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The Business of Jiu Jitsu — 111 episodes
Ep. 111 - The 7 levels of marketing for BJJ Gyms and how to get to the final boss!
Ep. 110 - Should you care about AI as a BJJ Academy Owner?
Ep. 109 - Why Paid Ads Don't Work For Most BJJ Academies
Ep. 108 - Who to hire first, when to fire, and how to build a great team.
Ep. 107 - The two most important growth levers for BJJ gyms
Ep. 106 - Stop Guessing: How to Use Your Gym’s Numbers to Grow
Ep. 105 - Mark Millare - Hart Jiu Jitsu - How to make social media content that doesn't suck for your BJJ Gym
Ep. 104 - The Essential Weekly Activities for BJJ Academy Owners
Ep. 103 - Jason Khalips - Embracing your BJJ Gym as a Business
Ep. 102 - Best Practices for BJJ Gyms
Ep. 101 - Marketing 101 for Jiu Jitsu Academy Owners
Ep. 100 - 10 hot button issues for BJJ academies that just keep coming up
Ep. 99 - The best season to add students to your BJJ gym is here.
Ep. 98 - The Top 10 Mistakes BJJ Academy Owners Make
Ep. 97 - The 4 levels of mastery in Jiu Jitsu academy ownership
Ep. 96 - Andrew Green - How to run a successful kids program in 2026.
Ep. 95 - Build a new BJJ academy fast with pre-sale offers
Ep. 94 - The four buckets of growth for BJJ Academy owners
Ep. 93 - Grow your BJJ academy in 2026 with a simple monthly focus
Ep. 92 - Don't Wait! Build the systems your BJJ academy needs to grow now.
Ep 91. - The 5 Layer Approach to building a better Jiu Jitsu Academy - JP Levesque
Ep. 90 - Run a Black Friday Speical...without shooting yourself in the foot.
Ep. 89 - Should your Jiu Jitsu academy run a black friday special?
Ep. 88 - Zach Forrest - How to build an awesome gym and where to start.
Ep. 87 - What you need to open a successful Jiu Jitsu academy.
Ep. 86 - Know your numbers, CEO time, and asking the right questions to grow.
Ep. 85 - Glyn Powditch - SBG Rossendale/Dream Agility
Ep. 84 - Are you a business white belt?
Ep. 83 - BJJ Academy Owner Hot Takes - Part 2.
Ep. 82 - Summer is over, now what?
Ep. 81 - Starting Small And Building Smart - Deven Needles of Ground Control Academy
Ep. 80 - BJJ Academy Owner Hot Takes - Part 1.
Ep. 79 - Joshua Janis - White Lotus Jiu Jitsu
Ep. 78 - JP Levesque - Everything you want is on the other side of cringe
Ep. 77 - Bobby & Amanda McMcaster - Open Source BJJ
Ep. 76 - Bad Drop-ins and Good Business
Ep. 75 - Jeff Shaw - Bellingham BJJ
Ep. 74 - JP Levesque - Asking the big question...
Ep. 73 - Rob Biernacki - Island Top Team
Ep. 72 - JP Levesque - The systems every BJJ Academy needs for growth.
Ep. 71 - Jesse Walker - Rough Hands BJJ
Ep. 70 - Are you a black belt on the mats but a white belt in business?
Ep.69 - JP Levesque - Keeping students on track for success
Ep.68 - Mike Sweeney - SBG Calgary
Ep. 67 - JP Levesaue - Summer Survival Guide
Ep. 66 - JP Levesque - Policy changes, class hours, and events.
Ep. 65 - Eli Knight of Knight Jiu Jitsu
Ep. 64 - The Systems of a Successful Jiu Jitsu Academy
Ep 63. - Chris Burns - Zero Point Academy
Ep. 62 - JP Levesque - Planning ahead to ride the seasons
Ep.61 - JP Levesque - What to do when the season changes.
Ep. 60 - Josh Mckinney - Competitor, Academy Owner, Podcaster!
Ep. 59 - JP Levesque - How to turn free trials into new students
Ep.58 - Ollie Kelly - Mattador Seminars
Ep. 57 - The Unstuck Academy - Audio Book
Ep. 56 - Ken "Revoy" - The Old Way Jiu Jitsu
Ep. 55 - JP Levesque - Unlocking Business Growth
Ep. 54 - Nico Bajerski - BMA-MMA
Ep. 53 - JP Levesque - How not to spend your time
Ep. 52 - Tim Goodwin - TNT Martial Arts
Ep. 51 - JP Levesque - The red pill of success.
Ep. 50 - Dan Uyemura - PushPress
Ep. 49 - Keeping your momentum in business
Ep. 48 - Jeremy Brick - How Jiu Jitsu changes lives
Ep. 47 - JP Levesque - You don't have to sell out to sell.
Ep. 46 - Kyle Scappaticci - PCG Academy
Ep. 45 - JP Levesque - Launching successful events for your students
Ep. 44 - Josh Folwer - Black Cat Mixed Martial Arts
Ep. 43 - New Year, Now What. How to see business growth in 2025
Ep. 42 - Branden Hudson - SBY MMA and Fitness
Ep. 41 - JP Levesque - Don't run Facebook Ads - Do this instead.
Ep. 40 - Jared Gahm - PSF Legacy Jiu-Jitsu
Ep. 39 - Roger Perez - Wichita Falls Martial Arts, TX
Ep. 38 - Andrew Green - Innovative Martial Arts
Ep. 37 - Nader Tannir - Lycan MMA
Ep. 36 - James Clingerman of Indiana Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy
Ep. 35 - Greg Buck - Push Press
Ep. 34 - Chris Martin of Jiu Jitsu Insurance
Ep.33 - Michael Heinz - SBG New Braunfels Texas
Ep. 32 - Joseph Rodriguez of Guardians of Mt Hood Jiu Jitsu
Ep. 31 - Calling BS on busy with Andrew Mellen
Ep.30 - How to run a killer gym VS a Cute gym
Ep.29 - Dan Kachtik - Helping people and doing hard things.
Ep. 28 - The Rise of Concept Fit with founder Marcus Astley
Ep. 27 - What it's like to run a 100K Ultramarathon
Ep. 26 - Running a successful BJJ Gym with Mike Sweeney - SBG Calgary
Ep. 25 - Why Most Gym Owner's Hate Sales (and what to do about it).
Ep. 24 - Front End Offers Explained (Sell a result, not a class)
Ep. 23 - How the right hire can change everything with Scott Rammage
Ep. 22 - How to create momentum for your gym with the seaons.
Ep. 21 - Entrepreneurial growth with Kevin Palmieri
Ep. 20 - The 5 key traits of successful entrepreneurs with Purdeep Sangha
Ep. 19 - How Gym Owners can save time using AI with Anca Treefan
Ep.18 - Should you run a foundations class for your Crossfit Gym?
Ep.17 - Better sales through better conversations with Dr. Alain Desaulniers
How keeping your gym equipment maintained saves you money with - Jim Young (Aka Jim Maintenance)
Solving A Huge Problem for Gym Owners with John Prescott (Founder of Wheel Pay)
Building the athlete experience with Heidi Campo
Turning things around with Joe Cosenza of Marble Strength
What's it like to run a gym with your spouse? Featuring my wife Dr. Jane Levesque
The Man Behind Fitt Finder - Ahmed AbouElezz
A trip down memory lane, and thruster avenue with - Jesse Ward
Do gym owner's actually NEED to market?
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Stupid Questions, and Smart Answers.
Gym Owner Stories - How Crossfit ABF has rebounded with retention!
Gym Owner Stories - How to become a 10+ year Success with Jason Baron
How to Run Profitable Facebook Ads for Gyms
Things I wish I had know sooner as a gym owner
Your Business Model Matters More Than You Think
Give More Value, Make More Money - The Profit Ladder
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