On this episode Roger and I cover a lot of ground. From how he started his training as active Duty Air Force to how he makes the most out of his kids program.

Roger is a wealth of knowledge and I really enjoyed hearing how he keeps innovating, expanding and improving his business.

Hopefully you picked up a few nuggets of wisdom from this episode. As a former boy scout and parent I personally loved his take on earning additional recognition from doing things outside of regular classes.

If you're looking to connect with Roger you can find his socials and website down below.

Website: https://martialartswichitafalls.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/perez.roger1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rogergrapples/

If you're looking for a link to the free guide I mentioned in the intro here you go: https://growjitsu.com/guides

This was an amazing episode and I want to thank Andrew for being on and sharing so many of his secrets to success.

We talked a lot about the success of his kids program, how he builds it up and how he provides amazing experiences for his students.

I hope you take away some gold nuggets of wisdom from this episode because Andrew was throwing them out left and right.

Even if you never want to do birthday parties the high level lesson that I think he speaks so well on is he simply offers more to his students. He goes above and beyond just basic classes and make it easy for his students and their families to do more with his academy.

If you want to learn more about Andrew check the links below:

Website: https://winnipegmartialarts.ca/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/InnovativeMartialArts

IG: https://www.instagram.com/innovativemartialartswpg/

On this episode Nader and I talked about how he built his MMA academy, his journey through Jiu Jitsu and how he goes about building community.

What I love about this episode in particular is Nader has been able to two things that a lot of Gyms & Academies find hard to do at the same time.

And that is to build a good competition team, while growing his student base on the whole. He doesn't feed his new white belts to the comp team for practice.

If you want to learn more about Nader check out the links below:

Website: https://lycanmixedmartialarts.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/lycanjiujitsu91/

James has an absolutely wild story about what happened to him just weeks before the grand opening of his academy. In chatting with James a few things became clear he's got grit and he's a true professional.

In this episode we talk about James' ups and down and ultimately what's made him a successful academy owner.

If you want to learn more about James or reach out on socials here's where you can find him.

YouTube:

https://youtube.com/@jamesclingerman?si=GFl2QuhPntMqW9ow

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/19e2YAV3gW/?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/james_clingerman/profilecard/?igsh=cHp2bDZlN25tc2ph

On this episode Greg shares some basic but very valuable info on how improve the health, longevity, and profitability of your business.

Without making things too complicated we chat about some basic metrics that gym/academy owner's need to know in order to become proactive and grow instead of reactive and struggle.

Simple things such as knowing if you get your average new student past the 90 day mark they will normally stay for 1-2 years. How would it change your business of you could pull data like this to gain insight AND solve these problems with simple systems.

What I enjoyed most about the episode is while Greg has a wealth of experience in the gym business he gives simple and actionable advice.

If you're looking to connect with Greg here's where you can find him:

Email: greg.buck@pushpress.com

IG: @buckbuiltcoach

On this episode we chat about Chris' journey through gym ownership, the ups, the downs, and how he was able to successfully sell his gym.

He's since moved on from gym ownership to start a new business specifically helping Jiu Jitsu gym/academy owners protect their business with insurance that's built specifically for them.

If you want to learn more about Chris or Jiu Jitsu Insurance check out the links below.

Website: Jiu Jitsu Insurance

Instagram

On this episode we chatted about some of Michael's travels around the world including and his time living in South Korea.

He's since returned to the US and owns and operates SBG New Braunfels in Texas. He talks about his philosophy of creating a strong culture, and weeding out toxic students.

The show notes can never do justice to the episode so I hope you'll listen to the full thing.

If you want to learn more about Michael or SBG New Braunfels check out the links below:

⁠Website ⁠

⁠Instagram⁠

⁠Facebook⁠

⁠Linked In⁠

⁠YouTube⁠

Joseph shared his story of opening a Jiu-Jitsu Academy in small town Oregon just before the pandemic locked him down.

He not only had to navigate small town politics but also keeping his business going during lockdowns.

He shared many great nuggets such as starting in a small space until you outgrow it and how connecting people can be a super power.

If you want to check him out here are a few links to his socials.

Website link

Instagram link