Journal

Believe to Succeed…

Check out this ABC News clip about one of the early entrepreneurs on The Shark Tank named Tiffany. She had an idea, she believed in it, and she found a...

Champion…

One of my greatest idols is Muhammad Ali. He is the greatest fighter that ever lived, and even after all he has gone through, he is still fighting to this...

Ideas Without Actions…

“Ideas without actions are worthless.” –Helen Keller The Shark Tank has been a great platform for some people with amazing ideas to actually take action. Nothing can be accomplished if...

Sorry folks! Tonights call cancelled!

My apologies but I had to cancel tonight’s calls. Stay tuned and I will keep you posted on when I’ll be taking calls again.  All the best. -Daymond

Anything Worth Doing…

Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Overdoing… This is my motto; the words I live by. The status quo will get you nowhere. Everyday I think about the fact that there...

Experience is golden

In The Brand Within I say, “The best ideas have all kinds of holes in them, but you don’t know there are holes until you spring a leak”. This means...

Public Confidence…

One of the most important things for a new business to consider is the general public’s confidence in your company as a worthwhile endeavor. You want to make the customer...

Adapt, But Never Abandon…

In my book, The Brand Within, I say “At FUBU, we’re not the same company we were when we just started out”. It’s true. FUBU isn’t even the same company...

Professional Ability…

When you want something, you go after it. You survey your goal and you assess your talents and you formulate a plan of action to use your specific skill-set to...

Two Steps Ahead…

Know the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors. As much talk as it’s getting, you know that Mad Men is on to something when it keeps racking up the Emmy...

Hollis Hip Hop Walk of Fame 2010

Consistently Recreate Your Image…

I want to talk for a minute about bucking the trends. About getting people out of their comfort zones and about reinventing yourself in an interesting and intriguing way, in...

One Red Paperclip…

I recently read a story about a man named Kyle MacDonald who, through a series of trades, bartered his way from a red paperclip to a become the owner of...

Nothing Motivates Like The Success Of Others…

The achievements of others can have two very different effects on a person. There is something about seeing a rival succeed that can make you go one of two ways:...

The Sum Of Its Parts…

A business is only as strong as the people that make up the organization. You have to be sure that those you choose hold responsibility and can handle the duties...