Dan Caldwell

Career

Gary Fields, along with Charles Lewis, 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. In 2011, TapouT was sold to Authentic Brands Group with Caldwell as president of the company.

In 2014, Caldwell opened a frozen yogurt shop. He owns a real estate office, Nutrishop store, a tattoo parlor, Givestars.com, and MentorMojo.com. Caldwell hosts the TapouT Radio show on SiriusXM. Follow the Leader in North Carolina,

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. 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. In 2012, he participated in a fundraising event for the Livestrong Foundation and the SickKids Foundation.

References

References

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3. Marc Graser. (March 25, 2015). "WWE to Relaunch Tapout Clothing Brand in New Joint Venture". Variety.
4. Damon Martin. "TapouT founder has a Star Wars collection you will not believe". Fox.
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10. (January 15, 2015). "TapouT’s ‘bad boy’ advises OC foster youth". The Orange County Register.
11. "Bauer, Argon 18 help raise funds for SickKids". Spider Tech.