{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Jiu-Jitsu as a Force Multiplier: Clay Cox on Ownership, Timing, and Raising Lions","description":"Jiu-Jitsu as a Force Multiplier Ownership, Awareness, and Leadership with Clay Cox, a Black Belt under the legendary Rickson Gracie. Host Pete Deeley opens by recounting being submitted at a well-run Phoenix tournament and promotes JiujitsuMindset.com, Submission Coffee, and the Jiujitsu Mindset Online Academy kids class before interviewing Clay, a long-time jiu-jitsu practitioner and business leader. Clay describes starting jiu-jitsu at 19, his disciplined military-family upbringing, and a tech career path from early internet work to MCI, Verizon Wireless, Google, and leading a major business unit supporting data-center infrastructure for major tech companies. They discuss how jiu-jitsu translates to business through emotional intelligence, situational awareness, timing, humility, and \u201cownership,\u201d plus cultivating adaptability and learning through pressure. Clay shares a memorable de-escalation incident at Universal on Christmas Eve, and a story of helping a bullied, nonverbal youth succeed in a submission-only tournament with controlled gentleness. Clay\u2019s nickname \u201cShamu\u201d comes from Carlos Enrique Elias &quot;Caique&quot; &amp;nbsp; 00:00 Welcome and Tournament Story 01:09 Meet Clay and Jiu Jitsu Impact 03:37 Tech Career Journey 06:47 Jiu Jitsu in Business 09:06 Ownership and Awareness 15:32 Learning Mindset and Resilience 22:25 Competition and Hunger 27:54 Educated Instincts for Safety 31:00 Raising Boys on the Mat 32:04 Coaches as Father Figures 33:59 Leadership and Black Belt Responsibility 34:59 Universal Bar Confrontation 43:28 Deescalation and Life Lessons 45:45 Protecting Daughters and Restraint 49:27 Jiu Jitsu Changes Lives 52:17 Tournament Breakthrough Story 54:55 Jiu Jitsu as Meditation 56:07 The Shmoo Nickname 58:20 Final Thanks and Wrap Up ","author_name":"The Jiu-Jitsu Mindset","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/422198","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40256695\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40256695"}