Dave Meltzer here and this week on the playbook I got to sit down with Paige Van Zant the

MMA Phenom. We talked about how her diversity allows her to be a model, a motivational

speaker and most importantly a role model for so many students.

But moreover, how her own personal experience with abuse and bullying made her an advocate

and how she coincidentally helps other people by downplaying what actually has happened.

Join me and Paige Van Zant this week on The Playbook.

This is Entrepreneurs The Playbook, where each week I bring you some of the greatest

athletes, celebrities, and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional playbook

to success and what made them champions on the field and in the

boardroom.

I'm your host and CEO of Sports One Marketing, David Melzer.

All right, I'm not in the cage.

I'm a little bit nervous.

I'm in a smaller environment, but with the champion Paige Van Zant

here on entrepreneurs, the playbook.

Now, you grew up, and I guarantee you didn't want to be a fighter.

No actually you know I wasn't introduced to fighting until I was like 15 and even then I kind of got into it just because my parents wanted me to try it out

so I went to my first class with my dad and then fell in love with it. I got to choke him

out the first day which helped a little bit and it felt good so yeah

after that looked it. Why did your parents want you to get into fighting? Yeah you

know actually I've shared in it it's been in my the book I just published too I

went through the book. Oh my book is called Rise. Yes and so I

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