Adam Sedlack is the CEO and Co-Founder of UFC GYMs and former Vice President at 24 Hour Fitness. Adam has over 15 years of experience in the fitness industry and helped UFC GYMs to expand to 150 locations in 37 countries and more than 800 locations in development globally.

With over 30 years in martial arts, Melody is a child development expert and the creator of Skillz. Skillz is a systematic approach to skill-based Martial Arts training and is endorsed by some of the nation's leading child psychologists, including the late, Dr. Ruth Peters. Currently there are over 1100 licensed Skillz schools around the world.

In this Episode, Melody and Adam discuss how behavior has changed in both kids and teens since the pandemic. How to talk to students suffering from depression, and the best practices for connecting with students of all ages.

Mike grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was inspired by one of his heroes, Jackie Chan, while working as a stuntman in Hong Kong on the film "Robin-B-Hood" to pursue a career in acting. Mike relocated to Los Angeles and landed roles in numerous commercials, TV shows, and films. His most popular role was as Bruce Lee in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".

After nearly a decade in Los Angeles, Moh relocated his family back to the Midwest in 2013 to open Moh's Martial Arts in Waunakee, WI. While juggling a growing family and one of the most successful martial arts schools in the Midwest, he has been able to book roles on primetime shows like FOX's "Empire" and ABC's "Marvel's Inhumans".

Mike continues his martial arts training daily and holds the rank of 5th degree black belt in Taekwondo. 

Jonathan is a good friend of mine and the owner of ATA Martial Arts of Maryland with locations in Forest Hill, Edgewood, and Bel Air. He is an expert in scaling to multiple locations, creating a culture for success, and building duplicatable systems for martial arts schools.

In this episode we talk about how to properly pay and incentivize your staff, curriculum engineering for quality students, and the biggest instructional blunders we have seen throughout our careers.

With 28 years of Martial Arts Experience and 21 years of Teaching Experience, Professor Cris Rodriguez is a 1st Degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, 3rd Degree TKD Black Belt, and Co-Owns Gracie PAC MMA, a BJJ & MMA School in Tampa, Florida, with her wife Stephanie.

She is the Founder of Grow Pro Agency, an Advertising Agency for Martial Arts Academies & Fitness Gyms. As a Partner in Marketing with Schools, their core focus is to help school owners gain the freedom they want in their business. Besides using her expertise in the agency world, Cris is also the Digital Marketing Consultant for the Martial Arts Industry Association.

Jadi Tention is a former 10X+ World Champion in Fighting, owns a super successful Martial Arts School in the Bronx, and is one of the most sought after martial arts instructors in the world. In this episode, we record an unfiltered conversation on what is currently happening in our industry, how schools owners can create a higher standard for martial arts, gurus that rubbed us the wrong way, and more!

Rohan Sheth is the CEO of GrowRev which manages more than $5M per year in digital advertising. He consistently delivers highly mastered results to high-end celebrities and organizations around the world. In this interview, Rohan shares how businesses on a local level can leverage social media channels such as Instagram, LinkedIn & Tik Tok to grow your business.

Kelly Murray has been a force in the Martial Arts & Fitness Industry for over 20 years. She is the former Director of Franchise Training for iLoveKickboxing and is now a Leadership & Confidence coach specializing in helping individuals and CEO's. Kelly is one of the most sought after speakers in the industry as she has shared the stage with Daymond John, Grand Cardone, Michael Bernoff, Joe Polish, Bedros Keulian, Jesse Itszler and more!

Ali Ghafour is a former athlete turned entrepreneur. He was a member of team Canada for taekwondo and a 2008 Olympic hopeful. After his retirement from sport at 29, he started his first venture backed company in enterprise software. A graduate in computer science from the University of Toronto, he used his technical background and experience and passion in martial arts to build 2020 Armor to make martial arts a mainstream spectator sport. Ali's business expertise and innovation led to him being featured on the Dragon's Den (The UK Version of Shark Tank) and receiving a deal.

Stay updated with the UBL here: www.2020armor.com

Owner of Championship Martial Arts - Appleton and MAIA Elite Consultant. Shane has a story that's almost hard to believe. Five short years ago, he found himself walking a couple of miles to make the Martial Arts SuperShow seminars in Las Vegas. With the knowledge he gained there coupled with his changed mindset and went from bankrupt to six-figure income. He is a master of systems and works tirelessly to streamline processes in his schools and for is his Elite clients. 

Checkout Shane's Podcast Here: https://www.facebook.com/maiahub