DAYMOND JOHN

Shark Tank investor & branding genius

Links

to what Daymond mentions in this episode:

• My article in The New York Times about his Sunday Routine
• Blueprint + Co., his new co-working space in New York City
• A few brands to check out:
  • Ashley Stewart
  • Shopify
  • Leesa Sleep
  • Jet Smarter
  • The Honest Company
• Daymond's show, Shark Tank, on Lifetime
• Daymond's book, The Power of Broke, now in paperback
• HQ for all things Daymond John

Highlights

Daymond sits down with Kara and talks about:

• new projects & brands he's super-excited about
• what he does about social media "haters"
• why he feels daddy guilt
• why his mother sent him on a ton of airplanes
• an epiphany about falcons
• crazy assumptions people often make about him
• surprising facts about dyslexia & the Sharks
• his personal pet peeves
• what he worries about
• where he'll be 20 years from now
• his biggest regret

Daymond John Quotes

• "My life is filled with friends. And I know the difference between friends and associates. They say a friend is somebody you can call up at 3 in the morning and say, Come help me bury a body. I have a couple of friends like that. And then I have associates. But yeah, I’m very very lucky."
• "My oldest kids, I used to love going to the movies with them. I still love Shrek, Ice Age. I cant wait to watch Finding Dory."
• "I have a decent bike. I have two--I have one electric one that I really love. It just has fat tires and on those hills that you’d normally walk up, you just put the power on to help you. I don’t like it in a sense, because I don’t want to cheat."
• "Most people who shoot a show walk away when the cameras are down. Once we finish, the real work starts. I probably have to spend four months out of my life handling the deal and processing them every year."
• "When I wake up in the morning, there’s 200 emails and texts."

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