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The Mind Your Business Podcast

Episode 768: Digital CEO Weekly Win: A Photographer in a SMALL Niche Making 6-Figures/Year On Digital Membership - Sean Brown's BBD Success Story

The Mind Your Business Podcast

James Wedmore

Entrepreneur, Business, Businessmindset, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurialmindset, Management

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Today, we're spotlighting another incredible Business By Design Success Story! Meet Sean Brown, a senior portrait photographer who not only built a 6-figure photography business, but now empowers other photographers to achieve similar results.

In this episode, Sean reveals the exact strategies from BBD he has used to scale his photography education business and how he’s maintained an incredibly high retention rate in the process. Sean also opens up about the mindset shifts that were needed to embrace his dual role as a successful photographer and educator, why outsourcing is a necessity regardless of what phase of business you are currently in, and so much more. Get ready, because this Digital CEO’s journey is sure to inspire and give you clarity on the next steps of your journey! 

We just released the replays of my free 3-day training for digital course creators, called Your First Digital Product, which was the largest free masterclass that we’ve ever hosted! For a limited time only, you can get the replay at www.jameswedmore.com/fdp, but hurry as it’s only available until today, May 28th. 

Tomorrow, May 29th, we kick off our live virtual extravaganza that happens just once a year - it’s our 3-part live week-long training experience, The Rise of the Digital CEO. You register and reserve your seat NOW at ​​www.businessbydesign.net/rise

Before you go, snap a screenshot of the episode playing on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag us, @jameswedmore @jeunejenni and @seniorphotoeducation. 

In this episode you’ll hear: 

  • How Sean built a thriving senior photography business and now helps other photographers achieve more time, flexibility, and financial freedom

  • Why he felt something was still missing and what led him to BBD even after having a successful membership launch in 2020

  • The powerful “football phone” strategy Sean learned in BBD that dramatically boosted membership conversions from 5 to 15 percent overnight 

  • A breakdown of his simple, yet effective content delivery model for his membership 

  • Sean’s process of challenging the mindset that teaching limits success, and the big shifts he’s made since in this area since joining BBD 

  • The key lessons he’s learned about outsourcing and why hiring a VA isn't just for established businesses, but essential for entrepreneurs just starting out as well 

  • His best advice for people just starting out in the online space and how they can use BBD to achieve success as a Digital CEO 

For full show notes and links, visit: www.mindyourbusinesspodcast.com/blog/768 

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Mind Your Business Podcast.

0:04.0

This is the week of the rise of the digital CEO, and we're bringing you some incredible

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students who have seen unbelievable results in their business.

0:14.4

So, let's get into it.

0:20.0

Hi, I'm James Wedmore, and with 17 years online, I've built my business to over $12 million in sales per year.

0:29.3

And this is the first non-business business podcast that shows you how to apply the principles of spirituality, energy, and mindset to grow your business

0:39.3

beyond your wildest dreams. All from the inside out. This is the Mind Your Business podcast.

0:49.5

Hello friends, James Wedmore here, and thank you so much for tuning in to another edition

0:53.5

here on the Mind Your Business Podcast.

0:54.9

This is a very special week for us because this is the week that we kick off my free live

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training series that is a week long, three parts and three hours each called the rise of the

1:06.2

digital CEO.

1:07.0

This is simply where I pull back the curtain to show you what I've done to build a business

1:11.4

around my expertise, you know, your knowledge, your content, your information, your coaching,

1:16.4

or your community, and how I've been able to take that to over eight figures a year,

1:21.3

year after year. I've been doing this for over 18 years, generally over $90 million in sales.

1:25.3

And nine years ago, I decided to start teaching

1:27.8

others how to do the same. And today, we've been able to help tens of thousands of online

1:33.4

entrepreneurs either start their business or skyrocketed to seven figures and beyond. And we've

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had students in every niche imaginable, hit every level of success imaginable. And it's always so

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inspiring, so fulfilling for me

1:46.0

and exciting to share these people with you because so many of them exist in niches and

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