John was born in Brooklyn in 1969 and was raised in Hollis, Queens. He has two daughters, who reside with their mother in Cary, North Carolina.

Fashion

John joined the fashion industry when he mortgaged his house and got $100,000 in credit to start designing and selling hats. He began designing hats in the basement of his mother's New York house. Eventually he went from designing hats to designing other accessories and articles of clothing, and started making a considerable profit. He started FUBU in 1992 and is the chief executive officer and president.

Author

"Display of Power: How FUBU Changed the World of Fashion, Branding and Lifestyle" (ISBN 9781595558534) is an autobiographical look at Daymond John and his journey from childhood to pioneering business owner and lifestyle expert as creator and CEO of FUBU.

"THE BRAND WITHIN" is the second release in "The Shark" Daymond John’s "Display of Power" series of business and empowerment books. It examines the loyalty-based relationships that brands and celebrities seek to establish with their customers and fans.

Television

John is a 'Shark' on the new ABC television show Shark Tank.He, along with the other 'Sharks', give small time inventors and businesspeople a chance to make it big by offering them thousands-to-millions of dollars in investments. In the show he is partners with Barbara Corcoran, Kevin O'Leary and others. The show is produced by Survivor creator Mark Burnett and is based on the British show Dragons' Den, which has a similar premise.

Awards

John ranked #15 in Details Magazine’s “50 Most Influential Men”, received the prestigious “Top Forty Under Forty Award” from Crain’s Business, and was the recipient of the 2003 Ernst & Young’s New York Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

FUBU has received numerous honors for entrepreneurial achievements, including NAACP’s “Entrepreneurs of the Year” Award, the Essence Award, a Citation of Honor for “Team FUBU” from the Office of the President, Borough of Queens, City of New York, and the Congressional Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship.

John is currently represented by TLS_Agency,_LLC.