GR: What are you working on right now that's got you excited? DM: Anything that allows me to build a community of people like you people who want to help each other and know people that can help each other so whether it's my podcast my shows my TV shows my speeches my meetings holding chords the ask me any things whether it's the free Friday trainings that I've done for almost 25 years, everything that I'm doing is to build a community of people that want to help each other and know people that can help each other because I'm on a mission, as you know, to empower over a billion people to be happy, to help a billion people live in abundance, to make a lot of money, help a lot of people and have a lot of fun. And that mission is going to need a lot of help. So I find a thousand leaders like you and Craig Siegel and many others, that I know in your life will empower 1000 to empower 1000. The math is pretty simple. If I can reach 1000 people in my lifetime like you, Greg, and they empower 1000 people like you that empower 1000 people, the math is simple. 1000 times 1000 is a million, a million times 1000, a billion. can change the world with that type of collective consciousness.
GR: So let me ask, I have to ask you about Leigh Steinberg, whose firm was, of course, the basis for the classic iconic movie, Jerry Maguire. He was a great mentor to you in your journey. What did he impress upon you the most?
DM: He still is one of those people. I think if it wasn't for his alcoholism, which is public, that he would have been at least the Senator or governor in California, if not the president of the United States. What impressed me the most about Leigh Steinberg is that he lived by the idea of being kind to your future self and doing good deeds for others.
He is one of the most selfless, intelligent human beings I've ever met. He can figure things out. He's a visionary. The reason he hired me, most people ask like, how'd you end up running the most notable sports agency in the world? It wasn't because I was a great lawyer. It wasn't because I was a great sports agent. It was because Leigh Steinberg saw the future of sports in venture capitalism and technology. And with the background that I had, nobody had bigger or better background when it came to venture capital and technology than me. I'd raised hundreds of millions of dollars. I had run Samsung's phone division, had worked in the technology industry since 1992. And I had a mild sports background, sponsorship and marketing background and a law degree. And so, nobody out there had that combination, but Leigh prioritized venture capital and technology, not sports agentry.
GR: And he obviously made a big impact on you and still does today.
DM: Absolutely, one of my heroes and icons.
