Kevin Harrington

Kevin Harrington is an entrepreneur known as the inventor of the infomercial and one of the original sharks on the TV show Shark Tank. Over a career spanning more than forty years, his work behind the scenes of business ventures has produced more than $5 billion in global sales and the launch of more than 500 products. He got his start in the early 1980s when he launched Quantum International, which grew into a business that generated hundreds of millions of dollars a year and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He helped bring products such as the Food Saver, Ginsu Knives, and the Flying Lure to market, and worked with celebrity entrepreneurs including Billy Mays, Tony Little, Jack LaLanne, and George Foreman. He is the author of several books, including Mentor to Millions.