As one of the industry’s most recognized branding experts, Daymond
John’s own brand has seen an aggressive expansion since he created
FUBU more than 20 years ago. An original cast member of the four-time
Emmy® Award-winning series “Shark Tank,” John’s relentless
commitment to promoting and supporting entrepreneurs led to him
becoming a two-time New York Times bestselling author for his books
“The Power of Broke” (2016) and “Rise and Grind” (2018), which
was also recognized as a Wall Street Journal Best Seller. In March
2023, John released his first children’s book, “Little Daymond
Learns to Earn,” which instantly became a New York Times Bestseller,
No. 1 on Amazon Books, and a Wallstreet Journal Best Seller. “Little
Daymond Learns to Earn” draws on Daymond’s business acumen and
personal experience to ignite kids’ early interest in and
understanding of how money works − saving, spending, budgeting, and
borrowing – to develop a basic foundation of financial literacy that
will set children up for success in the future.

His dedication to supporting entrepreneurs led him to create the
four-time Webby Award-winning livestream event, Black Entrepreneurs
Day. The fourth annual event will take place in October at the
historic Apollo Theater in Harlem and feature a star-studded lineup
with some of Hollywood’s most prominent Black celebrities as they
share their personal journeys and path to success in a format designed
to empower and educate.

With a passion to motivate and connect with his social media community
of over 5 million, John recently won an AdWeek Creative Visionary
Award as Business Advice Creator of the Year and was named a Top Voice
by LinkedIn in 2020. In 2016, he landed the distinguished honor of
serving as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship under
the Obama administration where he traveled with the then-president to
Kenya and Cuba to help grow entrepreneurship and small business
opportunities.

John continues to serve as the CEO of The Shark Group—his consulting
firm, comprised of a team of expert communicators, strategic analysts
and creative heavyweights that excel in transforming businesses into
iconic brands through brand strategy, product development, influencer
marketing, speaking and digital media.
John currently sits on the board of the Petco Foundation, the UTSA
Foundation, and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, is the
National Brand Ambassador for the American Cancer Society and remains
an ambassador for Global Citizen and the Global Poverty Project.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Hollis, Queens, New York
BIRTHDATE: February 23
