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Ep. 108 - Who to hire first, when to fire, and how to build a great team.
How to Hire (and Fire) for Your BJJ Academy
If a coach is costing you students, that coach needs to go. Doesn't matter how many medals they have. This episode is JP's full breakdown on staffing your academy, who to hire, when to hire them, and how to run a process that doesn't blow up in your face.
In this episode:
Why toxic, overly strict, or incompetent coaches are a retention killers and why academy owners keep them anyway
The exit interview move that tells you exactly why students are leaving
Who your first hire should be (and it's probably not who you think)
Staffing by revenue stage…
The skinny
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