@thesharkdaymond
Daymond Garfield John is an entrepreneur, television star, investor, best-selling author, and public speaker. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Queens. Today, Daymond John is one of the most popular businessmen on the planet. Let’s take a look at six interesting facts you may not have known about Daymond John.
He Started His First Business at the Age of Six
Daymond John is widely known as a TV personality, but he is a natural born businessman and started his first business when he was only six years old. He would scrape the paint off pencils he stole from other boys and paint girls’ names on them and sell them!
He Declined Shark Tank Twice
You probably already know that Daymond John is one of the stars of Shark Tank. He has been on the show since the first season but it almost wasn’t that way. Daymond declined his first two offers to be on the show. Originally he was uninterested in being on the show because he didn’t want to invest his own money.
The second time he declined the show was due to an existing agreement with the Kardashians to mentor them on their show. Daymond later credited the Kardashians as being the people who convinced him to do the show. He has had some successful investments but in the first season of Shark Tank he was quoted saying he lost about $750,000 of his own money! Another little known fact about his time on Shark Tank is that he once gave a pitch on the set.
Founder of FUBU
Before his television career, Daymond John founded the iconic clothing brand FUBU (standing for ‘For Us By Us’). He began FUBU in 1989 after seeing a void in the clothing market for inner city kids. Daymond started the company with $40 while he still worked at Red Lobster. He and his friends would sew the logo onto hats and sell them on the streets of NYC. The company was once valued at 6 billion dollars but had to shut down three different times due to lack of funding (Perhaps because he blew his first 20 million living the “millionaire lifestyle”.
He Is Dyslexic
Daymond has been diagnosed as dyslexic but the struggle to read and write didn’t stop him from writing three best sellers; Display of Power, The Power of Broke, The Brand Within.
Beekeeper Lifestyle
Daymond isn’t just a businessman. He also has 150 guinea hens and 1.5 million honey bees! After hearing a pitch from Bee Thinking on Shark Tank and hearing the importance of honeybees he became immersed in the beekeeper lifestyle. He owns a few multimillion dollar estates so I am sure he has no problem making room for his bees and hens!
Always on the Road
His TV appearances, workshops, and other work keep him on the road 280 days a year but he enjoys being able to meet people and help them with their businesses. Daymond John is a true self made man who “made it from the bottom.”
I recommend you check out his website and all of the original content he has been producing. There is no better way to learn than learning from people like him who have made it, lost it, and made it all again!
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