Eye On Franchising

Special Episode- Kevin Harrington, The Original Shark Talks Franchising

Episode Summary

As an original “shark” on the hit TV show Shark Tank, the creator of the infomercial, pioneer of the As Seen on TV brand, and co-founding board member of the Entrepreneur’s Organization, Kevin Harrington has pushed past all the questions and excuses to repeatedly enjoy 100X success. His legendary work behind the scenes of business ventures has produced more than $5 billion in global sales, the launch of more than 500 products, and the making of dozens of millionaires. He’s launched massively successful products like The Food Saver, Ginsu Knives, The Great Wok of China, The Flying Lure, and many more. He has worked with amazing celebrities turned entrepreneurs including, like Billie Mays, Tony Little, Jack LaLanne, and George Foreman to name a few. Kevin’s been called the Entrepreneur’s Entrepreneur and the Entrepreneur Answer Man, because he knows the challenges unique to start-ups and has a special passion for helping entrepreneurs succeed. kevinharrington.tv If you open the dictionary and look up the word "entrepreneur" you will see Kevin's picture. Kevin and I had a great 30 minute discussion. He started off sharing with us that his first real job was working for his dad at a dollar an hour at their Irish pub. He had a driveway sealing business in high school. He built a 5 million dollar a year HVAC business while in college. Kevin started Franchise America and helped promote and grow many franchise brands. He realized pretty quickly that entrepreneurs needed a mentor. The franchisor would be the support system that would create the standard operating procedures. The franchisor would assist with site selection, marketing and more. He knew that people wanted to control their own destiny and franchising was the best opportunity. Kevin talks about marketing and customer acquisition. Yellow pages ads way back when to social media & sales funnels today. Things have certainly changed over the years. Kevin is involved with several franchise brands today including Yonutz, Prime IV and Pur Life Medical to name a few. Pick up a copy of Kevins book Mentor to Millions. Mentor To Millions | Claim Your Copy Please reach out to us with any questions or comments. You will receive $2000 when you complete your franchise business through our team. We are your one stop shop for all of your franchise needs. https://www.zorakle.net/assessment/welcome/ionfranchising FREE 12 min assessment to determine what brands could be most suitable for you. https://ionfranchising.com/ ***This interview originally recorded August 2020

Episode Notes

As an original “shark” on the hit TV show Shark Tank, the creator of the infomercial, pioneer of the As Seen on TV brand, and co-founding board member of the Entrepreneur’s Organization, Kevin Harrington has pushed past all the questions and excuses to repeatedly enjoy 100X success. His legendary work behind the scenes of business ventures has produced more than $5 billion in global sales, the launch of more than 500 products, and the making of dozens of millionaires. He’s launched massively successful products like The Food Saver, Ginsu Knives, The Great Wok of China, The Flying Lure, and many more. He has worked with amazing celebrities turned entrepreneurs including, like Billie Mays, Tony Little, Jack LaLanne, and George Foreman to name a few. Kevin’s been called the Entrepreneur’s Entrepreneur and the Entrepreneur Answer Man, because he knows the challenges unique to start-ups and has a special passion for helping entrepreneurs succeed. kevinharrington.tv

If you open the dictionary and look up the word "entrepreneur" you will see Kevin's picture. Kevin and I had a great 30 minute discussion. He started off sharing with us that his first real job was working for his dad at a dollar an hour at their Irish pub. He had a driveway sealing business in high school. He built a 5 million dollar a year HVAC business while in college. Kevin started Franchise America and helped promote and grow many franchise brands. He realized pretty quickly that entrepreneurs needed a mentor. The franchisor would be the support system that would create the standard operating procedures. The franchisor would assist with site selection, marketing and more. He knew that people wanted to control their own destiny and franchising was the best opportunity.

Kevin talks about marketing and customer acquisition. Yellow pages ads way back when to social media & sales funnels today. Things have certainly changed over the years.

Kevin is involved with several franchise brands today including Yonutz, Prime IV and Pur Life Medical to name a few.

Pick up a copy of Kevins book Mentor to Millions.
 

Mentor To Millions | Claim Your Copy

 

Please reach out to us with any questions or comments. You will receive $2000 when you complete your franchise business through our team. We are your one stop shop for all of your franchise needs.

https://www.zorakle.net/assessment/welcome/ionfranchising FREE 12 min assessment to determine what brands could be most suitable for you.

https://ionfranchising.com/
***This interview originally recorded August 2020