“I think Kim is great”: Shark Tank’s Daymond John Wanted Kim Kardashian as Guest Shark Because She Created $1.8B Empire from Scratch
Kim Kardashian is undoubtedly one of the most successful businesswomen in the world who is now having many ventures she takes care of in addition to her brand endorsements, advertisements, modeling, and her reality TV career. It is indeed a great job for an individual which could be the reason why, Shark Tank investor, Daymond John wanted her to be on the show.
The Shark Tank investor thought highly of the socialite, one of the reasons involving is his old relations with the influential family. He has previously worked with the family during the early time of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
Daymond John Wants Kim Kardashian to Be in The Shark Tank
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The 53-year-old businessman, Daymond John is a renowned personality who has old connections with the Kardashian-Jenner family. In the first few seasons of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, he was responsible for integrating product placement on the show. After getting fired from the show, he landed at Shark Tank and eventually expanded his portfolio.
In the appearance on the Behind the Velvet Rope with David Yontef podcast, he praised the 42-year-old socialite, Kim Kardashian for her business mindset and revealed that he wants her to be on the Shark Tank show.
He shared,
“I think Kim is amazing, I worked with the girls in their earlier years. And I still talk to the kids from time to time and they’ve done amazing.”
He added,
“They’re real operators of their businesses. They work hard and they have a long map, but they also look at directly was in front of them.”
He recalled how her mother, Kris Jenner was keen on building a strong business foundation for her children as a backup so that they can rely on it after “our 15 minutes of fame” gets faded.
A Brief Note on Kim Kardashian’s Business
If there is one thing everybody knows, it is that the mother of four is a workaholic and she even admitted to herself. In the early 2000s, she was focusing on Dash, a clothing boutique she co-founded with her sisters, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian.
Since then, she has been working to build a whole empire with different ventures from gaming to beauty to the publishing industry, accumulating billions of dollars of revenue. Her most successful brands KKW Beauty and KKW Fragrance garnered major attention from the public.
SKIMS was what made her business portfolio skyrocket which doubled in value to a whopping $3.2 billion as per reports released in September.
She has also launched a skin-care brand, SKKN BY KIM this year which shows how well she is doing on her own. In addition to that, she announced the launch of SKKY Partners with Jay Sammons, a private-equity firm focused on investing in and building consumer and media businesses.
Source: Behind The Velvet Rope
