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The A Game Podcast: Real Estate Investing For Entrepreneurs

From The Mats To Millions: BJJ, Business Systems and Entrepreneurial Success | Kenny Kim

The A Game Podcast: Real Estate Investing For Entrepreneurs

Nick Lamagna

Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Education, Business

5.0101 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Kenny Kim, The Jitsu Millionaire and host of the hit show Mat Made!   

On this episode of The A Game Podcast: Real Estate Investing for Entrepreneurs, Nick Lamagna sits down with Kenny Kim—4th degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, academy owner of The Kenny Kim Academy, affiliate leader, content creator, and author of "The Jiu Jitsu Millionaire: How to Build a Profitable Academy & a Life You Love."  His new book is available everywhere get your copy today, link in shownotes.

Kenny's story is the definition of discipline, resilience, and systems. From a turbulent youth and real-life turning points to building one of the most respected Jiu-Jitsu academies in the Atlanta/Marietta, Georgia area, Kenny breaks down the mindset and mechanics that create long-term success—on the mats and in business.  He is here to talk about his new book available everywhere now!

This conversation is packed with actionable lessons for investors, entrepreneurs, gym owners, coaches, and athletes:

  ✅  How Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu builds the mental toughness that translates to real estate, leadership, and entrepreneurship

  ✅  Why systems and processes beat motivation—and how to build them in any business

  ✅  The #1 mistake businesses make with marketing, branding, and follow-up

  ✅  Leadership lessons: building culture, earning respect, and avoiding the "friend zone" as the boss

  ✅  Loyalty, community, and why relationships matter in business networking (BJJ really is the new golf)

  ✅  Turning passion into profit without losing purpose—plus what it actually takes to run a successful academy

Whether you're chasing your next deal, launching a brand, building a team, or leveling up in BJJ/MMA/UFC culture, this episode connects the dots between high performance, business fundamentals, and the habits that win for decades.

If you got value from this episode, please follow/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube—and share it with a friend who's serious about leveling up in business, investing, or the fight game.

See the show notes to connect with all things Kenny and Mat Made!

 

Connect with Kenny:

Kennykimbjj.com

Kenny Kim on Facebook

Kenny Kim on Instagram

Kenny Kim On Youtube

Kenny Kim on TikTok

Kenny Kim on Threads

Kenny Kim on Twitter

Kenny Kim on LinkedIn

Get The Book The Jiu Jitsu Millionaire HERE

 

Connect with Mat Made:

Matmade.com/show

Mat Made Show on Facebook

Mat Made Show on Instagram

Mat Made Show On Youtube

Mat Made Show on TikTok

 

Connect with Kenny Kim Academy:

kennykimbjj.com

www.rollwithkenny.com

Kenny Kim Academy on Facebook

Kenny Kim Academy on Instagram

 

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Text Nick (516)540-5733

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FREE Checklist on how to bring more value to your buyers

 

 

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the A-game podcast with Nick LaManya, digging into the minds and experiences of some of today's brightest entrepreneurs in real estate and business,

0:23.6

along with Hollywood stars, UFC fighters, and your favorite rock bands.

0:27.6

People that have figured out how to overcome obstacles, take chances, live boldly,

0:32.6

and no matter what they do, they always bring their A-game. Welcome back to the A-game podcast, real estate investing for entrepreneurs.

0:51.3

And the whole point of this podcast is we show average people every day that they can achieve extraordinary things.

0:57.0

And just in the past archives of this show, you would see some of the most successful people in business,

1:01.0

Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, real estate, stocks, crypto, actors, entrepreneurs, athletes of all shapes and sizes

1:08.0

that tell you step by step exactly how they found true success

1:12.2

and also share the mistakes they made along the way so you don't have to.

1:16.2

If those archives are not enough, we have another amazing episode today with Kenny Kim,

1:19.9

who is a fourth degree black belt and a business owner, who is one of the most successful

1:24.4

affiliates and gyms in the Atlanta region. But more importantly,

1:30.4

he knows systems, he knows processes, he knows marketing, he knows people, and he knows leadership.

1:35.2

And he recently wrote a book that came out that we're going to talk about, as well as had a show

1:38.9

called Matt May, where he shares inspirational stories of people all over the world and how

1:43.2

they've been affected by our sport of jiu-jitsu, but it really goes into branding and marketing.

1:47.6

It turned into one of the most successful jiu-jitsu vlogs that you will ever see.

1:51.6

So anybody watching this or listening to this, if you're not a jiu-suitous person, it doesn't

1:55.8

matter because he's going to talk about all the things you need to be a successful brand

1:59.4

or a successful business.

2:01.4

Whether you are a coach, whether you were an investor, whether you were an educator, whether you're just a gym owner, it doesn't matter. It's all these things that you have to do to keep a good mindset, put systems in place, put the right people in place, learn how to be a good leader. We talk about having that relationship with your students, but not getting taken advantage of as a business owner,

2:19.0

having to have the right people,

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