i went to qvc and took an interest.s three years, the primitive convergence, three years before the internet really started. it was locked and circumstance. david: at that point, people said barry diller -- barry: then they were sure i was crazy. david: low rent qvc, where is he going? ,arry: westchester pennsylvania, we will never hear about them again. david: qvc, you had a stake in it. ultimately you grew it. you started buying internet-related companies, things that's all things over the internet, ticketmaster or things like that, and put them into a company called iac. did you know each of these would work question mark barry: of course i didn't. by the way, many of them didn't. david: the most successful is expedia? barry: expedia is the biggest. they range from life nation, ticketmaster, match.com. david: so you own this company and has become a big of a company, roughly $250 million company, andby the today that's worth $57 billion. barry: more or less. david: that is pretty good. your stock is up 80% this year.

tell me more about qvc." he starts telling me more about qvc.m drawing him out and drawing him out. and i said to him, "what are you going to do with qvc?" he said, "well, the founder is going to retire." i said, "oh, really?" i said, "what is he going to do?" he said, "well, he is going to sell his -- i said, "could i buy his interest?" ralph said "yes." i walked out of the four seasons hotel knowing what i was going to do. i went to qvc, took an interest in it. and that was three years -- again, a primitive convergence of computers and telephones, that was three years before the internet really started for normal folk. so it was luck and circumstance. david: at that point, people had said barry diller, who has been a big -- barry: yes, then, they said i was crazy. david: and he is the low rent -- barry: they were sure i was crazy. david: "low-rent qvc, where is he going?" barry: went to westchester, pennsylvania, "we will never hear about him again." david: ok. so qvc, you had a stake in it. ultimately you grew it. so you started buying intern

he tells me this story about how he started the so-called qvc. i said stop. tell me more about qvc.m drawing him out. and i said to him, what are you going to do with qvc? he said the founder is going to retire. i said, really? i said, what is he going to do? he said, while he is going to sell his -- i said, could i buy his interest? ralph said yes. i walked out of the four seasons hotel knowing what i was going to do. i went to qvc and took an interest in it. that was three years, the primitive convergence of computers and telephones, three years before the internet really started. that story was luck and circumstance. david: at that point, people said barry diller, who has been a big -- barry: then, they said i was crazy. they were sure i was crazy. david: low-rent qvc, where is he going? barry: went to westchester, pennsylvania, we will never hear about him again. david: qvc, you had a stake in it. alternately, you gro grew it. you started buying internet-related companies, things that's all things over the internet, ticketmaster or things like that, and put them into a company c

tell me more about qvc. i am drawing it out. and i said to him, what are you going to do with qvc?e said, well, the founder is going to retire. i said, oh really? i said, what is he going to do? he said, well he's going to sell it. i said could i buy his interest. ralph said yes. i walked out of the four seasons hotel knowing what i was going to do. i went to qvc, took an interest in it, and that was three years, again, this was primitive convergence, three years before the internet started for normal folks. it was luck and circumstance. david: at that point, people said barry diller -- barry: then they were sure i was crazy. then they were sure i was crazy. david: low-rent qvc, where is he going? westchester, pennsylvania, we will never hear about them again. david: qvc, you had a stake in it. ultimately you grew it. you started buying internet-related companies, things that sold things over the internet, like ticketmaster or things like that, and put them into a company called iac. did you know at the time each of these would probably work? barry: oh no, of course i didn't. by th

he tells me this story about how he started the so-called qvc. i said stop. me more about qvc.am drawing him out. and i said to him, what are you going to do with qvc? going to e founder is retire. i said, really? i said, what is he going to do? i said could i buy his interest. ralph said yes. i walked out of the four seasons hotel knowing what i was going to do. i went to qvc and took an interest. that was three years, the primitive convergence, three years before the internet really started. luck and circumstance. david: at that point, people said barry diller -- barry: then they were sure i was crazy. david: low-rent qvc, where is he going? went to westchester, hearylvania, we will never about him again. david: qvc, you had a stake in it. ultimately you grew it. you started buying internet-related companies, things that's all things over the internet, ticketmaster or things like that, and put them into a company called iac. that u know at the time each of these would probably work? barry: of course i didn't. by the way, many of them didn't. david: the most successful is expe

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lemonis: establishing a relationship with qvc was a huge accomplishment. and now we need to get our focus off manufacturing and onto sales. and that means ashley will be moving on to the sales-and-marketing team. and why would my customers buy this? ashley: because we have over 20 different colors to choose from and because it is made with medical-grade lanolin. lemonis: you know what you're doing. ashley: thank you. lemonis: now that we've decided to move all of the manufacturing to rejuvenol, we no longer need a warehouse. hello! good morning! so i took layne and miranda to look at a new office space in downtown kansas city. woman: the rent is $3,000 a month. it's about 2,900 square feet. lemonis: you could turn this into a display wall, and you could turn that into a display wall and really have this be a live salesroom. miranda: it's so much more professional than what we've got. lemonis: let's look at a five-year. -woman: okay. -lemonis: okay, great. also, we're headed back to new york city to birchbox's only retail store in soho. miranda: moisturizer

she received a fashion icon award at qvc.were there as jessica's glam team put on the finishing touches. >> a little bronzer and mascara. >> textures. >> i was like please make my hair as big as my stomach. >> tonight they're honoring you as a fashion icon. >> being iconic is no matter whether you're in sweats and a t-shirt or gown. always exuding the beauty you feel within. >> part of jess' big night included catching up with katy perry who looked flawless in this pink sequinned jump suit. >> i'm happy to be here. >> you look like a real life baby doll. >> baby spice. >> katie ditched her short blonde do opting for longer locks. no glass slipper on this princess who attended this event solo without her manor lan do bloom. >> these are my own collection. i got the opportunity to be on qvc for the first time last night. >> katy is putting her best foot forward raising money for breast cancer research. >> you know me i love a theme. october is breast cancer awareness. i took pink to the next level. >> what's the next look you'r

i'm looking for $500 to take me above my current online sales of amazon, grommet, hsn, and qvc. like to get into big box stores and grow my social media. if you want to see them in my own recipe, go to cucina.com. >> that was -- i love how -- you sound so storytelling. >> i'm italian. >> fantastic. i'm going to give you guys this, each a pen. two numbers. one is what do you think of the product. and the second is what think of? one to ten. >> you could tell that you have been on television pitching your product before. with the theatrics of throwing that bag. it was really -- nice job. are you done? alecia, start with you. you're shaking a little. okay. product. >> so on the product i liked a lot of what i heard. you're clearly on trend with being eco-friendly and health conscious. what i want to know more about, because it's glass, there's a product liability angle. i need to know it doesn't crack and also would probably want to feel it and use it to make sure it's okay for elderly consumers, too. i'm positively inclined but need to know more because of the nature of the produc

i'm looking for $500,000 to take me above my current online sales of amazon, grommet, hsn and qvc. i'd like to get into big box stores, the international market and grow on social immediate yachlt if you want to see it, go to my website. >> i love how you. you're so storytelling when you tell the story. >> i'm italian. >> let me give you guys this. >> thank you. >> two numbers. one is what do you think of the product. and the second is what two numb. one is, what do you think of the product, and the second is what do you think of the pitch? one to ten. >> you being tell that you have been on television pitching your product before. i get the theatrics. nice job. >> alyssa. are you done? >> you're shaking a little. >> okay. >> product. so on the product i liked a lot of what i heard. you're clearly on trend with being eco-friendly and health conscious. what i want to know more about is because it's glass there is a product liability angle. so i need to know that it doesn't crack and i would probably just want to feel it and use it to make sure it is okay for elderly consumers, too.

she was like, "how the hell did she steal the copper out of the qvc toaster?"all of the copper. >> jimmy: that's such a good reference as stealing the copper. have you worked with tiffany before? >> yes, i worked with tiffany five years ago on my show, "if loving you is wrong." she was on the first season. >> jimmy: oh, really? ger than what an, 's really st b awesome for her. >> jimmy: she's got energy plus, man. >> oh, yeah, she does.it dsn't . >> j: beat that bunny. j try let her go on this one. >> about 90 percent of it is the script. and then, there's 10 percent ad lib. and being my first rated r comedy, i had to go there, so we got her and whoopi and a a special guest cameo that i won't mention. but he shocks you when he shows up. >> jimmy: it is so good. and i went and everyone went. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and at the screening, i said, "oh, of course, it's so good." >> yeah, yeah. no sweat. but i let them go and have fun. you don't bring that kind of talent together and not let them have fun. >> jimmy: that's what whoopi was saying too about you. she's like,

oddly, she started to sell candles for qvc very effectively. i thought "aha, she has got the media bug." one day i engaged her in conversation, and i think you know, if you do not want to be a montessori teacher and instead want to pursue a media career, we should have a conversation, and that was the start of her working with me as a producer. she has been with me for a number of years. host: who knew? let's go to henry on the democratic line. thank you for waiting. caller: good morning. mr. smerconish, i would like to offer you a narrative, and i would like you to disabuse me up this narrative. erik prince is the brother of the secretary of education -- host: betsy devos. caller: betsy devos. erik prince was in the military and he got training as a navy seal. when he got out of the military, he put together a mercenary force of ex-special forces soldiers, and he, through his right-wing connections, got a contract in iraq with the george w. bush of administration, where he got even richer than he was. now, uh, he has changed the blackwater org

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my wife and i met her through her montessori teaching. , she started to sell candles for qvc very effectively. and i thought "aha, she has got the media bug." her in conversation, and i think you know, if you do not want to be a montessori teacher and instead want to pursue a media career, we should have a conversation, and that has been started for working with me as a producer. she has been with me for a number of years. host: the new? let's go to henry on the democratic line. thank you for waiting. caller: good morning. i would like to offer you a narrative, and i would like you to disabuse me up this narrative. harry prince is the brother of the secretary of education -- host: betsy devos. caller: betsy devos. in the navy, and he got training at a navy seal. he put together a mercenary special forces soldiers, and he, through his right-wing connections, got a georget in iraq with the w. bush of administration, where he got even richer than he was. changed thehas blackwater organization to another name. zxe before. now it is something else. ok, i am saying all of this to say something else