
33 episodes

Blackbelt Business Podcast Easton.Online
-
- Business
-
-
5.0 • 14 Ratings
-
The Blackbelt Business Podcast is for martial arts school owners and managers.
Each episode features guests with stories, strategies and resources which can help you establish or enhance your business with best practices.
Most importantly, we’ll help you get back to doing what you love.
Visit Easton.Online for more.
-
Delegating Roles and Building Your Academy on Core Values - Mike Tousignant & Ian Lieberman (E33)
Easton Training Center's CEO, Mike Tousignant, and Vice President, Ian Lieberman, join the Black Belt Business Podcast to discuss the thinking and processes behind delegating responsibilities and roles to people in your martial arts academy as well as how to build your academy on core values that you and your staff can stand behind.
Check out the people analyzer here: https://www.eosworldwide.com/people
Watch or listen to the full podcast on our blog: https://www.easton.online/blog/
Visit https://www.easton.online to sign up for our mailing list! -
Live (or Die) by Your Metrics - Jordan Shipman & Michael Phipps (E32)
Easton Training Center's Director of Kids Martial Arts, Jordan Shipman, and Director of Marketing, Michael Phipps, join Eliot to discuss the importance of departmental meetings for martial arts academies, as well as living and dying by your academy's metrics.
Watch or listen to the full podcast on our blog: https://www.easton.online/blog/
Visit https://www.easton.online to sign up for our mailing list! -
Helping People Thrive is the Model for Growth - Casey Halstead (E31)
Casey Halstead is a 10th Planet Black Belt and owner of 10th Planet Las Vegas. He's opened multiple successful 10th planet schools in the last 10 years and coaches several high-level BJJ athletes. Casey joins the Black Belt Business Podcast to discuss his unique strategy when it comes to opening and growing schools, how he discovers and develops talent from within the his schools, and the importance of culture to ensuring a martial arts academy continues to thrive.
Watch or listen to the full podcast on our blog: https://www.easton.online/blog/
Visit https://www.easton.online to sign up for our mailing list! -
Lessons Learned Surviving The Pandemic as A Martial Arts School - Mike Tousignant & Ian Lieberman (E30)
Easton CEO, Mike Tousignant, and Vice President, Ian Lieberman, join the Black Belt Business Podcast to discuss the systems, methods, and beliefs that helped Easton's schools to not only survive, but thrive throughout the pandemic.
-
Being Successful Means Never Stop Learning - Phillipe Gentry & Jim Sheppard of SBG Atlanta (E29)
Phil and Jim are co-owners of two successful Martial Arts Academies in Georgia, SBG Atlanta and SBG Buford. Both recently joined and completed Easton Online's first mastermind for academy owners. Phil and Jim join the Black Belt Business Podcast to discuss their beginnings in martial arts, why they chose to join the mastermind even though by almost any standard they are running very successful schools, what they gained from working with Easton, and where they plan on going from here.
-
Going Big Doesn't Mean Selling Out - Alberto Crane (E28)
Alberto Crane is a Jiu Jitsu O.O.G., and his connections with Easton go way back. He received his black belt under Vinicius “Draculino,” becoming the first American to become a black belt under the Gracie Barra Academy banner. He has also been a successful competitor in both BJJ and MMA. Now, Alberto runs martial arts schools in New Mexico. He joins the Black Belt Business Podcast to discuss everything he's learned over the years operating his schools and to offer advice to new school owners.
Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/rez3vo4N0q0