144: Jeff Brown - Running 5 Photography Businesses: Learning Many Powerful Lessons

Jeff Brown was a photographer in the Royal Navy for 10 years before setting out on his own to start 5 successful photography business. Today Im excited to talk about some of the challenges he faced as a photographer in the service and how it prepared him in becoming a professional photographer. Jeff is the author of the book The Photographers Missing Link-ed In helping photographers make connections and book gigs through linked in. 

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• How Jeff got his start in photography
• The rigorous process to become a Royal Navy Photographer
• What the day of a Royal Navy Photographer looks like
• How Jeff ensures he can capture beautiful portraits of heads of state quickly
• How to know if your work is good enough to start charging
• A difficult situation Jeff had to go through in his photography business
• How Jeff went on to start 5 successful photography business
• The most challenging aspect of running multiple brands
• What makes Linked in a great place for photographers
• What to do after you set up a linked in page

Resources:

• Jeff Brown’s website
• Jeff on Linked In
• Jeff Brown on Youtube
• Jeff Brown on Facebook
• Jeff’s Photography Business Website

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