Dan Caldwell Explained

Dan Caldwell
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Entrepreneur, producer
Known For:	Tapout

Dan Caldwell is an American entrepreneur. He was a co-founder of Tapout,^[1] and is president of the company.^[2] He produces and appears in movies, television series, and documentaries.

Career

Gary Fields, along with Charles Lewis,^[3] 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.^[4] In 2011, TapouT was sold to Authentic Brands Group with Caldwell as president of the company.^[5]

In 2014, Caldwell opened a frozen yogurt shop. He also owns a real estate office, Nutrishop store, a tattoo parlor,^[6] Givestars.com, and MentorMojo.com.^[7] Additionally, Caldwell also hosts the TapouT Radio show on SiriusXM.^[7] He has spoken at business conferences including Jolt in Idaho,^[8] Follow the Leader in North Carolina,^[7] Entrepreneurs Organization in Reno, and Startup Grind in Santa Cruz.^[9]

Filmography

Caldwell was in the TapouT TV series in 2007. He was in the TV Series MMA H.E.A.T. in 2009 and 2010. Also in 2010, he appeared in the TV series World Extreme Cagefighting, and was executive producer of The Hammer and Locked Down, as well as produced the documentary The Striking Truth 3D. He was executive producer of documentary Once I Was a Champion in 2011, produced 1 Out of 7, and appeared in Warrior in 2011. In 2012, he was executive producer for documentaries Clockwork Orange County and History of MMA, which he also appeared in. He produced and appeared in Mask, a documentary, in 2013 and was executive producer of documentary The Actor that same year. Caldwell was executive producer of Pretty Perfect in 2014.^[10] In 2015 he appeared on Season 3 of Below Deck.

Philanthropy

Street Smart Jobz worked with Caldwell and Tim Katz in January 2010 to provide career advice for young adults who have recently left the foster-care system.^[11] In 2012, he participated in a fundraising event for the Livestrong Foundation and the SickKids Foundation.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: A $200 million headlock on mixed martial arts. Michal Lev-Ram. August 18, 2010. CNN. August 17, 2015.
2. Web site: Tapout President Talks New Deal With WWE, How UFC-Reebok Deal Will Affect Them. Sean Ross Sapp. April 1, 2015. Wrestling Inc. August 17, 2015.
3. Web site: WWE to Relaunch Tapout Clothing Brand in New Joint Venture. Marc Graser . March 25, 2015. Variety. August 17, 2015.
4. Web site: TapouT founder has a Star Wars collection you will not believe. Damon Martin. Fox. August 17, 2015.
5. Web site: The TapouT Crew Remember Charles "Mask" Lewis. Jonathan Snowden. March 11, 2011. SB Nation. August 17, 2015.
6. Web site: President and CEO of Pizza Factory has got the dough. Laurie Lucas. July 10, 2014. The Press Enterprise. August 17, 2015.
7. Web site: Dan Caldwell . January 25, 2015 . Follow the Leader . August 17, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151203232627/http://www.followtheleadermovement.org/dan-caldwell/ . December 3, 2015 .
8. Web site: Boise’s Best Entrepreneurial Training!. Idaho Statesman. August 17, 2015.
9. Web site: Startup Grind Hosted Dan Caldwell and Wali Razaqi (Tapout Clothing). Starup Grind. August 17, 2015.
10. Web site: Dan Caldwell. IMDB. August 17, 2015.
11. Web site: TapouT’s ‘bad boy’ advises OC foster youth. January 15, 2015. The Orange County Register. August 17, 2015.
12. Web site: Bauer, Argon 18 help raise funds for SickKids . Spider Tech . August 17, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150814052127/http://cyclesportmanagement.com/2012/09/19/bauer-argon-18-help-raise-funds-for-sickkids/ . August 14, 2015 .