Posts by Gustavo Dantas

Tony Amigleo is a purple belt in Jiu-jitsu and is the founder of Transcend Agency, a marketing company that has worked with clients such as the UFC, Nike, GoPro, EA Sports, ESPN, and Fox Sports to name a few. He talked about the never give up attitude in jiu-jitsu and life, the importance of accountability…

Matt Waltz is a purple belt in jiu-jitsu the owner of Waltz Construction, a company with 35 employees that generates revenue of over nine-figures a year, plus he is the co-founder of Harvest & Recreation Inc., one of the largest and most successful dispensaries in the country. He talked about how fear of failure prevents…

Riccardo Ammendolia is a first-degree black belt from the Mendes Brothers and a jiu-jitsu competition commentator since 2009. He talked about pursuing his passion for promoting jiu-jitsu, not only with teaching but especially with commentating tournaments. And my takeaway came when I asked him what advice would he give to someone who is pursuing a…

Renato Santos is a brown belt in jiu-jitsu and the owner Braus fight a BJJ gi company that also offers lifestyle apparel based in Australia. He talked about the importance of giving back, and Renato is walking the walk with his program “Rolling for a Reason”, an initiative to support underprivileged or disabled children, teens…

Chad Robichaux is a third-degree black belt, former MMA pro fighter and a former Force Recon Marine who served eight deployments in Afghanistan. He is the president and founder of Mighty Oaks Foundation, a leading nonprofit organization serving the military community He shared his struggles with PTSD that inspired him to create the Mighty Oaks…