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I’ve known John Graden for many years. He was the first in my industry to help others develop and deliver a great experience. His knowledge for people and business ideas... read more is out of the box and he delivers a great speaking experience. I highly recommend his services now and in the future!

John Graden's years of martial arts experience allows him to cut-through the confusion and focus on saving lives...yours. He trained my team on self-defense and active-shooter safety and... read more I sleep better knowing that my frontline was trained by the best.

John is a really kind and great man. Knows so much about business and is always keeping up with what is going on now to make sure that he is... read more always being the most efficient.

Wow! I've been to a lot of seminars but I can't remember one better than this John Graden seminar. The way he incorporates stories and strategies from his champion martial... read more arts career to business practices and principles is masterful. I highly recommend John Graden as a seminar speaker.

John Graden was one of our highest rated speakers at the national conference. Our team was both impressed and eager for more. The content was relevant, actionable and delivered... read more in a fresh, fun and provocative style that kept the audience engaged and entertained.

John Graden is one of the most knowledgable self defense instructors in America. John’s insights wisdom and practical advice is second to none.

John Gradens Presentations are very educational and rather than a PowerPoint he has ann interactive workshop! I would recommend him to anyone!

One idea. That was all it took. Just one idea. I learned a method for crafting an after-school program at a local private school. It seemed silly to me... but... read more I figured I'd test it. So I just crafted a way to try it out and see for myself. And it was an instant success. I was shocked. I figured that maybe it was that it was novel... but, nope, most of them signed up for the next session, and more came. In time, it was 20% of our income running an offsite program. So we added another after school program at another nearby private school. And at about that time we can an economic crash in the neighborhood of the main dojo. That program carried us through. Without it, it would have been over decades ago. Were 100% of the idea good fits and home runs? No. But when you consider that just one of them was the difference between in-business or out-of-business... that is WELL worth it. When the business-side of martial arts isn't our mastery, it can be a lot like going to martial arts seminars where the visiting master teaches us five new techniques. Maybe one of them is already a perfect fit for our style and dojo. Maybe one more can be adapted. Maybe three of them are interesting, but they don't quite fit. The VALUE is in finding what you can use that is transformational instead of complaining about the few that aren't a good fit. If you're that kind of martial artist, then working with John Graden will advance your business skills tremendously. That's my take.

Great instruction