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FUBU CEO, Achieve Summit speaker and Shark Tank star Daymond John joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Daymond talks about the latest business advancements and how he is using Intuit Enterprise Suite as AI support for his many entrepreneurial efforts. Listen as Dane and Daymond talk about strategies on the mega hit Shark Tank and what people need to bring to the tank for the best odds of investment success with the Sharks. For more information on Daymon and all his projects go to https://daymondjohn.com/
Marcus Lemonis joins the 2026 ACHIEVE Summit as a keynote speaker, bringing a rare combination of operator discipline, acquisition expertise, and national business influence. Marcus Lemonis brings one of the clearest real-world cases for ownership through acquisition in America. Best known to many from The Profit and The Fixer, Marcus built his career by buying, restructuring, and scaling businesses across fragmented industries, including RV retail and consumer brands, making him a strong fit for a summit focused on entrepreneurship through acquisition, ownership, and long-term value creation. He studied at Marquette, has deep Midwest ties, and has led major business platforms from the Chicago region—giving his keynote both national credibility and a meaningful connection to the communities ACHIEVE is built to serve. This conversation is about more than turnaround stories. It is about what it really takes to buy, build, and lead businesses at scale. At the heart of Marcus’s career is a disciplined approach to identifying hidden value, stepping into overlooked businesses, and transforming them through sharper operations, stronger leadership, and strategic vision. His perspective reflects a bigger truth that sits at the center of the ACHIEVE Summit mission: wealth is not created through ideas alone. It is created through ownership, stewardship, and the ability to grow what already has the potential to become great. This keynote is about acquisition as a path to scale, leadership as a tool for transformation, and ownership as the foundation for lasting impact. Because building something meaningful is not only about starting from scratch. Sometimes it is about seeing what others missed—and having the courage to buy, build, and lead it into its next chapter. For information on Achieve Summit speakers, sponsorships, times and tickets go to https://southlanddevelopment.org/achieve-summit
By wgnradio.comFUBU CEO, Achieve Summit speaker and Shark Tank star Daymond John joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Daymond talks about the latest business advancements and how he is using Intuit Enterprise Suite as AI support for his many entrepreneurial efforts. Listen as Dane and Daymond talk about strategies on the mega hit Shark Tank and what people need to bring to the tank for the best odds of investment success with the Sharks. For more information on Daymon and all his projects go to https://daymondjohn.com/
Marcus Lemonis joins the 2026 ACHIEVE Summit as a keynote speaker, bringing a rare combination of operator discipline, acquisition expertise, and national business influence. Marcus Lemonis brings one of the clearest real-world cases for ownership through acquisition in America. Best known to many from The Profit and The Fixer, Marcus built his career by buying, restructuring, and scaling businesses across fragmented industries, including RV retail and consumer brands, making him a strong fit for a summit focused on entrepreneurship through acquisition, ownership, and long-term value creation. He studied at Marquette, has deep Midwest ties, and has led major business platforms from the Chicago region—giving his keynote both national credibility and a meaningful connection to the communities ACHIEVE is built to serve. This conversation is about more than turnaround stories. It is about what it really takes to buy, build, and lead businesses at scale. At the heart of Marcus’s career is a disciplined approach to identifying hidden value, stepping into overlooked businesses, and transforming them through sharper operations, stronger leadership, and strategic vision. His perspective reflects a bigger truth that sits at the center of the ACHIEVE Summit mission: wealth is not created through ideas alone. It is created through ownership, stewardship, and the ability to grow what already has the potential to become great. This keynote is about acquisition as a path to scale, leadership as a tool for transformation, and ownership as the foundation for lasting impact. Because building something meaningful is not only about starting from scratch. Sometimes it is about seeing what others missed—and having the courage to buy, build, and lead it into its next chapter. For information on Achieve Summit speakers, sponsorships, times and tickets go to https://southlanddevelopment.org/achieve-summit