Dan Caldwell.TapouT Founder on Dana White, Politics, and UFC Early Days. Episode 353 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL)
Podcast: Dropping BombsPublished On: Mon Mar 15 2021
Description: Learn about REAL Success at https://www.bradlea.com/realsuccess Dan Caldwell, along with Charles Lewis and Tim Katz, founded TapouT, a clothing company aimed toward athletes and mixed martial arts (MMA) enthusiasts, in Grand Terrace, California in 1997, and became CEO of the company. TapouT started out of the back of a car selling t-shirts at the underground MMA competitions and classes. Today, Dan continues his entrepreneurship journey as a husband, father, and successful businessman. In this episode, Dan and Brad uncover Dan’s awesome stories from his time with TapouT as well as stories today that have impacted his life from police officer to multi-millionaire- this is Dan’s story! 00:00 Intro 00:40 What was TAP OUT 04:14 Bomb 1: $10M people watching 08:40 The UFC starting 11:00 What was the vision? 14:40 The truest story from Dan! 18:00 Dan’s rifle knife invention 24:00 What money can do first time you get it 25:00 Bomb 2: The best feeling in the world is helping your people when you can 27:07 Check out Dan’s podcast “Pretty and Punk Podcast” 28:40: “Us entrepreneur’s are always thinking about what is next.” - Dan Caldwell 30:40: Shout out to Andy Frisella 34:55 Election woes 36:20 The coolest story from Dan 42:03 Why entrepreneurs will save the world 48:35 What Brad would say to Elon Musk 50:15 How many businesses does Dan have? 51:20 “Billionaire Collectibles” 55:40 If you have memorabilia, reach out to Dan 57:04 Shout out to Grant Cardone 01:02:06 Bomb 3: Grateful for all experiences 01:04:55 TapouT TV show 01:10:05 Bomb 4: How can you have a good relationships and build a great business 01:11:35 Follow Dan! 01:12:30 Three pieces of advice from Dan to blow up your brand 01:17: 35 Bomb 5: You cannot fail if you never give up
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