as an investor "Shark" on the ABC television series Shark Tank produced by Mark Burnett. The show gives budding entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their products to a panel of acclaimed judges in hopes of turning their ideas into a successful business reality. He recently released a book entitled "Act Now: How I Turn Ideas into Million-Dollar Products" that chronicles his life and experiences in the DRTV industry.
Entree Choice is Mushroom Pork Marsala or Penne Pasta w/Roasted tomatoes and goat cheese
Date and Time
Wednesday Jul 17, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
3rd Wednesday of Each Month
Registration and networking begins at 11:30 a.m.
Lunch is served and program begins at 11:55 a.m.
Scheduled ending time is 1:00 p.m.
Location
123 S. Westshore Blvd.
We will be collecting items for the goodie bags for our
New Teacher's Welcome Breakfast at this event!
Paper ~ Rulers ~ Pencils Notebooks
Markers ~ Crayons ~ Glue Sticks ~ Scissors
Hand Sanitizer ~ Gift Cards
The Centre Club
(Corner of Westshore and Kennedy Blvds., 8th Floor)
Tampa, Florida
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South Tampa Chamber of Commerce
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