Personalized BJJ Coaching with Professor Ranard Brown, MBA

Okay so I've worked with a few different coaches for privates over the years and I'm just gonna be straight up — Ranard is different. The way he breaks things down is almost like he's giving you a blueprint. Not just "do this move," but why it works, when to use it, what your opponent is probably going to do next. Honestly, it mirrors how I think about competitive strategy at work — anticipating moves, having contingencies ready. I went into my last tournament with a specific game plan we built together in privates — standup entries, guard passes, the whole sequence — and I won my division. But what I didn't expect is how much the training would sharpen my decision-making in the boardroom. When you're used to staying composed while someone is trying to choke you, a tense negotiation feels a lot more manageable. The defensive strategy stuff especially changed how I handle pressure — on the mat and in quarterly planning.