Cover Story: Small School Systems
De-Mythify’s
School
Management
Systems!
With Korbett Miller
By Dr. Frank LoPinto
I got two REALLY smart businessmen and
school owners together and asked them to
talk about school business systems...here’s
some real good stuff folks...R.Reid - Editor
Dr. Frank Lopinto interviews De-Mythify
author and successful school owner Korbett
Miller
DFL: Please tell me about yourself and your
martial arts background.
KM: I’m a Jeet Kune Do instructor under
James DeMile. I’m originally from Michigan
and I was recruited out of college to help
run one of his schools. I literally lived in the
back of his school after I completed business
school. I was his traveling instructor so I was
running around the United States and I also
travelled in Europe with him for a couple of
years.
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I started my own school back in 1996. I’m also
a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under Saulo and
Xande Ribeiro, as well as a proud member of
their association. We teach a lot of kids in our
program. I have a very manageable school.
I’m an entrepreneur in other endeavors that
I feel my school size makes it easier for me
to impact my community through my martial
arts training and my school. I like to keep it
simple because I still like to train, compete
and do jujitsu tournaments, and I like to be on
the map.
DFL: Tell me about your school- square footage, student count, income, and staffing.
KM: My school has been in business since ’96.
We have about 250 students who train there
in about 3000 square feet. The area that I live
in is a bedding community for Microsoft and