Elliot Bayev is a first-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the owner of OpenMat mixed martial arts in Toronto, Canada. He also runs Mastermind BJJ – Private BJJ Training And Retreats for Entrepreneurs. Elliot talked about the correlation between the growth mindset and jiu-jitsu. He also talked about Burn out and optimism, and my main take away…

Jared Weiner is a 4thdegree Black Belt and he is the owner and head instructor of BJJ United, a school in Philadelphia he founded in 2002. He talks about dealing with this challenging experience of post-concussion syndrome that can happen to anyone training, and he also shared his struggles from the early days as a…

Nic Gregoriades is a 3rd degree black belt who holds the honor of being the first person Roger Gracie promoted to black belt. He is the co-founder of the Jiu-Jitsu Brotherhood and the author of The Black Belt Blueprint. Nic mentioned about the importance of putting systems in place in basically everything you do, especially…

Matt Huttner is a 1st degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the President of Vitaco Health Group. He talked about how executions trumps strategy, the importance of believing in your self and he also shared a tool that helps people better understand their relationship with themselves, self-awareness and others, social awareness, the Johari Window.…

Ben Johnson is a brown belt in BJJ and the CEO of Gruvi, a digital marketing agency based out of Denmark. Ben talked about how helpful it is having the staff take Personality tests to maximize their capabilities. He also talked about scheduling time to think about your life, personal and professionally, and the title…