EP 89 – Cultivating Patience | Westside MMA Co-Owner Roli Delgado
Roli Delgado is a third-degree black belt. Roli owns multiple martial arts schools, along with being a real estate agent and investor in Little Rock Arkansas. He talked about how jiu-jitsu teaches you how to handle failure better than any sport. He mentioned the similarity of dealing with undesired outcomes in jiu-jitsu and business experiences. …
EP 88 – Are you trying to please everybody? | Redzovic Jiu-Jitsu School Owner Adem Redzovic
Adem Redzovic is a third-degree black belt and the owner of three jiu-jitsu schools in the Chicago area and several other affiliated schools worldwide. He shared his mindset of the early days of his business, which was “There is no plan B”, we have to make it. He talked about the importance of having a…
EP 87 – Do you give to your community? | Da Firma Kimonos Company Owner Ricardo Tubbs
Ricardo Tubbs is a black belt and the owner and instructor at Da Firma Training Center as well as Da Firma Kimono Company. Ricardo did a great breakdown of the thirteen leadership principles from Collin Powell’s book “It worked for me”. He also talked about the importance of preparation. My takeaway came from the interview…
EP 86 – Do You Have a SMART Goal?
Brian Edwards is a first-degree black belt an the owner of Swampfox Jiu-Jitsu in Florence, South Carolina. He is also the owner of Brian Edwards Insurance Agency and Brian Scott Properties. He talked about the dedication and discipline necessary to run multiple businesses while raising five daughters with his wife. My takeaway from the interview…
EP 85 – Resilience in BJJ & Life | ATT Lowcountry Owner Malachy Friedman
Today we have 2nd degree-black belt Malachy Friedman. Malachy is the owner of the ATT (American Top Team) Lowcountry in Charleston, South Carolina. We talked about entrepreneurship, life, and we talked a lot about jiu-jitsu. Teaching and studying jiu-jitsu, Mindset, visualization, and injuries. He has struggled with multiple delicate neck surgeries; however, his…