Posts by Gustavo Dantas

Mahamed Aly is an IBJJF Black Belt Adult World Champion Gi & No-Gi. He shared the early days of his career, the challenge of balancing the life of a professional athlete while building his personal brand and spending time with his family. During the interview, the word commitment popped up a few times, which inspired…

Andre “Dedeco” Almeida is a fifth-degree black belt serial entrepreneur. Besides being the co-owner of the New England United BJJ Team, he is the co-founder of Origin USA, along with Pete Roberts, our guest from episode number five, and MOST recently the co-owner of DDn’Co LifeStyle Clothing Brand. He shared his early days teaching in…

Justin McGibbon is a brown belt in jiu-jitsu under the ibjjf hall of Famer Robson Moura. Besides running his academy, the RMNU Ireland, he also works as an operations manager at a private investigations firm. He shared the struggles of balancing two jobs and family time since he is married with two kids. The connection…

Gino Collura is a serial entrepreneur and consultant who owns GRIT Ready (Ground Ready International Training), GRIT Combatives, and Tampa Gunfights. He talked about the importance of entrepreneurs to keep in mind the big picture, why you are doing what you’re doing. Also, the critical concept of the visionary and the integrator in entrepreneurship, and…

Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhaes is a 5th-degree black belt from Carlos Gracie, Jr. He currently lives in Texas and owns three academies. He is the Regional Director for Gracie Barra in the state of Texas. He talked about the importance of having a mentor and listening to this mentor; He shared his early days in jiu-jitsu,…