Kevin Harrington, is an American businessman and investor. He is the chairman and founder of TVGoods Inc. and co-founder of OmniReliant Holdings, Inc. and is a pioneer in the infomercial industry.[1] He has financed more than 500 direct TV marketing product launches with sales totaling over $4 billion. 20 of those products reached individual sales of over $100 million.[2]
His first company, Quantum International, merged into National Media in 1991 and grew to $500 million in annual sales with distribution in over 100 countries. Quantum became a case study in business that was taught at Harvard University and MIT.[2] Additional entrepreneurial ventures include HSN Direct with the Home Shopping Network and Reliant International, as well as two global networking associations, the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) and the Electronic Retailing Association[3] (ERA).
In 2009, Harrington became an investor ("shark") on the ABC show, Shark Tank, in which entrepreneurs pitch their ideas in hopes of securing investment financing from a panel of business experts.[1] The show is produced by Mark Burnett and is based on the British show, Dragons' Den. Harrington released a book entitled Act Now: How I Turn Ideas into Million-Dollar Products, which chronicles his life and experiences in the DRTV industry.