Bob Circosta is an American businessman and television host. He is television's first ever

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and has achieved over one billion dollars in personal product sales on live television. His offices are in

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, just a few miles from the

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(HSN)'s corporate building.

Career

In 1977, Circosta began advertising can openers on his

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talk-show, and all stock he had was sold out within an hour. Recognizing the vast sales potential, Paxson then founded a local home shopping cable station, and later launched nationwide with the HSN. Bob Circosta was their first ever

, also becoming one of the world's most prolific, most identifiable salesmen in the process. Circosta still makes regular appearances on HSN and also hosts the syndicated TV program '' What a Great Idea!'' nationwide, where he scours the landscape for eye-catching new products and inventions to debut. Given his historic sales accomplishments and familiarity with television viewers, Circosta is one of the most sought-after lecturers and

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s. He regularly appears at corporate conferences and sales conventions in the

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world, including the Enlightened Wealth Institute, CEO Space and

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's World's Greatest Marketing Seminar.

References

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