The Empowered Athlete

Leadership, Community Building, and Female Empowerment (Interview w/ AJ Clingerman)

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In this episode, I chat with female brown belt and Pan Am Champ, AJ Clingerman, about her story, her signature Roll Model Grappling Camp and what it takes to become a leader and roll model in jiujitsu and build an intimate, inclusive and engaged community.


About AJ:

Based out of Indiana, AJ is a Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Head Roll Model in Charge! AJ is also the Co-Owner of Roll Model Grappling Academy. She trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and competes in many grappling tournaments. As a Purple Belt AJ won such notable tournaments as No-Gi Worlds and Gi Pans. AJ teaches multiple BJJ classes per week as well as coaches business owners on how to grow their businesses.


What You'll Learn: 

  • Who AJ is and her BJJ journey
  • What the Roll Model Grappling Camp is
  • Her inspiration and mission behind creating the Roll Model Grappling Camp is
  • How the Camp has evolved over the years and her creative process is creating camps every year
  • Her journey and unfolding of becoming a leader in jiujitsu
  • What she feels are the top skills or traits needed to be an effective leader
  • What she feels makes for an ineffective leader
  • How she deals with and addresses conflict within her academy
  • Her tips for those looking to step into an instructor role at their academy
  • Her insight on what she believes is the key to creating an engaged community
  • How to get started in being more inclusive in your academy
  • Her tips for cultivating a community from scratch and where to start
  • Her stance on authenticity and how it relates building an engaged community
  • Her advice for dealing with imposter syndrome
  • Her tips for athletes in feeling more confident on the mats and in their BJJ journey
  • What her current BJJ goals are and her future vision for Roll Model Camps


    • Episode Resources:

    Register For Female Only Roll Model Camp: https://rollmodelswanted.com/ 

    AJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajclingerman/

    Roll Model Grappling Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rollmodelgrappling/


    Podcast Links:

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

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