Stephen Oliver

Grand Master Stephen Oliver, MBA, is a 10th Degree Black Belt and the Founder and CEO of Mile High Karate and Martial Arts Wealth Mastery, one of the martial arts industry's leading coaching and consulting organizations for professional martial arts school owners, BJJ academies, and MMA gyms. A martial arts school owner since 1975 and business coach since 1985, Oliver has spent more than five decades building, operating, and advising successful martial arts schools. He also serves as CEO and Chairman of NAPMA (the National Association of Professional Martial Artists) and Publisher of Martial Arts Professional magazine. A Georgetown University cum laude graduate, he earned his Executive MBA through the Executive Program at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. He was promoted to 10th Degree Black Belt in April 2026 and inducted into the Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame in August 2026. He founded Mile High Karate in Lakewood, Colorado, in August 1983. Learn more at MartialArtsWealth.com and StephenCOliver.com.

Marketing

Stephen OliverNovember 24, 2023
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What’s Your USP?

Your unique selling proposition is the short answer to why a prospect should choose your school over every other use…
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School Owner Profiles: Behind the Scenes with the Top 1%

Stephen OliverNovember 8, 2023
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Stephen Oliver – Biography

Maybe I was just born under a lucky star - but when it comes to running a professional martial arts…
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Mindset & Leadership

Stephen OliverAugust 16, 2023
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There’s No Nobility in Poverty

There is nothing noble about being broke while you teach a valuable skill. The pioneers of our industry who embraced…
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School Owner Profiles: Behind the Scenes with the Top 1%

Stephen OliverAugust 6, 2023
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Listen to a Great Interview with Jhoon Rhee, Martial Arts Grandmaster and Living Legend, and Learn Many Valuable Lessons from his Life and Achievements, Part 1

Grand Master Jhoon Rhee decided early that commercial success was necessary, and he took years of criticism for it. He…
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Pricing & Profit

Stephen OliverJuly 19, 2023
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What's Your Net Worth?

If you would not sell your own martial arts training back for a million dollars, you have no business being…
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Staff & Systems

Stephen OliverJuly 11, 2023
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Hiring from Within

Grow your own staff. Martial artists make difficult employees, and hiring someone who trained under another instructor or failed at…
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Enrollment & Retention

Stephen OliverJune 9, 2023
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Thriving in a Scary Economy, Part 2

Once you have shielded yourself and your staff from the media, four things carry a school through a scary economy.…
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School Owner Profiles: Behind the Scenes with the Top 1%

Stephen OliverApril 20, 2023
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What Other Leaders in the Industry Are Saying About Stephen Oliver

The people quoted on this page are school owners, franchisees, promoters, champions and staff who worked with me directly. They…
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Mindset & Leadership

Stephen OliverFebruary 23, 2023
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Thriving in a Scary Economy, Part 1

The first step to thriving in a frightening economy is to protect yourself and your staff from the media and…
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School Owner Profiles: Behind the Scenes with the Top 1%

Stephen OliverJuly 1, 2016
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Mike Vacca: What the Mastermind Actually Changed

A school owner on the specific changes that followed joining a peer mastermind group.
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