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About the Show
Next Level CEO is a high-impact business educational series hosted by Daymond John, designed to spotlight the world’s most elite and insightful entrepreneurs.
In each episode, Daymond’s handpicked expert CEOs, founders, and industry leaders who’ve built powerful brands, scaled successfully, and led with vision, share their story and expertise. From disruptive startups to billion-dollar empires, Next Level CEO gives viewers a front-row seat to the real strategies, mindset shifts, and leadership moves behind business excellence.
This is what works.
It’s a rare look inside the minds of those who’ve actually built something that lasts.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur looking to grow, a business owner ready to level up, or a leader who’s hungry to learn from the best, Next Level CEO delivers the playbook from those who’ve already won.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO:
- Turn your challenges into clarity. The hardest moments of your life can reveal your purpose if you are willing to listen.
- Let your pain give birth to your mission. The “birth within the birth” is the moment you discover strength you didn’t know you had.
- Build what you once needed. If you couldn’t find the support or resources you needed, create them for others.
- Lead from lived experience. Your journey is not just a story—it’s a roadmap someone else needs.
- Transform fear into empowerment. Just as Theresa created “Lessons to Lessen” medical fears, you can turn what scared you into what strengthens others.
- Walk in compassion—it opens doors. Compassion moves people, builds safe spaces, and creates trust.
- Use your life as your blueprint. Everything you’ve survived, learned, and overcome becomes the foundation for your purpose.
- Give others a seat at the table. Empower people to share their voice, their truth, and their story—just as “Take the Next Seat” does for families.
- Accept that your calling is often hidden inside your battles. Don’t run from them; refine them into your mission.
- Appreciate that your legacy begins with intention. Every step you take with purpose becomes part of the story you leave behind
ABOUT
Theresa LeDay-Freeman
Theresa LeDay Freeman is a purpose-driven entrepreneur and advocate whose mission was shaped by the premature birth of her son, JeReese, at 24 weeks. Transforming his 34 surgeries into her “birth within the birth,” she turned hardship into purpose, creating safe, inclusive spaces for families and individuals with disabilities. She founded LeDe-Hab Learning Activity for Disabled Children & Adults, Uth Full Learning, LLC—offering “Lessons to Lessen” medical fears—and Take the Next Seat, a platform empowering families to share and define their journeys. Guided by compassion and resilience, Theresa turns lived experience into meaningful, community-centered impact.
ABOUT HOST
Daymond John
Daymond John is a world-renowned entrepreneur, investor, branding expert, and television personality.
Best known as the founder and CEO of FUBU, a global fashion brand that has generated over $6 billion in sales, Daymond has become a household name through his role as an original Shark on ABC's hit show Shark Tank.
Raised in Queens, New York, Daymond turned a $40 budget and home-sewn hats into one of the most iconic clothing lines in urban fashion history. But beyond FUBU, his influence spans industries—from fashion and finance to technology and education.
As a bestselling author and the founder of The Shark Group, a premier branding and consulting firm, Daymond has helped thousands of entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses. He's also a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship, appointed by President Obama.
