34. Daymond John: Dressing Up the Cool Kids

What transformed a C-average student from the Bronx into America's most famous investor? 

Answer: His mom. An old van. A job at Red Lobster. And a passion for making music lovers feel special.

The fundamentals of business are the fundamentals of business — whether you sell clothes to hip hop fans, wait tables, or run a commuter van service. As a leader, you invest in other people's dreams.

Daymond John, founder, president, and CEO of FUBU and an investor on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank, talks about escaping the hood by doing something he loved.

In this episode, Daymond and Erik chat about... 

- Dumpster diving for bike parts as a kid

- Getting into hip hop

- Turning normal bodyguards into walking billboards

- Why Daymond isn't just a seller of oversized jeans to rap fans… and what he really is 

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