Brighter Futures: Making 2026 Better Than 2025Podcast DescriptionIn the final episode of 2025, Duane and Allie get real about what it takes to set yourselfand your martial arts schoolup for a brighter, better new year. They reflect on big wins,

Purposeful Connection: Why Engagement Is Harder (and More Important) Than EverPodcast DescriptionIn this off-the-cuff episode, Duane Brumitt and Allie Alberigo dive into the real challenges of engaging students, parents, and staff as 2025 winds do

2026 Planning: Setting Up Your School for a Strong New YearPodcast DescriptionIn this episode, Duane Brumitt and Allie Alberigo dig into how martial arts school owners can close out 2025 strong and set themselves up for a stellar 2026. They reflec

430 | Interview with Matthew Brenner - Mastering Organic Marketing for Martial Arts SchoolsPodcast DescriptionIn this episode, Duane and Allie sit down with Matthew Brenner from Action Karate and Double Your Dojo to discuss organic marketing strat

Episode 429: The December Retention Crisis: Keeping Students Through the HolidaysPodcast DescriptionIt's mid-November, and you can feel it coming. Families are getting busier. Attendance is starting to drop. Parents are distracted. And you know wh

Episode 428: Holiday Sales Strategy: Turning November & December Into Your Best MonthsPodcast DescriptionNovember and December can be your most profitable months of the yearif you plan ahead and execute the right strategies.In this timely epi

427 | Are We Running the Hardest, Easiest Business There Is?Podcast DescriptionNearly three decades into owning martial arts schools, Duane and Allie keep coming back to the same paradox: Are we running the hardest business or the easiest business

426 | Why Martial Arts Still Matter in a World of Instant GratificationPodcast DescriptionIn Episode 426 of School Owner Talk, Duane Brumitt and Allie Alberigo tackle a critical question.Specifically, why do martial arts still matter in today's w

425 | Breaking Third Wall: How to Get Martial Arts Families Fully CommittedPodcast DescriptionIn Episode 425 of School Owner Talk, Duane Brumitt and Allie Alberigo tackle one of the toughest challenges in the martial arts business: getting clients

424 | Martial Arts School Culture: Motivating Students and Families to EngagePodcast DescriptionIn this episode of School Owner Talk, Duane Brumitt and Allie Alberigo tackle one of the biggest challenges facing martial arts school owners today: ge