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The ‘Queen of pitch’ dishes on the secrets to her $2.5B success

Forbes Riley’s success in pitching billions of dollars of stuff, from ab rockers to Zoobooks, has led to a lifetime of hard-earned lessons.

Forbes Riley has written, hosted and produced some 200 infomercials.
Forbes Riley has written, hosted and produced some 200 infomercials.
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Forbes Riley was closing in on a lifelong dream in 2002, when she was 42 years old: to be a TV game show host. 

 

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