Ep. 53 - JP Levesque - How not to spend your time

The Business of Jiu Jitsu · Feb 18, 2025 · 12m

I've made just about all the mistakes you can in gym ownership. In the early days of gym ownership I was so wrapped up in teaching classes that was all I focused on.

So much so that outside of class times I didn't do much else. It was partly because I was unaware of what it actually took to run my gym like a real business and partly because I was so wrapped up in the role of technician. "No one can do it as well as I can" being my core mantra at the time.

As time went on I finally figured out that there were other hats in my business worth wearing. And that those other hats were best worn in…