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Timothy Ferriss: Less Work and More Productivity

Timothy FerrissLess Work and More Productivity

Martial artist, serial entrepreneur and self-described ultravagabond, Timothy Ferriss has been featured by dozens of media outlets including The New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, NBC and MAXIM. He speaks six languages, runs a multinational firm from wireless locations worldwide, and was a guest lecturer at Princeton University from 2003, where he presented entrepreneurship as a tool for lifestyle design. As a martial artist he was a cage fighter in Japan and a national Chinese kickboxing champion. He has spoken at companies and universities ranging from Google and PayPal to Princeton, Wharton and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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This interview was conducted for Martial Arts Professional, the trade magazine the National Association of Professional Martial Artists has published since 1996, and appeared in the magazine’s interview series. It is republished here as part of the magazine’s archive. The original recording date is not stated in the surviving archive record.

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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 Tae Kwon Do Hall of Fame in August 2026. Learn more at MartialArtsWealth.com and StephenCOliver.com.

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