Highlights
Speakers
Shark Tank Investor, Entrepreneur, and FUBU CEO shares his inspirational stories of overcoming obstacles to achieve success
An entrepreneur in every sense of the word, Daymond John has come a long way from taking out a $100,000 mortgage on his mother’s house and moving his business operation into its basement. John is CEO and Founder of FUBU, a much-celebrated global lifestyle brand, and a pioneer in the fashion industry with over $6 billion in product sales world-wide. Former President Barack Obama appointed Daymond John a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) to harness his energy, ideas, and experience to help develop the next generation of entrepreneurs both at home and abroad. He is celebrating his 14th season on ABC TV’s critically acclaimed business reality show Shark Tank by renowned producer Mark Burnett, which has reinvigorated entrepreneurship around the world. Shark Tank has now gone on to win five Emmy® in the US and millions of weekly viewers world-wide tune into the show as John demonstrates his marketing prowess and entrepreneurial insights.
John is an award-winning entrepreneur and has received 100s of awards including the Brand Week Marketer of the Year, Advertising Age Marketing 1000 Award for Outstanding Ad Campaign, Ernst & Young’s New York Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and was named #2 on LinkedIn’s Top 20 Voices, a list of the top influencers, who are using their voice to help us analyze today’s changing world of work, navigate our industries, and find balance. Most recently, Real Leaders Magazine named Daymond John one of the Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World in 2023, a list of “real teachers — people who speak from experience.”
His marketing strategies and ability to build successful brands has made him a highly influential consultant and motivational speaker today. His marketing firm The Shark Group offers advice on how to effectively communicate to consumers through innovative means and connects brands with the world’s top celebrities for everything from endorsements to product extensions.
Sponsored by PrismHR and Slavic401k
Events
Join your friends and colleagues for a fun evening of great food, awesome music, and even better networking in an urban garden setting. Grande Lakes is known for its farm-to-table culinary experiences and we are bringing this to the NAPEO group on Tuesday evening. You will be able to experience all the tastes that Grande Lakes has to offer from kabocha squash and pork saltimbocca from Primo, hushpuppies from Whisper Creek Kitchen, the southern spread from Highball & Harvest to prime NY strip from Knife & Spoon and much more. The chefs will showcase products straight from their Whisper Creek Farm and Primo herb garden, grown right on property. There will be time for dancing to the amazing band, photo opps, plenty of time for drinks, noshing and networking with your PEO friends and we may have a few fun surprises up our sleeves...join on Tuesday night to see what they may be!
Sponsored by Citibank, N.A., G-P (Globalization Partners), Guardian Life Insurance Company, isolved, PrismHR, and Slavic401k
Join your fellow PEO C-suite executives for an exclusive dinner on Monday night during the conference. This is the only chance to network with your like-minded peers during what may be the busiest week of the year. Take some time to enjoy a sit-down dinner with friends and a tailored speaker on a hot topic for PEO executives.
Separate registration fee required to attend, for PEO C-level executives of NAPEO PEO member companies only.
Sponsored by Fisher Phillips, Libertate Insurance LLC, Payroll Funding Company LLC, PrismHR, Sentara Health Plans, Silva Capital Solutions, and Slavic 401k