Zoltan Bathory: podcast appearances and interviews

Zoltan Bathory, born in 1978, is a Hungarian-American entrepreneur, musician, and martial artist. He is the founder and rhythm guitarist of the Las Vegas-based heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. The band has released nine studio albums and is recognized as one of the most successful modern metal bands. In 2010, Bathory received the Metal Hammer Golden God award for best shredder. He is also an actively competing martial artist, holding a first degree black belt in jiu-jitsu and a 4th degree black belt in judo. Bathory achieved a silver medal at the 2021 Jiu-Jitsu American Nationals in the black belt masters super heavy division. Beyond music and martial arts, he is involved in several business ventures across sports, apparel, beverage, and artist management. Bathory is the co-owner and chairman of the Professional Grappling Federation, a professional jiu-jitsu league with a team-based competition format broadcast on UFC Fight Pass. He is a founding board member of the Veterans Nonprofit Home Deployment Project in Las Vegas and serves on the Board of Advisors at VETPAW, an anti-poaching organization operated by US combat veterans in Africa. He co-founded Alphadog and Epic Roll, sports and athletic apparel companies, and invested in Once Upon a Coconut, a premium coconut water brand launched in 2020. Additionally, Bathory has worked in artist management, collaborating with bands such as Bad Wolves and Fire From the Gods.