{"id":4606,"date":"2026-06-22T19:53:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martialartswealth.com\/go\/stephen-oliver-media\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T05:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T05:37:04","slug":"stephen-oliver","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/martialartswealth.com\/go\/media\/stephen-oliver\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Oliver in the Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stephen Oliver in the Media<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stephen Oliver, MBA, 10th Degree Black Belt<\/strong>, is the founder of Mile High Karate, CEO and Chairman of the National Association of Professional Martial Artists (NAPMA), and the driving force behind Martial Arts Wealth Mastery. A direct student of the Jhoon Rhee lineage, he has spent four decades teaching martial arts school owners how to build profitable, professional schools through proven marketing and business systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page collects Stephen Oliver&#8217;s featured magazine profiles, PDF reprints, podcast and video interviews, published columns, and authority profiles across the martial arts business industry.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Magazine Features, Profiles &amp; PDF Reprints<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milehighkarate.com\/MAP%20Reprint.pdf\">The Way of the Mile High Maverick<\/a> \u2014 flagship Martial Arts Professional \/ Mile High Karate feature on franchise growth, NAPMA, and school-owner business systems.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/irp.cdn-website.com\/1bd82e67\/files\/uploaded\/The-Way-Of-The-Mile-High-Maverick-Book-MAA-Refer.pdf\">The Way of the Mile High Maverick \u2014 alternate PDF copy<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.martialartsprofessional.com\/mapro-archive\/\">Martial Arts Professional Magazine Back-Issue Archive<\/a> (2005\u20132012 era).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.martialartsprofessional.com\/author\/stephen-oliver\/\">Stephen Oliver Author Archive<\/a> \u2014 columns, interviews, and feature content (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martialartsprofessional.com\/author\/stephen-oliver\/page\/2\/\">page 2<\/a>).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.martialartsprofessional.com\/about-mapro\/about-stephen-oliver\/\">About Stephen Oliver \u2014 full biography<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Go2 Karate Magazine<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/go2karate.com\/magazine\/\">Go2 Karate Magazine Hub<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/go2karate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/March-2023.pdf\">Issue #1 (Mar\u2013May 2023): Success Tips by Stephen Oliver<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/go2karate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/g2k-aug-r1-lo-3b.pdf\">Issue #2 (Sept 2023): Heighten Your Expectations<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/go2karate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Go2-Karate-Magazine-corrected-5.pdf\">Issue #4 (June 2024): Cover Story reference<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/go2karate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/G2K-Magazine-mar-2025-lo-2.pdf\">Issue #6 (Mar 2025): The First Rule of Marketing Your School Is Simple \u2014 Hustle<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/go2karate.com\/congratulations\/grand-master-stephen-oliver\/\">Go2 Karate Recognition \u2014 Grandmaster Stephen Oliver<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Martial Arts World News Columns<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/view\/66407010\/martial-arts-world-news-magazine-volume-20-issue-1\">Vol. 20 #1 \u2014 The 10 Things You MUST Do to Thrive, Part 2<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/view\/65840740\/martial-arts-world-news-magazine-volume-21-issue-4\">Vol. 21 #4 \u2014 Does Your School Have the X Factor?, Part 2<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/view\/66165868\/martial-arts-world-news-magazine-volume-22-issue-1\">Vol. 22 #1 \u2014 Is Everyone in Your Boat Rowing in the Same Direction, Part 1<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/view\/67044337\/martial-arts-world-news-magazine-volume-22-issue-4\">Vol. 22 #4 \u2014 Just Sell Something<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/view\/67177999\/martial-arts-world-news-magazine-volume-22-special-edition\">Vol. 22 Special \u2014 The Great Fallacies When You Start Your Business, Part 1<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/view\/67549815\/martial-arts-world-news-magazine-volume-23-issue-2\">Vol. 23 #2 \u2014 Wealth vs. Lifestyle, Part 1<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/view\/68332159\/martial-arts-world-news-magazine-volume-23-issue-4\">Vol. 23 #4 \u2014 Everything Is Negotiable, Part 1<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/view\/68419189\/martial-arts-world-news-magazine-volume-23-issue-5\">Vol. 23 #5 \u2014 Everything Is Negotiable, Part 2<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/view\/68509038\/martial-arts-world-news-magazine-volume-23-issue-6\">Vol. 23 #6 \u2014 Fire Those Who Suck the Life from Your School, Part 1<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/view\/69531749\/martial-arts-world-news-magazine-volume-25-issue-1\">Vol. 25 #1 \u2014 Direct Response Marketing references<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/view\/70735430\/martial-arts-world-news-magazine-volume-25-issue-5\">Vol. 25 #5 \u2014 Constructing Your Marketing Parthenon, Part 2<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast &amp; Video Interviews<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolownertalk.com\/272\/\">School Owner Talk #272 \u2014 Interview With Stephen Oliver<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolownertalk.com\/382-interview-with-stephen-oliver\/\">School Owner Talk #382 \u2014 Six Simple Steps to Add 100 New Students<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolownertalk.com\/409-lights-camera-enrollments-turning-karate-kid-legends-into-a-lead-machine\/\">School Owner Talk #409 \u2014 Lights, Camera, Enrollments!<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolownertalk.com\/tag\/stephen-oliver\/\">Stephen Oliver podcast archive<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/6SkWrclhOqOf2llMKFkzan\">Become An Author Podcast \u2014 Jeff Smith and Stephen Oliver<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some archived articles and PDFs list historical ranks (8th or 9th Degree). These reflect the publication date; Stephen Oliver&#8217;s current designation is 10th Degree Black Belt.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media, magazine features, interviews, podcasts, and published columns by Stephen Oliver, MBA, 10th Degree Black Belt, founder of Mile High Karate and Martial Arts Wealth Mastery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4637,"parent":4611,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4606","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Stephen Oliver in the Media - Martial Arts Wealth Mastery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/martialartswealth.com\/go\/media\/stephen-oliver\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stephen Oliver in the Media - 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