![]() ![]() When John first had the idea for a clothing company for young men, his mother taught him how to sew and supported him by allowing her house to be taken over to grow the business. John started FUBU in his mother's house in Hollis, Queens. When John was 16, his mother had a boyfriend, an attorney, who he considered a stepfather and mentor. After graduating from high school, he started a commuter van service and waited tables at Red Lobster. In high school, he participated in a program that allowed him to work a full-time job and attend school on an alternating weekly basis, which he credits with instilling an entrepreneurial spirit. He began working at the age of 10, when his parents divorced one early job entailed handing out flyers for $2 ($7.42 today) an hour. John was born February 22, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York City, but grew up in the Hollis neighborhood of Queens and attended Catholic school for seven years. Based in New York City, John is the founder of The Shark Group. He is best known as the founder, president, and chief executive officer of FUBU, and appears as an investor on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank. Daymond Garfield John (born February 23, 1969) is an American businessman, investor, and television personality. ![]()
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