“I went in pretty skeptical. I was grossing about $14,000 a month at my martial arts school on a good month. Within a year I was up and above $50,000 a month, and within about a year and a half I hit the million-dollar run rate — $83,300 a month. For the first time in my life, I’m not worried about dying poor.”
— Ben Brown, Phase 3 Muay Thai, Santa Rosa, CA
“I ran my school for the first 13 years or so barely getting by — making $4,000 to $8,000 a month. When I had to move locations, the only space I could get meant I needed to make about $16,000 a month just to cover it. That’s when I first talked with Master Oliver. Now we’re doing about $120,000 to $130,000 a month in routine billing, and we’re still scraping the surface. Joining this group has been the best decision my wife and I have ever made.”
— Jason Purcell, Family Black Belt Academy, Seattle, WA
“When I first got into the group, it was a big struggle just figuring out where to start and how much to charge. I had been running my business for about a year and just could not break past 30 to 35 students. Now I’m at 80 to 82 students most months, with an average student value around $450.”
— Heidi Gilbert, Elevate Martial Arts, Woodinville, WA
“Going back over ten years ago, I thought I was doing fairly well — our months ranged between about $17,000 and $25,000. Through the guidance and support of the group, we’ve worked ourselves up to averaging around $100,000 a month. There are ups and downs, but there are people here to help you through that and get you back to where you need to be.”
— Grand Master Tim Harrison, TM Martial Arts, Joliet, IL
“Before joining, we were grossing approximately $280,000 a year. We are quite pleased to share that after about five years with the group, our gross was over $780,000. Not only has our income increased significantly, but so has the quality of our students, their parents, and even our staff.”
— Ryan and Yana Burtney, College of Martial Arts, Sterling Heights, MI
One school owner told us how, on a phone call, Master Oliver personally talked them through raising their prices from $70 a month — eventually to $400 a month — even with a competing school charging $65 a month directly below them in the same building. That competitor closed. This school now has over 300 students and is grossing over a million dollars a year, with a goal of reaching $1.5 million next.
And just a few more, in their own words:
“My academy is having back-to-back record months and our internal structure and culture has never been better. I haven’t been this motivated in years.” — Travis Tooke
“Master Oliver has proven to have the experience that helped me get my martial arts school in the right direction… we have grown every month since joining.” — Thomas Wright
“Boots to the ground, real-life strategy. Proven results. I’m so thankful for both the large group training and the personal coaching we receive.” — Karis Brody
“If you’d like to operate a school full-time, earn enough to get married, have kids, buy a home, send those kids to college, fund your retirement, and leave something for future generations… then you need to listen to Stephen Oliver and follow his advice to the letter.” — Marty Callahan