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The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I sit down with James Maslow and UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin, a former Light Heavyweight Champion whose career helped bring the sport into the mainstream. We cover the grind behind his rise, the standards he now upholds as the UFC’s Vice President of Athlete Development, and why winning still hits harder than any paycheck. Forrest opens up about work identity, product integrity, and the value of surrounding yourself with people who stay steady when things get chaotic. James and I also break down leadership, teachability, and the pressure that comes with building teams that can thrive under real responsibility.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Celebrity Entrepreneur Show, and I'm blessed to have a co-host named James Maslow,
0:06.5	rocking and rolling in Nashville.
0:08.7	How are you doing, my brother?
0:10.5	I'm good, man.
0:11.3	I think this is four in a row.
0:12.9	We've been able to get back to our home basis for this, which is great.
0:16.2	But this will be the last one for the rest of the year in Nashville because on Monday I head to Europe and continue
0:22.4	and play another 20 plus shows on this tour and for the rest of year, which is it's going to be so
0:27.8	great. And you deserve it and hopefully I'll catch you on the road somewhere around the world.
0:32.4	And we have a special guest today. Not only is he my fashion consultant, letting me know the latest and
0:38.6	greatest in all types of shorts and t-shirts, but he's also a UFC champion, legend,
0:45.2	Hall of Famer. He's probably one of the most charismatic characters in all of the UFC,
0:51.9	but what I like most about Forrest Griffin is he is a humble friend.
0:56.8	And you can know, like you, James, who your friends are by who shows up when they don't have to
1:02.7	show up.
1:03.2	And I'm just blessed to have Forrest Griffin as a friend.
1:06.5	He is also the vice president of performance at the UFC currently as well. I think he's somehow
1:12.5	involved in the slap fighting shit as well. But you are in for a treat. One of my favorite celebrity
1:18.9	entrepreneurs, Forrest Griffin, welcome to the show. Hey, what's happening, guys? James, nice to see you,
1:24.6	Dan. Congratulations on getting a free trip to Europe.
1:27.8	That sounds awesome.
1:29.7	I can't wait to perform, travel 12 hours, then perform again, sleep four hours, then perform again.
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