Take Your Academy From Barely Breaking Even to Actually Growing: In 3 Days
A live, hands-on workshop for BJJ school owners who are done running a school that barely pays them.
Operations. Finances. Leadership.
One clear plan by the end of day three.
Built for academy owners stuck in the grind
This is for you if
- You own or run a BJJ academy and you're the one keeping it alive
- You're breaking even, or your margins are razor-thin, after you pay yourself last
- You don't have a clear system for tracking leads, retention, or real profit
- You're ready to lead your team instead of just surviving day to day
This isn't for you if
- You like to complain, but you're not willing to put in the work. Period.
- You're not willing to break free from a limiting mindset.
- You make excuses instead of decisions.
- You're not willing to invest real time and energy into getting your business off the ground and soaring.
We're Not Consultants Who've Never Stepped on a Mat
Hernando Thola (2nd degree black belt) and Amanda Thola (black belt) have built and still run their academy together. Over the past six years, from a single location, that academy has grown to more than $5,000,000 in cumulative revenue and over 350 students.
Every blind spot above? We've lived it. We made the mistakes, and we built our way out, not in theory, but in an academy we still run ourselves, every day.
What we do now is coach other academy owners through that same jump. We look at your business, name the blind spots you can't see from the inside, and hand you the action items to fix them.
What we're covering, day by day
Operations
Get the systems in place to stop running your academy on memory and adrenaline: the processes that let you step back without things falling apart.
Finances
Learn how to actually read your numbers: how to count and track your leads, understand your real profitability, and see the truth behind the revenue.
Leadership
Break out of the limiting mindsets keeping you and your academy stuck, and lead your team, and yourself, with clarity and freedom.
Walk away with a clear picture of exactly what to do next
Not theory. Not vague inspiration. A real, specific plan to move your academy forward.
Join the Academy Growth Challenge
- 3 live 90-minute sessions (Aug 17–19, 9 AM PT) — Operations, Finances & Leadership — $1,150 value
- Live Daily Q&A — get your specific questions answered — $350 value
- Budget-to-Actual Spreadsheet — the exact monthly finance-tracking tool Amanda uses — $99 value
- KPI Snapshot Spreadsheet — a one-page view of exactly where your academy stands — $99 value
- Marketing ROI Spreadsheet — see exactly what your marketing is actually returning — $99 value
Our Guarantee
Show up live for all three sessions and complete the action steps we give you. If you do that and still don't walk away with a clear plan for your academy, we'll refund every dollar. No hoops beyond that.
Before you reserve your spot
Is this actually live, or a recording?
Live. All three sessions run 9:00–10:30 AM PT, August 17–19. Show up so you can get your questions answered directly.
What if I can't make all three days?
Show up live for all three sessions if you can, that's what the guarantee is built around. But we know life happens, so you'll also get a replay of each session, available for 24 hours only. Just know the replay is a convenience, not a guarantee qualifier: to be eligible for a refund, you still need to attend all three sessions live.
Is this just for BJJ academies, or all martial arts?
This is built specifically around how BJJ academies operate, price, and retain, not a generic small-business workshop.
Will there be a replay if I miss a session?
Yes. Every session comes with a replay, available for 24 hours only, so you can catch up if life gets in the way. Just know the replay is a convenience only: the money-back guarantee still requires you to attend all three sessions live.