Chatri Sityodtong, CEO of ONE Championship — From Grime Poor to Prime-10 Sports activities-Media Franchise, The $100M Breakfast, Dominating Social Media (30B+ Views/12 months), Key Strategic Selections, and The Moneyball of Battle Matchmaking (#814)

“Struggling is a path to our greatness.”
— Chatri Sityodtong

Chatri Sityodtong (@yodchatri) is the founder and CEO of ONE (you would possibly understand it as ONE Championship), one of many top-10 greatest sports-media properties on the planet by way of viewership and engagement (alongside the NBA, Method One, Champions League, and Premier League), with a worldwide broadcast attain to 195 nations.

The biggest sports-media property in Asia, ONE can also be a celebration of Asia’s nice cultural treasure martial arts. Chatri himself has greater than 40 years of martial arts expertise. He’s an authorized senior Muay Thai teacher beneath the legendary Kru Yodtong Senanan, and he holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu beneath Grasp Renzo Gracie. In 2019, he was inducted into the Black Belt Corridor of Fame.

Chatri holds an MBA from Harvard Enterprise College and a BA from Tufts College.

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SHOW NOTES

[00:00:00] Begin.
[00:06:49] Chatri Trisiripisal vs. Yodchatri Sityodtong
[00:08:35] My very own expertise with Muay Thai.
[00:10:05] Chatri’s introduction to Muay Thai.
[00:10:58] Chatri processes the strained relationship along with his father.
[00:17:28] Battle Porn and my introduction to ONE.
[00:18:56] A pep speak in Japanese.
[00:23:00] Chatri’s secret life in a Harvard dorm along with his mom on $4 a day.
[00:30:11] How Chatri made the cash to gas his martial arts ambitions.
[00:35:19] Why wealth has by no means supplied Chatri with a way of safety.
[00:38:43] The second Chatri started to satisfy one his mom’s prophecies.
[00:41:08] “To unleash your greatness, you should be surrounded by greatness.”
[00:44:56] Witnessing Yamato-damashii: the Japanese warrior spirit.
[00:48:43] Shifting to Singapore and beginning Evolve.
[00:51:59] Overcoming ONE’s preliminary monetary challenges.
[01:03:06] Constructing ONE with Bushido-grade excellence.
[01:08:25] How ONE maintains high quality and amount fights and fighters.
[01:16:05] Leveraging social media to deliver compelling human tales to ONE’s forefront.
[01:26:40] Chatri’s $100 million breakfast with Sequoia Capital.
[01:41:42] Making offers with CAA’s Fabian Stechel.
[01:45:13] A serendipitous assembly that resulted in funding from Qatar.
[01:47:51] Altering lives and constructing relationships throughout generations with martial arts.
[01:51:35] Beneficial studying and admirable storytellers.
[02:01:03] A gracious invitation.
[02:02:39] The place on the planet is ONE loved most?
[02:07:14] Coping with AI growth and deep fakes.
[02:08:45] World broadcasting enterprise from behind the scenes.
[02:16:31] Funds raised and the aggressive advantages of being early within the sport.
[02:19:30] Fond regards for Renzo Gracie.
[02:23:49] Legendary fighters we might like to witness of their prime.
[02:26:27] Excessive marks for Marcelo Garcia.
[02:29:23] How I discovered what Chatri calls “flawless” Japanese.
[02:31:16] Chatri’s billboard and parting ideas.

MORE CHATRI SITYODTONG QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“Struggling is a path to our greatness.”
— Chatri Sityodtong

“You by no means know what is nice luck or dangerous luck till a few years later, while you uncover what the teachings have been of that have.”
— Chatri Sityodtong

“Should you’re combating for your self — you’re combating since you need a six-figure wage, you’re combating since you need to purchase a pleasant automobile — it’s very simple to give up. However while you’re combating for one thing larger than your self, it’s unattainable to give up.”
— Chatri Sityodtong

“I actually imagine my grandmaster, Kru Yodtong Senanan, who used to at all times inform me — I by no means actually understood it till a lot later in life — ‘To unleash your greatness, you should be surrounded by greatness.’”
— Chatri Sityodtong

“In society I’m a CEO, however after I’m in coaching, I’m a no person. These guys beat on me, nevertheless it ranges me up. It’s a each day reminder to me that I’m right here to be taught, develop, and evolve, and be the perfect martial artist I will be.”
— Chatri Sityodtong

“Love, ache, and struggling. That mixture can work magic by way of unleashing human potential. You’ll uncover issues about your self that you just by no means even knew existed in you.”
— Chatri Sityodtong

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