The Opportunity

How Jolly Genius builds academies

We are an independent company operating licensed Predator Craft Training Academies. Here's how the model works and how you can be part of it.

Our Structure

One license. Multiple academies.

Jolly Genius Inc. holds a Predator Craft Combat Systems regional owner license issued by Strategic Operations Alliance (SOA). This license authorizes us to operate Predator Craft academies in our territories, staffed by SOA-certified instructors whose licenses we hold on file with SOA.

We are an independent company — we collect our own payments, run our own business, and brand our own academies. The licensed program taught inside our academies is Predator Craft Combat Systems.

  • Regional owner license from Strategic Operations Alliance
  • Independent business — not a sub-unit of SOA
  • Academies staffed by SOA-certified instructors
  • Jolly Genius holds instructor licenses with SOA
  • Complementary programming (yoga, wellness, kendo) under our own umbrella
Active Territories
Greater Omaha, NE
Nashville / Williamson County, TN
Prescott Valley, AZ
All territories in Founding Member recruitment

How We Grow

A structured career path inside Jolly Genius

Every operator and instructor starts the same way — by helping launch a location. This is the career progression within Jolly Genius.

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Step 1: Sales Partner

Start by selling founding memberships on commission. No upfront cost, no risk. Competitive compensation per qualified placement. Details provided during the application process.

  • Commission on every founding membership
  • Marketing support and sales materials provided
  • Territory exclusivity during recruitment
  • Flexible — work your own schedule
  • No combat experience required

Step 2: Certified Instructor

Hit the founding member sales target and Jolly Genius sponsors your 14-day instructor certification through Strategic Operations Alliance near Chicago, IL. You return as the academy's lead instructor on salary. Jolly Genius holds your license with SOA.

  • Fully-sponsored 14-day SOA certification boot camp
  • Complete weapons kit and training equipment
  • Full-time instructor salary after certification
  • No prior combat experience needed
  • SOA is the sole certifying body (insurance requirement)
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Step 3: Academy Operator

Prove yourself as an instructor and grow into managing a full academy location under Jolly Genius. Operator compensation and first-year startup budget are allocated from the founding member pool — structured so the academy opens debt-free and the operator is paid before doors open.

  • Protected geographic territory under Jolly Genius
  • First-year compensation allocated before doors open
  • Startup budget from the founding member pool
  • Full latitude to add wellness, kendo, fitness programming
  • Ongoing SOA portal compliance maintains license validity

Certification & Compliance

SOA is the sole certifying body

All Predator Craft instructor certification is conducted exclusively by Strategic Operations Alliance (SOA) at their 14-day boot camp near Chicago, IL. This exclusivity is required — SOA must be the sole certifying body for instructors or the academies cannot obtain liability insurance at reasonable rates.

Jolly Genius does not certify instructors. We sponsor instructor candidates by paying for their certification and hold their license on file with SOA.

All license holders — both regional owners and instructors — maintain active good standing through SOA's registered online portal. This ongoing compliance is what keeps each license valid and is part of what makes reasonable-rate liability insurance available to our academies.

SOA recommends price ranges for each training program. The bottom end preserves the quality of the end-user experience and maintains the value of the license. Jolly Genius sets its own pricing at or above SOA-recommended minimums.

14 Days
SOA Boot Camp
Near Chicago, IL
Sole Certification Location

Independent Ownership

Want your own Predator Craft academy?

Jolly Genius does not sub-license territories or issue regional licenses. Only Strategic Operations Alliance can do that. If you want to open your own independent Predator Craft academy in your own territory, you need to go directly to SOA.

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Contact Strategic Operations Alliance Directly

SOA issues regional owner licenses and instructor certifications. They manage non-compete territories and maintain the licensing standards that keep the Predator Craft brand protected. Prospective independent owners and instructors who want to pursue certification outside of Jolly Genius should contact them directly.

Training@strategicoperationsalliance.com

Who This Is For

Two paths with Jolly Genius

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Sales Partners

Veterans, career changers, gym owners, and driven individuals with local networks and sales ability. Earn commissions now, with a clear path to sponsored instructor certification under Jolly Genius.

Inquire through our contact page

Instructor Candidates

People who want to become SOA-certified Predator Craft instructors employed or contracted under Jolly Genius. No prior combat experience required — SOA's 14-day boot camp covers everything.

Inquire through our contact page

Proven Model

This model works. A parallel Predator Craft academy in Wisconsin enrolled 8 founding members independently without a website, validating the community-funded launch approach we're replicating in Nebraska, Tennessee, and Arizona.

Ready to be part of something real?

Whether you want to sell founding memberships, become a certified instructor under Jolly Genius, or learn about getting your own regional license from SOA — there's a clear path forward.

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