Meet The Team
We’re not just tech experts—we’re martial arts school owners, advocates, marketers, and growth strategists who understand your journey.
Meet Our Team
Teamwork makes the dream work
We know the challenges you face—because we face them too. Whether you’re trying to fill your first class or expand to your second location, our team is here to help make it happen.
Bryce Bonilla
Co-Founder & CEO
Jason Fayling
Co-Founder
Chris Slaydon
Co-Founder
For school owners. by school owners.
Led by Real-World Experience
At Academy Blast, our team is united by one mission: to help martial arts schools grow with less stress and more impact. From black belts to backend developers, every member of our team brings a unique blend of industry knowledge, technical skill, and a passion for empowering school owners like you.
Our Co-Founder & CEO, Bryce Bonilla, is a lifelong martial artist and active school owner. He is a 3x AAU Taekwondo National Gold Medalist in Olympic Sparring, with competitive victories in both Muay Thai and Kickboxing. Beyond the titles, Bryce still coaches fighters, teaches classes, and runs his schools—ODK Striking Academy—in Georgia.
He used the same automations and systems offered through Academy Blast to grow his own school by 96% in less than 12 months, and now he’s on a mission to help other school owners do the same.
simplify. manage. grow.
Gain Access To Our Academy Blast Platform
We’ve built our platform to automate your tedious tasks of managing and running your dojo’s online operations while providing you a simple dashboard to see exactly how your dojo is performing!
easy onboarding process
Get Started In 4 Easy Steps!
We’ll do all the heavy lifting so you can focus on teaching.
Step 1
Schedule your setup call to go over how we can automate and grow your dojo.
Step 2
Fill out the onboarding form so we can prepare your dashboard.
Step 3
Send us any content such as photos, videos, posters, etc. that you'd like to use.
Step 4
Import any existing CRM data into Academy Blast and launch!
Testimonials
What Other School Owners Have To Say About Us
Read how Academy Blast has helped serve the martial arts community by providing valuable time saving solutions!
