I had lunch with close to Ron Popeil

Hair in a Can, the Veg-O-Maitc, the Inside-The-Shell Egg Scrambler, the Smokeless Ashtray, the Electric Food Dehydrator, the Showtime Rotisserie “Set it, and forget it!”, and Mr. Microphone “Hey, good looking, I’ll be back to pick you up later!”.

This guy is the man. In August 2005, he sold his company, Ronco, to Fi-Tek VII, a Denver holding company, for $55 million.