Soon, he was making and selling sandwiches to his teammates and coaches. Al started the business unknowingly, when his (American football) teammate asked to taste his lunch and Al ended up selling the lunch (pork chop sandwich dripping with coleslaw) to the teammate for USD10. It took almost two years to get the “perfect recipe” which her dogs finally agreed to eat.Ģ. Al and Brittani Baker (father and daughter entrepreneurs): are the owners of a barbecue joint and co-owner of boneless ribs. This led to she and her boyfriend/ soon to be husband (who is a food scientist) experimenting and coming up with a meal bar for dogs. hiking). And when she did not find any, she decided to scratch her itch. She was not looking to start a business - she just wanted a convenient way to feed her dog when they were out on the trail (i.e. I particularly love the following stories:ġ. Kristina Guerrero (an ex-military officer): who came up with a PowerBar/ Meal bar (aka Snack) for dogs which the dog owner can carry around with him/ her while on the road. The fact that there were stories of other entrepreneurs (and not all about Daymond) provided a deeper level of perspective on the habits needed to win in life. Rise and Grind is a great, gritty and genuine read on how to grind out results. If you are wondering, who is Daymond John? Well, he is the CEO and Founder of FUBU, a respected entrepreneur and one of the stars on the ABC series Shark Tank. “Rise and Grind” is the first of Daymond John’s books that I have read, and I was pleasantly impressed.

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