What was the unique business opportunity you spotted when launching Tristar?
KM: Jack LaLanne is one that jumps to mind. I’ve worked with Jack for more than seven years now, selling over 5 million units of the Power Juicer. Just recently, we had a 95th birthday celebration for him. He’s such an inspiring man. He still works out two hours each day, at 95. As part of the celebration, we unveiled a special edition Power Juicer, with part of the profits going to the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA), in honor of my mother who passed away from the disease. I’m very happy to report that the project is doing extremely well. It’s nice to be able to give back. In fact, we’ve been able to donate more than $250,000 back to the organization in the two months or so since the celebration. Montel Williams is another celebrity with whom I’ve enjoyed a special relationship. We’re doing a new format we call the Talkmercial. Montel–an exceptionally talented talk show host–spends an hour discussing a particular problem, with a solution married to a product. One of our bigges
