--- title: 'Daymond John and Mom: Learning from experience' description: Hear from "Shark Tank" star Daymond John and his mom, Shark Mama John, as they talk about his childhood, discovering he had dyslexia, starting a business and more. slug: daymond-john-and-mom-learning-from-experience author: The Understood Team published: '2019-08-05T15:48:13.342Z' thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/E7D923CDCB8143FCAC49ECA40DA66536/d965490cb470ff63c68abc2cc78ed1bf/DaymondJohnAndMom.jpg source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/daymond-john-and-mom-learning-from-experience lang: en --- # Daymond John and Mom: Learning from experience *Shark Tank* star Daymond John, who has dyslexia, chats with his mother in this series of exclusive Understood videos. Together they share stories — including how she encouraged him to read and how he started FUBU, his clothing line. They talk about “the lightbulb moment” when he figured out he had dyslexia. And she gives her advice for other parents of kids with dyslexia. [![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/E7D923CDCB8143FCAC49ECA40DA66536/d965490cb470ff63c68abc2cc78ed1bf/DaymondJohnAndMom.jpg)](https://youtu.be/e86uVB1zHPk) --- ## Explore related topics and articles - [Video: Mother and daughter take their dyslexia story to Washington](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-mother-and-daughter-take-their-dyslexia-story-to-washington) - When Jocelyn was first struggling with reading, the school told her mom, April, that Jocelyn wasnt bright. Luckily, April knew better. Follow April and Jocelyns story from dyslexia diagnosis through a college scholarship and a visit to Washington to testify in front of the U.S. Senate. - [Entrepreneurs who learn and think differently](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/entrepreneurs-who-learn-and-think-differently) - Many entrepreneurs say that learning and thinking differently helped them thrive in business. Learn more about some of these creative entrepreneurs. Daymond John, investor and founder of FUBU Daymond John is on a mission beyond finding the most promising start-up companies on the hit show Shark Tank - [Video: A doctor learns about dyslexia through his daughter’s reading struggles](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-a-doctor-learns-about-dyslexia-through-his-daughters-reading-struggles) - Travis Harker is a thriving family doctor. But until recently, he never thought to ask his patients families many questions about their childrens struggles in school. That was until his daughter, Paloma, started struggling with reading. Hear Travis story about how he and his wife first thought Palom --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/daymond-john-and-mom-learning-from-experience#webpage","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/daymond-john-and-mom-learning-from-experience","description":"Hear from \"Shark Tank\" star Daymond John and his mom, Shark Mama John, as they talk about his childhood, discovering he had dyslexia, starting a business and more."},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/daymond-john-and-mom-learning-from-experience","name":"Daymond John and Mom: Learning from experience"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","datePublished":"2019-08-05T15:48:13.342Z","description":"Hear from \"Shark Tank\" star Daymond John and his mom, Shark Mama John, as they talk about his childhood, discovering he had dyslexia, starting a business and more.","headline":"Daymond John and Mom: Learning from experience","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/daymond-john-and-mom-learning-from-experience","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.understood.org/#organization","name":"Understood for All Inc","logo":"https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/307jFAYQevghG8nQMCjh89/ccdbbec895765824db43f6d30b496e83/logo_lockup_navy.jpg"}}] ```