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Sonia Sillan

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This week we're joined by Sonia Sillan!  Sonia is a black belt under Hannette Staack and is the owner of Combat Arts Academy of Seattle.  In this episode, Sonia shares her honest advice on how to build a BJJ business.  Topics include financing, business partners, affiliations, customer onboarding, customer contracts, trial classes, class safety, and volunteers vs. employees.Sonia's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/soniasillan/Combat Arts Academy Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/combatartsacademy/Combat Arts Academy website:https://caaseattle.com/Mental models discussed in this episode:Psychological Safetyhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety/Prioritize Longevityhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity/Stress &amp; Recoveryhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/stress-and-recovery/Respect People, Not Positionshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/respect-people-not-positions/Abundance Mindsethttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/abundance-mindset/80/20 Rulehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/80-20-rule/Loss Aversionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/loss-aversion/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

This week we're joined by Sonia Sillan!  Sonia is a black belt under Hannette Staack and is the owner of Combat Arts Academy of Seattle.  In this episode, Sonia shares her honest advice on how to build a BJJ business.  Topics include financing, business partners, affiliations, customer onboarding, customer contracts, trial classes, class safety, and volunteers vs. employees. Sonia's Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/soniasillan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/soniasillan/</a> Combat Arts Academy Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/combatartsacademy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/combatartsacademy/</a> Combat Arts Academy website: <a href="https://caaseattle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://caaseattle.com/</a> Mental models discussed in this episode:<ul><li>Psychological Safety <a href="https://bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety/</a> </li><li>Prioritize Longevity <a href="https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity/</a> </li><li>Stress &amp; Recovery <a href="https://bjjmentalmodels.com/stress-and-recovery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bjjmentalmodels.com/stress-and-recovery/</a> </li><li>Respect People, Not Positions <a href="https://bjjmentalmodels.com/respect-people-not-positions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bjjmentalmodels.com/respect-people-not-positions/</a> </li><li>Abundance Mindset <a href="https://bjjmentalmodels.com/abundance-mindset/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bjjmentalmodels.com/abundance-mindset/</a> </li><li>80/20 Rule <a href="https://bjjmentalmodels.com/80-20-rule/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bjjmentalmodels.com/80-20-rule/</a> </li><li>Loss Aversion <a href="https://bjjmentalmodels.com/loss-aversion/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bjjmentalmodels.com/loss-aversion/</a> </li></ul>Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium! If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private. Sign up here for a free trial: <a href="https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/</a> Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter: <a href="https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/</a> Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database: <a href="https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/</a> Follow us on social: <a href="https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/</a> <a href="https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/</a> Music by Enterprize: <a href="https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/</a>

Ep. 189: The Business of BJJ, feat. Sonia Sillan

Sonia is a brown belt in BJJ and the owner of Combat Arts Academy located in Seattle and Burien, Washington. We talk with her about how her school started, previous injuries and how they have changed her way of training, women in BJJ, her business habits and how she grew her school and opened a second location, how to coach kids, and more! Let us know what you think the episode is out today. Support the podcast by clicking the subscribe button on iTunes, if you truly enjoy give us a review. If there are any specific topic requests drop us a comment on social media. Follow the podcast on Instagram @elbowstightpod with your host @travisetp and @jtcrash78 and on Facebook @Elbowstightpodcast

Sonia is a brown belt in BJJ and the owner of Combat Arts Academy located in Seattle and Burien, Washington. We talk with her about how her school started, previous injuries and how they have changed her way of training, women in BJJ, her business habits and how she grew her school and opened a second location, how to coach kids, and more! Let us know what you think the episode is out today. Support the podcast by clicking the subscribe button on iTunes, if you truly enjoy give us a review. If there are any specific topic requests drop us a comment on social media. Follow the podcast on Instagram @elbowstightpod with your host @travisetp and @jtcrash78 and on Facebook @Elbowstightpodcast

Elbows Tight Podcast: Sonia Sillan