A Podcast dedicated to helping martial arts business owners and instructors to Level Up their business, mindset, and training! Hosted by Adam Kifer, the owner of Level Up Music.
The Level Up Lounge is Back! Season 2 kicks off with an interview of one of the best personal trainers on the planet, Jamal Hamid. Jamal has trained UFC fighters, Professional Boxers, Hall of Fame Athletes, and average joes like me. He shares his powerful story of how he went from a young kid obsessed with fitness to one of the top trainers in the country. If you are an entrepreneur of any kind, you will want to listen to this episode to find out how you can fit daily workouts into your crazy schedule. And… As always, a special “Punch in the Face” segment that will help you to break through your limitations and start kicking ass.
As always, Jadi and I provide an educational and entertaining interview experience! As two martial arts instructors that travel around to many different schools, we see the GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY! In this episode, we discuss the five most common mistakes that we see in the martial arts classroom and we tease our brand new Fix Your Floor training course.
Do you have a brand or is your culture bland? I am super stoked to sit down with Ed Turney as we discuss how to build a brand for your school in a very special way. - Creating your brand's story - Getting creative with your content - Using story telling to create a special experience for your black belts - Defining your school's vision & More!! Listen & Subscribe Now!
Why You are Failing at Video Marketing Video Marketing Expert, Christopher Perilli joins me in the lounge to diagnose why most martial arts schools are failing with their video marketing. Listen and Discover: -How to turn your
How to grow your kids program to 200 students, balancing work-life, and the craziest story you will ever hear about Tim Credeur's hardest hits that he has every taken! Former UFC fighter and uber successful entrepreneur joins us in the lounge and dishes on what helped him grow his kids program to 200 students and his school to 500 students, and a great story about how Tim was able to rise from nothing to being one of the most successful school owners in the country! Listen & Subscribe!
How important is it to listen to this episode? If you are an entrepreneur, it is a MUST LISTEN as Nick D shares with us his insights on finding the "right" information, taking personal responsibility as a school owner, developing personal systems, stats that you should be focusing on and..... We play a little game called, "Tell me what you think of this person in the martial arts industry" Nick D shares his thoughts on: Stephen Oliver Melody Shuman Roland Osborne Dave Kovar Jadi Tention Mike Parrella & Brannon Beliso YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!
My good friend, Stephen Reinstein, joins us in the lounge for an in-depth discussion on all things web related. Stephen gives us all sorts of knowledge including: Biggest mistakes with your website Common Facebook ad performance issues The keys to a website that sells The best social media platform to use besides Facebook When & how often to post and so much more! Tune in now and subscribe!
Jason Griffin has been crushing it as his schools. We talk about increasing brand awareness, talking with your team about the future, and an event that got 275 kids into Jason's school. Wow! Tune in Now!
Special Guest, Brannon Beliso joins us for one of our best episodes yet. As I re-listened to this episode, I could not believe how many topics we covered in just one interview. His “outside the box” thinking may challenge everything you know about your business in a very positive way. We talk about: setting yourself apart from your competition, putting people before profit, avoiding average, staff management, becoming a service based business, and SO MUCH MORE!
One of my favorite interviews! Tj has become known as the parenting and fitness expert in his community from his Facebook Live series, Dojo Dad Digest. He is currently on Episode 131 of the series and has used it to drive referrals to his school. He is currently averaging around 70 trials per month and has a 48% conversion rate. Listen to this man!
Guys, this is 35 minutes of straight fire! Barry has a SUPER inspiring story of how he went from almost closing his school to becoming the owner of a franchise with 83 locations in 3 different countries. You have to hear it! Also, we spend some time talking about getting your S*&% together and putting in place a daily routine.
Dave Kovar joins Adam in the Level Up Lounge and talks about the importance of staff development, getting the most our of students with ADD/ADHD, tips to becoming a more consistent instructor, and more! Follow our blog at www.levelupmymusic.com
We are joined by success coach, Michael Bernoff. Michael specializes on how to bring out the best in people. His approach is direct and effective. Michael weighs in on some cutting-edge strategies that will help to take your school to the next level. We also review Hykso Punch Trackers, Combat Corner's C2 Boxing Glove, and Chris Casamassa's B90Z Birthday Party system.
Karate by Jesse's very own, Jesse Enkamp, joins the Level Up Lounge and shares his knowledge on all things martial arts. We talk social media, mcdojos, physical training, bunkai, sport karate and more!
In this special episode of the Level Up Lounge, Adam discusses an important mistake that many martial arts schools are unknowingly making every day. It is a mistake so costly that it could eventually end up in closing your business.
In this Episode, Nick Dougherty from Parrella Consulting joins Adam in the Level Up Lounge. We talk marketing, Facebook Ads, Personal Growth, and the #1 mindset challenge that stops most martial arts school owners from growing their business. We will also be releasing a Nick D Training Mix in the next two weeks so keep your eyes open!
In this episode, Adam is joined by two special guests. 6x World Point Fighting Champion, Jadi Tention, joins Adam to talk about being a role model for his students, motivation, personal training, and music! The second guest on the show is Dj Bizerk, who runs Bizerk Academy in Illinois. He talks about music customization (musical forms, demo team mixes, audio commercials, etc.).
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