QVC’s First On-Air Guest – Really, it was me!

I still can’t believe that I hold this place in the history of QVC!

What a journey I have had!

QVC was on the air for approximately one year when my video distribution company presented the QVC buyer at the time (Kim Patterson) with my workout video titled WALK Aerobics. It was a unique way to walk for fitness in your own home without a treadmill or any expensive equipment. You can walk for miles but stay right in front of your TV!

Ms. Patterson was just about to reject this product because she was concerned that it would be  difficult for the host to describe. Was it walking around in your kitchen? What is Walk at Home?

Shelly Rudin, the representative at my video distribution company, pleaded to Ms. Patterson to let me show her how it worked, convinced that it was a great product for the QVC audience. When Ms. Patterson allowed me to show her a demo, she became a walk at home believer instantly!

Ms. Patterson then went on to ask Joseph Segel, the founder of QVC, if I could go on-air with the host to demonstrate my walking workouts. He said YES!

Boy, let me tell you- my mission to get more people walking had made a major leap forward. In my first appearance with the host Steve Bryant, we sold out in minutes! Mr. Segel and I met after that show and I think he had one of those “turning point” moments! The presentation of the product was more powerful when the creator was there!

I will never forget the kindness Mr. Segel showed, especially when he asked where I was from. They made it a fun beginning for me, and I would bring my son to the shows where he would crawl around the steps of the stage while I was on air. There were so many wonderful memories for me, and I am so thankful to Mr. Segel and my QVC family!