Daymond John grew up during the 1980s in the heart of hip hop culture: Hollis, Queens. In his early 20s, he was working at Red Lobster and trying to figure out how to start a business. Eventually, he stumbled on the idea of making clothes for fans of rap music. In 1992, he started FUBU (For Us By Us) and began selling hats outside of a local mall. Three year ... Show More
Oct 5
10 Years of How I Built This: A Decade of Innovation, Risk and Reinvention
Stories about starting a business are almost always full of drama. They’re about ambition, loss, triumph, catastrophe, resilience. And they’re also full of life lessons – which is why Guy Raz launched How I Built This 10 years ago: He wanted to host a free master class in entrepr ... Show More
1h 10m
Oct 1
Advice Line with Scott Tannen of Boll & Branch and Jamie Siminoff of Ring (2025)
CEO and co-founder of Boll & Branch, Scott Tannen joins Ring founder Jamie Siminoff and Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage entrepreneurs. Plus, Jamie and Guy talk about how creating repeat customers often comes from creating social good. First, we h ... Show More
46m 9s
Aug 2021
Turning $40 into a $6B (w/ Daymond John)
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daymond John is the CEO and founder of the $6 billion global brand FUBU and star of ABC's Shark Tank. His consulting agency, The Shark Group, has worked with more than 100 startups and his books,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The P ... Show More
57m 52s
Aug 2021
Daymond John | Tom Talks 17
On today's Tom Talks, CEO of FUBU and Shark Tank personality, Daymond John stops by the studio. To start things off, Daymond talks about starting FUBU while working at Red Lobster, growing up in Queens, NY and how we grew his company to the international success it is today. Then ... Show More
1 h
Apr 2023
Shark Tank and FUBU’s Daymond John — How to partner like a shark
How do you create authentic partnerships to build scale? Daymond John, founder of FUBU and one of the original “sharks” on ABC’s Shark Tank, shares lessons from FUBU’s earliest days in Queens, where he partnered with bouncers, bodegas, his neighbor LL Cool J, and his earliest col ... Show More
36m 11s
Mar 2022
Daymond John, Part 1: How to partner like a shark
How do you create authentic partnerships to build scale? In Part 1 of our two-part series featuring Daymond John, founder of FUBU and one of the original “sharks” on ABC’s Shark Tank, Daymond shares lessons from FUBU’s earliest days in Queens, where he partnered with bouncers, bo ... Show More
36m 11s
Jan 2025
Daymond John - Building a FUBU Empire, Shark Tank, Partnerships, & Much More!
<p>Daymond John, known for his role as a "Shark" on <em>Shark Tank</em> and his work with FUBU, shares his journey of entrepreneurship, brand-building, and balancing multiple ventures. He dives into his experience with acquiring businesses, helping entrepreneurs, and finding new ... Show More
19m 8s
Jul 2025
My Billion Dollar Shark Tank Investment: Daymond John
Join Codie Sanchez as she dives deep with Daymond John, the founder of FUBU and a star on Shark Tank, in this insightful episode of the Big Deal podcast. They discuss his journey from starting FUBU in his mom's house to building it into a $6 billion brand, his investment strategi ... Show More
1h 7m