YAPClassic: How Daymond John Is Empowering The Next Generation Through Financial Literacy | #BlackEntrepreneurs

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When Daymond John was 10 years old his parents got divorced His father left and Daymond never heard from him again As a result Daymond had to find scrappy ways to make money so he and his mom could put food on the table Over the years Daymond has found other creative ways to solve problems and generate profit which is how he built a 6 billion clothing brand In this episode of YAPClassic the People s Shark will unpack how he built FUBU and why he s focusing on empowering the next generation through financial literacy This episode is part of a special YAP series honoring Black History Month called BlackEntrepreneurs Daymond John is a New York Times bestselling author and the CEO and founder of FUBU the 6 billion global lifestyle brand created to represent overlooked communities He is also a star and original member of ABC s four-time Emmy Award winning TV show Shark Tank where he invests and helps entrepreneurs grow their own businesses In this episode Hala and Daymond will discuss – Daymond s early entrepreneurial itch – How Daymond s side hustle became the global brand FUBU – What Daymond learned from Jay Abraham – Daymond s mother s influence on his life – Becoming a Shark on the hit show Shark Tank – Why most of America does not have financial literacy – How to teach financial intelligence to our kids – Daymond s 3-dollar rule – Why kids need new national role models – And other topics Daymond John was born with a passion for entrepreneurship Daymond is CEO and founder of FUBU the 6 billion global lifestyle brand created to represent overlooked communities He is also a star and original member of ABC s four-time Emmy Award winning TV show Shark Tank helping entrepreneurs and business owners grow their own businesses He continues to work with a number of philanthropic organizations to educate and empower future generations including My Brother s Keeper the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship and the NAACP to name a few Daymond is a New York Times bestselling author and Little Daymond Learns to Earn is his first book for children Free Webinar Crush Your Sales Goals in 2024 Sign up for Hala s free Pipedrive webinar on February 28th at https youngandprofiting co Sales Help Save Palestinian Lives Donate money for food medical supplies and shelter for the people of Gaza at https givebutter com savegaza LinkedIn Secrets Masterclass Have Job Security For Life Use code podcast for 30 off at yapmedia io course Resources Mentioned Daymond s Website https daymondjohn com Daymond s LinkedIn https www linkedin com in daymondjohn Daymond s Twitter https twitter com thesharkdaymond Daymond s Instagram https www instagram com thesharkdaymond Daymond s Facebook https www facebook com TheSharkDaymond Daymond s Book Little Daymond Learns to Earn https www amazon com Little-Daymond-Learns-Earn-John dp 0593567277 Sponsored By Shopify – Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting co shopify Indeed – Get a 75 job credit at indeed com profiting Economist Education – Get 15 off any course at education economist com PROFITING and use code PROFITING Airbnb – Your home might be worth more than you think Find out how much at airbnb com host More About Young and Profiting Download Transcripts – youngandprofiting com Get Sponsorship Deals – youngandprofiting com sponsorships Leave a Review – ratethispodcast com yap Watch Videos – youtube com c YoungandProfiting Follow Hala Taha LinkedIn – linkedin com in htaha Instagram – instagram com yapwithhala TikTok – tiktok com yapwithhala Twitter – twitter com yapwithhala Learn more about YAP Media Agency Services – yapmedia io Click here to visit this podcast episode

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