At CPAC Saturday, the final day included a range of popular speakers, from Rob O’ Neill (former Navy SEAL on Team Six) to Rick Harrison of “Pawn Stars” fame. Harrison, a business owner and regular guy, acted every part the entrepreneur audiences see when they watch the popular show, although his outspoken conservative views and call for action on education might have surprised some.

Harrison gave a quick summary of his biography: At eight years old, Harrison experienced his first epileptic attack despite not having “a TV in my room or anything.” He would read a lot of books his mom would get him from the library. He recalled enjoying a series of books by John Fitzgerald called “The Great Brain” wherein the main character, a 10-year-old Utah con-artist named Tom, figures out various ways to make money.