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The Business of Jiu Jitsu — 118 episodes

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Ep. 118 - What BJJ Academy owners about increasing revenue, and how to fix it.

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Ep. 117 - Systemize Your Academy Before September

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Ep. 116 - Chris Haueter - "It's not who's the best, it's who's left" applied to business, life, and training as you age.

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Ep. 115 - If running your BJJ Academy feels like a gamble listen to this.

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Ep. 114 - Ryan Hurst - The Mobility Master from GMB Fitness

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Ep. 112.5 - 10 Years of Academy Owneship - The FULL Episode with - CJ Hollet

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Ep. 112 - 10 Years of BJJ Academy Ownership with CJ Hollett

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Ep. 111 - The 7 levels of marketing for BJJ Gyms and how to get to the final boss!

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Ep. 110 - Should you care about AI as a BJJ Academy Owner?

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Ep. 109 - Why Paid Ads Don't Work For Most BJJ Academies

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Ep. 108 - Who to hire first, when to fire, and how to build a great team.

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Ep. 107 - The two most important growth levers for BJJ gyms

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Ep. 106 - Stop Guessing: How to Use Your Gym’s Numbers to Grow

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Ep. 105 - Mark Millare - Hart Jiu Jitsu - How to make social media content that doesn't suck for your BJJ Gym

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Ep. 104 - The Essential Weekly Activities for BJJ Academy Owners

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Ep. 103 - Jason Khalips - Embracing your BJJ Gym as a Business

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Ep. 102 - Best Practices for BJJ Gyms

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Ep. 101 - Marketing 101 for Jiu Jitsu Academy Owners

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Ep. 100 - 10 hot button issues for BJJ academies that just keep coming up

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Ep. 99 - The best season to add students to your BJJ gym is here.

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Ep. 98 - The Top 10 Mistakes BJJ Academy Owners Make

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Ep. 97 - The 4 levels of mastery in Jiu Jitsu academy ownership

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Ep. 96 - Andrew Green - How to run a successful kids program in 2026.

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Ep. 95 - Build a new BJJ academy fast with pre-sale offers

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Ep. 94 - The four buckets of growth for BJJ Academy owners

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Ep. 93 - Grow your BJJ academy in 2026 with a simple monthly focus

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Ep. 92 - Don't Wait! Build the systems your BJJ academy needs to grow now.

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Ep 91. - The 5 Layer Approach to building a better Jiu Jitsu Academy - JP Levesque

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Ep. 90 - Run a Black Friday Speical...without shooting yourself in the foot.

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Ep. 89 - Should your Jiu Jitsu academy run a black friday special?

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Ep. 88 - Zach Forrest - How to build an awesome gym and where to start.

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Ep. 87 - What you need to open a successful Jiu Jitsu academy.

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Ep. 86 - Know your numbers, CEO time, and asking the right questions to grow.

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Ep. 85 - Glyn Powditch - SBG Rossendale/Dream Agility

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Ep. 84 - Are you a business white belt?

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Ep. 83 - BJJ Academy Owner Hot Takes - Part 2.

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Ep. 82 - Summer is over, now what?

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Ep. 81 - Starting Small And Building Smart - Deven Needles of Ground Control Academy

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Ep. 80 - BJJ Academy Owner Hot Takes - Part 1.

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Ep. 79 - Joshua Janis - White Lotus Jiu Jitsu

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Ep. 78 - JP Levesque - Everything you want is on the other side of cringe

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Ep. 77 - Bobby & Amanda McMcaster - Open Source BJJ

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Ep. 76 - Bad Drop-ins and Good Business

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Ep. 75 - Jeff Shaw - Bellingham BJJ

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Ep. 74 - JP Levesque - Asking the big question...

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Ep. 73 - Rob Biernacki - Island Top Team

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Ep. 72 - JP Levesque - The systems every BJJ Academy needs for growth.

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Ep. 71 - Jesse Walker - Rough Hands BJJ

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Ep. 70 - Are you a black belt on the mats but a white belt in business?

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Ep.69 - JP Levesque - Keeping students on track for success

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Ep.68 - Mike Sweeney - SBG Calgary

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Ep. 67 - JP Levesaue - Summer Survival Guide

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Ep. 66 - JP Levesque - Policy changes, class hours, and events.

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Ep. 65 - Eli Knight of Knight Jiu Jitsu

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Ep. 64 - The Systems of a Successful Jiu Jitsu Academy

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Ep 63. - Chris Burns - Zero Point Academy

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Ep. 62 - JP Levesque - Planning ahead to ride the seasons

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Ep.61 - JP Levesque - What to do when the season changes.

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Ep. 60 - Josh Mckinney - Competitor, Academy Owner, Podcaster!

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Ep. 59 - JP Levesque - How to turn free trials into new students

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Ep.58 - Ollie Kelly - Mattador Seminars

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Ep. 57 - The Unstuck Academy - Audio Book

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Ep. 56 - Ken "Revoy" - The Old Way Jiu Jitsu

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Ep. 55 - JP Levesque - Unlocking Business Growth

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Ep. 54 - Nico Bajerski - BMA-MMA

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Ep. 53 - JP Levesque - How not to spend your time

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Ep. 52 - Tim Goodwin - TNT Martial Arts

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Ep. 51 - JP Levesque - The red pill of success.

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Ep. 50 - Dan Uyemura - PushPress

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Ep. 49 - Keeping your momentum in business

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Ep. 48 - Jeremy Brick - How Jiu Jitsu changes lives

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Ep. 47 - JP Levesque - You don't have to sell out to sell.

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Ep. 46 - Kyle Scappaticci - PCG Academy

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Ep. 45 - JP Levesque - Launching successful events for your students

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Ep. 44 - Josh Folwer - Black Cat Mixed Martial Arts

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Ep. 43 - New Year, Now What. How to see business growth in 2025

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Ep. 42 - Branden Hudson - SBY MMA and Fitness

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Ep. 41 - JP Levesque - Don't run Facebook Ads - Do this instead.

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Ep. 40 - Jared Gahm - PSF Legacy Jiu-Jitsu

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Ep. 39 - Roger Perez - Wichita Falls Martial Arts, TX

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Ep. 38 - Andrew Green - Innovative Martial Arts

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Ep. 37 - Nader Tannir - Lycan MMA

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Ep. 36 - James Clingerman of Indiana Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy

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Ep. 35 - Greg Buck - Push Press

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Ep. 34 - Chris Martin of Jiu Jitsu Insurance

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Ep.33 - Michael Heinz - SBG New Braunfels Texas

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Ep. 32 - Joseph Rodriguez of Guardians of Mt Hood Jiu Jitsu

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Ep. 31 - Calling BS on busy with Andrew Mellen

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Ep.30 - How to run a killer gym VS a Cute gym

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Ep.29 - Dan Kachtik - Helping people and doing hard things.

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Ep. 28 - The Rise of Concept Fit with founder Marcus Astley

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Ep. 27 - What it's like to run a 100K Ultramarathon

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Ep. 26 - Running a successful BJJ Gym with Mike Sweeney - SBG Calgary

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Ep. 25 - Why Most Gym Owner's Hate Sales (and what to do about it).

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Ep. 24 - Front End Offers Explained (Sell a result, not a class)

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Ep. 23 - How the right hire can change everything with Scott Rammage

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Ep. 22 - How to create momentum for your gym with the seaons.

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Ep. 21 - Entrepreneurial growth with Kevin Palmieri

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Ep. 20 - The 5 key traits of successful entrepreneurs with Purdeep Sangha

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Ep. 19 - How Gym Owners can save time using AI with Anca Treefan

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Ep.18 - Should you run a foundations class for your Crossfit Gym?

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Ep.17 - Better sales through better conversations with Dr. Alain Desaulniers

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How keeping your gym equipment maintained saves you money with - Jim Young (Aka Jim Maintenance)

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Solving A Huge Problem for Gym Owners with John Prescott (Founder of Wheel Pay)

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Building the athlete experience with Heidi Campo

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Turning things around with Joe Cosenza of Marble Strength

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What's it like to run a gym with your spouse? Featuring my wife Dr. Jane Levesque

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The Man Behind Fitt Finder - Ahmed AbouElezz

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A trip down memory lane, and thruster avenue with - Jesse Ward

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Do gym owner's actually NEED to market?

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Stupid Questions, and Smart Answers.

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Gym Owner Stories - How Crossfit ABF has rebounded with retention!

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Gym Owner Stories - How to become a 10+ year Success with Jason Baron

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How to Run Profitable Facebook Ads for Gyms

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Things I wish I had know sooner as a gym owner

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Your Business Model Matters More Than You Think

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Give More Value, Make More Money - The Profit Ladder

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