The Business of Jiu Jitsu
By JP Levesque
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Episodes: 124
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The business behind the gentle art - Conversations with gym/academy owners and industry leaders who are doing something unique and special to stand out.
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Ep. 124 - Rob from McDojo life: How to be a green flag academy
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Oct 17, 2026 |
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Ep. 123 - When to Raise Your Prices (and How to Do It Without Losing Your Mind or Students)
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Oct 08, 2026 |
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Ep. 122 - Fun First: How East Austin Jiu Jitsu Won Best Gym in the City - With William Watts
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Oct 01, 2026 |
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Ep. 121 - Paid ads waste money, organic content wastes time
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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Ep. 120 - Keep students longer, build a better team with a SIMPLE onboarding process
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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Ep. 119 - Staffing: Who to Hire, How to Manage Them, and When to Let Them Go
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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Ep. 118 - What BJJ Academy owners about increasing revenue, and how to fix it.
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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Ep. 117 - Systemize Your Academy Before September
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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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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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Ep. 115 - If running your BJJ Academy feels like a gamble listen to this.
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Ep. 114 - Ryan Hurst - The Mobility Master from GMB Fitness
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Ep. 112.5 - 10 Years of Academy Owneship - The FULL Episode with - CJ Hollet
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May 21, 2026 |
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Ep. 112 - 10 Years of BJJ Academy Ownership with CJ Hollett
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May 14, 2026 |
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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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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Ep. 110 - Should you care about AI as a BJJ Academy Owner?
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Ep. 109 - Why Paid Ads Don't Work For Most BJJ Academies
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Ep. 108 - Who to hire first, when to fire, and how to build a great team.
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Ep. 107 - The two most important growth levers for BJJ gyms
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Ep. 106 - Stop Guessing: How to Use Your Gym’s Numbers to Grow
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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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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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Ep. 104 - The Essential Weekly Activities for BJJ Academy Owners
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Ep. 103 - Jason Khalips - Embracing your BJJ Gym as a Business
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Ep. 102 - Best Practices for BJJ Gyms
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Ep. 101 - Marketing 101 for Jiu Jitsu Academy Owners
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Ep. 100 - 10 hot button issues for BJJ academies that just keep coming up
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Ep. 99 - The best season to add students to your BJJ gym is here.
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Ep. 98 - The Top 10 Mistakes BJJ Academy Owners Make
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Ep. 97 - The 4 levels of mastery in Jiu Jitsu academy ownership
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Ep. 96 - Andrew Green - How to run a successful kids program in 2026.
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Ep. 95 - Build a new BJJ academy fast with pre-sale offers
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Ep. 94 - The four buckets of growth for BJJ Academy owners
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 93 - Grow your BJJ academy in 2026 with a simple monthly focus
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 92 - Don't Wait! Build the systems your BJJ academy needs to grow now.
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Ep 91. - The 5 Layer Approach to building a better Jiu Jitsu Academy - JP Levesque
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 90 - Run a Black Friday Speical...without shooting yourself in the foot.
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 89 - Should your Jiu Jitsu academy run a black friday special?
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Ep. 88 - Zach Forrest - How to build an awesome gym and where to start.
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 87 - What you need to open a successful Jiu Jitsu academy.
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 86 - Know your numbers, CEO time, and asking the right questions to grow.
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 85 - Glyn Powditch - SBG Rossendale/Dream Agility
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 84 - Are you a business white belt?
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 83 - BJJ Academy Owner Hot Takes - Part 2.
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 82 - Summer is over, now what?
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 81 - Starting Small And Building Smart - Deven Needles of Ground Control Academy
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 80 - BJJ Academy Owner Hot Takes - Part 1.
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Ep. 79 - Joshua Janis - White Lotus Jiu Jitsu
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 78 - JP Levesque - Everything you want is on the other side of cringe
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 77 - Bobby & Amanda McMcaster - Open Source BJJ
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 76 - Bad Drop-ins and Good Business
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 75 - Jeff Shaw - Bellingham BJJ
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 74 - JP Levesque - Asking the big question...
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Ep. 73 - Rob Biernacki - Island Top Team
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 72 - JP Levesque - The systems every BJJ Academy needs for growth.
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May 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 71 - Jesse Walker - Rough Hands BJJ
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May 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 70 - Are you a black belt on the mats but a white belt in business?
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May 14, 2025 |
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Ep.69 - JP Levesque - Keeping students on track for success
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May 06, 2025 |
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Ep.68 - Mike Sweeney - SBG Calgary
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May 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 67 - JP Levesaue - Summer Survival Guide
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 66 - JP Levesque - Policy changes, class hours, and events.
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 65 - Eli Knight of Knight Jiu Jitsu
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 64 - The Systems of a Successful Jiu Jitsu Academy
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Ep 63. - Chris Burns - Zero Point Academy
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 62 - JP Levesque - Planning ahead to ride the seasons
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Ep.61 - JP Levesque - What to do when the season changes.
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 60 - Josh Mckinney - Competitor, Academy Owner, Podcaster!
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 59 - JP Levesque - How to turn free trials into new students
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Ep.58 - Ollie Kelly - Mattador Seminars
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 57 - The Unstuck Academy - Audio Book
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 56 - Ken "Revoy" - The Old Way Jiu Jitsu
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 55 - JP Levesque - Unlocking Business Growth
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 54 - Nico Bajerski - BMA-MMA
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 53 - JP Levesque - How not to spend your time
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 52 - Tim Goodwin - TNT Martial Arts
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 51 - JP Levesque - The red pill of success.
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 50 - Dan Uyemura - PushPress
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 49 - Keeping your momentum in business
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 48 - Jeremy Brick - How Jiu Jitsu changes lives
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 47 - JP Levesque - You don't have to sell out to sell.
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 46 - Kyle Scappaticci - PCG Academy
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Ep. 45 - JP Levesque - Launching successful events for your students
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 44 - Josh Folwer - Black Cat Mixed Martial Arts
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 43 - New Year, Now What. How to see business growth in 2025
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 42 - Branden Hudson - SBY MMA and Fitness
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 41 - JP Levesque - Don't run Facebook Ads - Do this instead.
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 40 - Jared Gahm - PSF Legacy Jiu-Jitsu
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 39 - Roger Perez - Wichita Falls Martial Arts, TX
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 38 - Andrew Green - Innovative Martial Arts
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 37 - Nader Tannir - Lycan MMA
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 36 - James Clingerman of Indiana Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 35 - Greg Buck - Push Press
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 34 - Chris Martin of Jiu Jitsu Insurance
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Ep.33 - Michael Heinz - SBG New Braunfels Texas
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 32 - Joseph Rodriguez of Guardians of Mt Hood Jiu Jitsu
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 31 - Calling BS on busy with Andrew Mellen
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Ep.30 - How to run a killer gym VS a Cute gym
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Ep.29 - Dan Kachtik - Helping people and doing hard things.
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 28 - The Rise of Concept Fit with founder Marcus Astley
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Ep. 27 - What it's like to run a 100K Ultramarathon
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 26 - Running a successful BJJ Gym with Mike Sweeney - SBG Calgary
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 25 - Why Most Gym Owner's Hate Sales (and what to do about it).
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 24 - Front End Offers Explained (Sell a result, not a class)
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 23 - How the right hire can change everything with Scott Rammage
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 22 - How to create momentum for your gym with the seaons.
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Ep. 21 - Entrepreneurial growth with Kevin Palmieri
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Ep. 20 - The 5 key traits of successful entrepreneurs with Purdeep Sangha
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 19 - How Gym Owners can save time using AI with Anca Treefan
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Ep.18 - Should you run a foundations class for your Crossfit Gym?
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Ep.17 - Better sales through better conversations with Dr. Alain Desaulniers
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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How keeping your gym equipment maintained saves you money with - Jim Young (Aka Jim Maintenance)
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Solving A Huge Problem for Gym Owners with John Prescott (Founder of Wheel Pay)
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Building the athlete experience with Heidi Campo
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Turning things around with Joe Cosenza of Marble Strength
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May 28, 2024 |
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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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May 21, 2024 |
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The Man Behind Fitt Finder - Ahmed AbouElezz
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May 15, 2024 |
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A trip down memory lane, and thruster avenue with - Jesse Ward
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May 13, 2024 |
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Do gym owner's actually NEED to market?
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May 08, 2024 |
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Stupid Questions, and Smart Answers.
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Gym Owner Stories - How Crossfit ABF has rebounded with retention!
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Gym Owner Stories - How to become a 10+ year Success with Jason Baron
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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How to Run Profitable Facebook Ads for Gyms
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Things I wish I had know sooner as a gym owner
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Your Business Model Matters More Than You Think
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Give More Value, Make More Money - The Profit Ladder
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Welcome to the Profitable Gyms Podcast!
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Feb 28, 2024 |