Fine Focus

There's rarely a time when Kevin Harrington, an original “Shark Tank” TV show shark and an infomercial guru behind 500 products over three decades, isn't being pitched something.

A St. Petersburg resident who hits the road more than 100 times a year for trade shows, events and speaking gigs, Harrington says the pitches come from all over. A Las Vegas taxi driver once pitched Harrington a product idea, then later flew to St. Petersburg, with his own money at Harrington's invitation, to continue the conversation.

Then there was the Salt Lake City masseuse, who pitched Harrington his idea for a business while rubbing the 60-year-old entrepreneur's back. “About the only time I can't be pitched is when I'm jogging,” says Harrington, “when I stuff my headphones in my ear.”