‘Easiest thing to sell is the truth’: Daymond John talks Black business at JPMorganChase business event

Daymond John (center), founder and CEO of The Shark Group Agency, founder of FUBU, and original cast member of the television series “Shark Tank” and Tracy Nicole (right), a Decatur-born business owner, clothing designer and author were interviewed by JPMorganChase Director of Community and Business Development Brigitte Killings on Wednesday night. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta VoiceAtlanta is known by many monikers the world over, but the one that seems to stand the test of time is the “Black Mecca” of the United States. On Wednesday night in Summerhill, inside the neighborhood’s JPMorganChase branch, the New York-based banking giant hosted a speaking engagement featuring a pair of Black business owners and entrepreneurs. The lobby and main room of the branch were full of guests, including journalist and television host Portia Bruner and T. Dallas Smith Principal and COO Dexter Warrior, waiting to hear from Daymond John, founder and CEO of The Shark Group Agency, founder of FUBU, and original cast member of the television series “Shark Tank” and Tracy Nicole, a Decatur-born business owner, clothing designer and author. “We don’t always talk about investments because we don’t come from legacy wealth,” said John, who hosted his own Black Entrepreneurs Day...