AARON HENSLEY + RISE NATION

Build Leaders. Build Systems. Build Legacy.

RISE Nation is the ecosystem Aaron Hensley built to help coaches, martial arts school owners, faith-driven leaders, fitness leaders, and service-based entrepreneurs turn expertise into scalable businesses that develop leaders, serve communities, and create lasting impact.

Leadership Architect | Founder of RISE Nation | Built 24 locations across 6 states | Multimillion-dollar exit

Built from 30+ years of leadership, business building, and real-world operational experience.

Rise Nation Regional Summit — East Coast

iron sharpens iron.

Three days. One mission. Sharper leaders.

You don't get sharper sitting still. You get sharper around people who push you. That's what this is built for. Three days with the school owners, instructors, athletes, and leaders who refuse to coast.

July 24–26, 2026

Greater Boston Area, MA

Leadership · Training · Business Growth

This Is Your Room.

The room
that lifts
the ceiling.


The RISE Nation Regional Summit is for the people who train, teach, lead, and build. Owners. Instructors. Athletes. Coaches. Pastors. Operators. If you've ever felt like the ceiling above you is your own — this is the room that lifts it.


We built this around three pillars. Mind, Body, Spirit. Ready, Set, RISE.

Mind / Ready

Leadership & Business Growth

Leadership development, coaching systems, and business growth. The thinking that builds the operator.

BODY/ SET

Training & Performance

Martial arts training, athletic performance, and physical development. The work that builds the warrior.

SPIRIT/ RISE

Purpose, Conviction & Legacy

Purpose, conviction, and personal leadership. The fire that builds the legacy.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Martial arts school owners and operators

Instructors and program directors

Athletes and competitors (kids, teens, adults)

Coaches building service-based businesses

Service-based leaders ready for their next level

THE EVENT AT A GLANCE

FRI - JUL 24

Leadership & Instructor Development

sat - JUL 25

Main Summit Experience

sun - JUL 26

Youth & Advanced Development

full schedule

three days.

every iron.

12:00 – 2:00 PM

Check-In & Registration

Packet pickup, early networking

2:00 – 3:30 PM

RISE4MORE Teacher · Trainer · Coach Lab

Develop elite instructors, build student leadership, master class structure

Aaron Hensley

3:30 – 5:00 PM

Leading From the Front: A Women’s Leadership Session (All Welcome)

Laikyn Smith + Marie Hensley

5:30 PM

VIP Off-Site Experience 

Inner Circle

Venue announced soon

5:00 – 6:30 PM

Breakout Round 2 

PICK ONE

Main Mat: Weapons Curriculum & Structure Systems — Nick Poehls

Fitness Floor: Sales & Enrollment Leadership — Cam Smith

Session Leaders

The people
in your corner.

Aaron Hensley

Event Director · Founder, RISE Nation

➧ Friday TTC Lab

➧ CoachXpert Platform Builder

➧ Sunday Instructor Development Lab

➧ Opening + Closing Sessions

Aaron Hensley

Keynote · The Builder’s Code

➧ Saturday Keynote: The Builder’s Code

➧ Legacy by Design Intensive

➧ Five Iron Laws of Leadership

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Kru John Johnston

Ironclad Martial Arts

➧ Coffee & Combatives

➧ Ironclad Readiness Systems

➧ Iron Defense Advanced

➧ IRS Level 1 Certification

Nick Poehls

M.A.R.S. Systems

➧ Demo Team Performance

➧ Weapons Curriculum & Structure

➧ Performance Team Blueprint

➧ M.A.R.S. Certification

Cam Smith

Experience Architect · FitXP Events

➧ Event MC

➧ Sales & Enrollment Leadership

➧ Saturday Community Fitness

➧ Sunday FitXP Youth Camp

Supporting Faculty

Women Who Lead the Mat & More

➧ Laikyn Smith — Women Who Lead the Mat

➧ Marie Hensley — Women Who Lead the Mat

➧ Cam Smith — Sales & Enrollment Leadership

THE EVENT AT A GLANCE

FRI - JUL 24

Leadership & Instructor Development

sat - JUL 25

Main Summit Experience

sun - JUL 26

Faith, Youth & Advanced Development

Saturday Keynote · Main mat

THE BUILDER’S CODE.

Five Iron Laws of Leadership That Outlive You.

Aaron Hensley · Saturday, July 25 · 12:00 – 1:45 PM · Main Mat

Anyone can build something. Few build something that lasts. These are the five laws that separate the leaders who scale from the ones who stall — and the ones who outlive their own success.

1

Structure Before Scale

You earn the right to grow.

2

Don’t Scale Chaos

Fix it small, or it breaks you big.

3

Data Over Emotion

Lead by what’s true, not what you feel.

4

Build the Person, Then the Business

The leader is the ceiling.

5

Legacy Outlives Success

What you build into people stays after you.

If you’re building something you want to outlast you — this session is for you.

Saturday Deep-Dive · Lobby

LEGACY BY
DESIGN.

Win at Work. Win at Home. Win at Life.

Aaron Hensley · Saturday, July 25 · 4:00 – 6:00 PM · Lobby

You can win the score and still lose the game. This intensive is for the leaders who refuse to trade their family for their finish line.

01

The Success Paradox

Why achievement alone never feels like enough

02

Identity Upgrade

Becoming the person your next level requires

03

Relational Wealth

Building success that strengthens your home

04

Legacy Architecture

Designing influence that outlives you

In Collaboration With

Hosted by
Ironclad.

Hosted by Ironclad Martial Arts, in partnership with the operators who built this movement. Media captured by Mint Media.

Ironclad Martial Arts

RISE4MORE

CoachXpert

RISE Nation

Ultimate Weapons

Ultimate Athlete

FitXP Events

Build Live Events

M.A.R.S.

Ironclad Readiness

Evolve Beyond

Mint Media

Venue & Logistics

The house
that's hosting.

Location

Ironclad Martial Arts
335 Main St
Wilmington, MA 01887

Greater Boston Area

Parking

Coming soon. Lot details and overflow parking will be confirmed and posted here, plus emailed to every registered attendee a week before the event.

Lodging

Group rate hotel and booking code coming soon. We'll email it directly to registered attendees so you can lock in the discount.

What to Bring

➤ Training uniform or athletic wear

➤ Water bottle

➤ Notebook or journal

➤ Willingness to participate

Several sessions are hands-on. Come ready to move.

JUL
24–26

Greater Boston · 2026

Greater Boston · July 24–26, 2026

This is your room.
Take your seat.

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