What podcasts say about Dana White
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What Dana White has said on podcasts
49 statements · 30 positive · 13 negative · 2 mixed · 4 neutral
The UFC is worth $50 billion relative to the Lakers’ valuation.
“then the UFC is worth $50 billion”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 0:07
Committed goal-setting and sustained effort make failure impossible.
“When you decide who you are, what you want to do, what you're gonna accomplish, and you work toward it. It is impossible for you to fail.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 0:58
Dana believed drinking would prevent him from achieving his goals.
“I believed that, that I wouldn't be able to accomplish all the things that I wanted to accomplish if I was drinking.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 4:10
Dana’s parents’ behavior improved his own parenting.
“My parents made me a better parent.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 6:22
- on Leaving school to pursue entrepreneurshipNegativeOct 5, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Dana advised his son not to leave school solely to pursue a business idea.
“you're not going to quit school and just try to do this”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 9:36
Construction and concrete labor represent genuine hard work.
“Hard work is construction. Hard work is concrete.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 10:27
Running one’s own business provides no true days off.
“There's no such thing as a day off when you run your own business.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 11:15
Starting a business is unsuitable for people seeking more personal time.
“If you're looking to start your own business because you want want more time to yourself, you are picking the wrong thing to do.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 11:52
- on Working from home to build a businessNegativeOct 5, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Working from home cannot produce a successful business for the younger generation.
“this younger generation that think you can work from home and build a successful business, it's impossible.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 12:43
People become weaker as they age.
“you do get weaker as you get older”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 13:41
Entrepreneurship requires an uncommon personal disposition.
“To be an entrepreneur is a very unique thing.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 16:16
Dana values the UFC at $50 billion.
“the UFC is worth $50 billion”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 16:52
The UFC has built trust among consumers, sponsors, and television networks.
“What we have done over the last 25 years is built a brand that not only the consumer trusts, but sponsors, television networks, list goes on and on.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 18:54
Dana’s key strength is selecting effective people around him.
“over the last 25 years, if there's a superpower that I have, it has been picking the right people to surround myself with.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 20:55
A CEO should protect employees while ensuring the business remains profitable.
“It is your job as the CEO to take care of these people and figure out how to make money.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 25:14
Entrepreneurs face daily competitive conflict and pressure.
“Every day, When your foot hits the floor out of bed, you're going to war.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 25:57
Maintaining market leadership is harder than attaining it.
“it's easier to get to the top than it is to stay on top”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 28:59
Dana considers the UFC’s competitors to be four major U.S. sports leagues.
“My competitors are the NFL, Major League Baseball, the NHL, and the NBA.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 30:52
The UFC completed an $8 billion deal with Paramount.
“We did an $8 billion deal with Paramount, right?”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 31:01
The UFC is now among the four major U.S. sports organizations.
“We have gotten to a level now where we are one of the top 4 majors.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 31:58
Dana plans to increase Paramount’s business impact over five years.
“my job over the next 5 years is to make sure we do that”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 32:33
Dana wants the next UFC deal to be worth $10 billion.
“I want $10 billion after we get out of this deal.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 32:40
Dana excludes sports media coverage from his information feed.
“literally all the guys that cover our sport I block them out of my feed.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 34:41
Dana prioritizes feedback from genuine fans over online commentators.
“I want to hear what the real fans think.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 36:13
Dana reported major health improvement six weeks after Gary Brecka’s program.
“in 6 weeks, I was like, wow, I feel incredible.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 37:58
Dana said his sleep apnea disappeared after Gary Brecka’s intervention.
“And then sleep apnea gone.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 39:27
Dana attributes his current performance level to Gary Brecka.
“I wouldn't be able to run at the level I run at right now without him.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 39:49
Business success requires extreme aggressiveness and intensity.
“you have to be an absolute savage in business.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 42:00
Entrepreneurs need a particular mindset and highly competitive drive.
“If you want to get into business for yourself, you have to have a certain mindset and you have to be a killer”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 45:02
Dana believes manifestation is real when paired with action.
“Manifesting is real.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 48:57
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.
What others have said about Dana White
1 statement · 1 positive
Dana considers himself highly resistant to emotional hurt.
“It's pretty fucking hard to hurt my feelings.”
Open the episode · Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!Listen at 53:40
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.