Jordan Daykin

Jordan Daykin

• Youngest ever entrepreneur to have a successful pitch on BBC ‘Dragons’ Den’.
• Built a multi-million pound business ‘Grip It’ aged 13 from a garden shed invention.
• Worldwide global brand development in the making with sales in 32 countries.
• Inspires other young people and established professionals through public speaking to seek out challenges.
• The high school dropout who became the Dragons’ Den’s biggest ever success story!

Jordan Daykin aged 22 had already gained over 7 years of significant business experience.  He developed two fledgeling companies whilst still in education before he graduated to the role of company Managing Director and inventor of the innovative plasterboard fixing Grip It.

His company is taking the fixings and fasteners world by storm and invented by Daykin when was helping his 74 year old grandfather who was struggling to put up curtain rails.  GripIt turns over in excess of £4,000,000 and the product is shelved in over 200 stores across the UK and exported to over 32 countries.

Having been enthusiastically welcomed to the business world as a young entrepreneur to be reckoned with, Jordan is an endearing person with tremendous ambition and drive to succeed in his chosen field. He is the driving force behind the company and with his tenacious approach now has his eyes on continuing this success on a worldwide stage.

Speaking

Jordan’s path to success has been exciting and most definitely unusual. His story will capture the imagination of budding entrepreneurs of any age. Daykin is keen to share his experience to ensure that everybody knows that with a great attitude, a winning idea, commitment and an open mind, that no matter what your education and qualifications – running a successful business of your own is an option!

Jordan is an exciting young entrepreneur, who is inspirational, informative and above all inventive in his approach to business.

Recent Headline National Media Coverage

“From Dragons’ Den to £10 million business: Meet the show’s biggest ever success story”
Metro: Tuesday 23 Feb 2016

“How a school dropout became Dragons’ Den’s biggest success story” The Telegraph:  25th February 2016