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The pandemic and lockdown has been tough for all business owners and the fitness industry has been no exception. Join Gordon today as he speaks to Carl Denne who shares his inspiring story of how after losing everything he was able to rebuild his martial arts business and with the support of his mentors, created a brand new studio during the pandemic. They discuss finding the strength to rebuild a business, the importance of surrounding yourself with like minded people and how they can help pull you up in times of need.\n \nKEY TAKEAWAYS \nYou may face challenging times in business, and could even lose everything you have worked for. Losing everything you had and having to rebuild everything from the beginning again is a challenge that will make you stronger. Strengthening your business through a pandemic is a huge achievement. You have taken your business to a new level through the hardest time many entrepreneurs will have ever faced.\n \nHaving people in your life who are direct and honest with you can help motivate you. You need to have people pull you up in the right direction rather than holding you back by trying to protect you from failure. When something feels right to you, you will know and you will run with it.\n \nHaving people on the same level as you or slightly further ahead than you can help inspire you. Discussing your business with others in a similar industry can help you identify areas of your current model that need tweaking. Having people identify areas of your business model that are excelling can be really motivational, and give you the confidence boost you need.\n \nSurround yourself with positive and like minded people in all aspects of your life. It doesn\u2019t matter what class or sport you partake in, you will always be surrounded by people who want to do the same thing as you. By being around people that understand your passion as a business, this will help you streamline your business and excel.\n \nBEST MOMENTS \n\u201cI very quickly went through the ranks within the fight team.\u201d\n\u201cIt was pain like i\u2019ve never felt.\u201d\n\u201cThis felt right.\u201d\n\u201cI probably would have had a full on meltdown in lockdown if it wasn\u2019t for this.\u201d\n \nABOUT THE GUEST \nCarl Denne Founder and Chief Instructor of HKA, I have been teaching kickboxing for over 20 years and running HKA since 1998. At Hastings Kickboxing Academy (HKA), we have put together different programmes for children, teenagers, and adults to help with their development, general fitness, and confidence. All while increasing their strength, performance and building their self-esteem. HKA is a family run business dedicated to the community. We give our time, experience and knowledge back to our students and help them become the confident leaders of tomorrow.\n \nVALUABLE RESOURCES\nFacebook Business\nGordon\u2019s Book\nGordon\u2019s Website\nABOUT THE HOST\nGordon Burcham has been training, teaching, and working in the Martial Arts industry for nearly twenty-five years. After earning his first black belt, he went on to win three consecutive World Titles against guys half his age.\n \nIn 1998, in the midst of his competitive career, he launched his own dojo, which still runs today. After retiring from the competitions, he decided to focus more on helping others in the MA business while still running his club.\n \nBurcham has trained with industry giants like Alfie Lewis and developed his street-smart business attitude working with top business coaches. He is now considered one of the foremost authorities on peak performance in the business-side of the MA industry.\nHe has proven his techniques work through the transformation in his own personal life, athletic career, and business as well as those of his coaching clients. Burcham teaches that success is the result of forming good habits and moving forward.\n \nHis is a real-life success story going from bullied school kid to earning multiple world titles, and his MA school is currently one of the most successful in the UK. Gordon loves self-developmen