CREATING SUCCESS FROM THE INSIDE OUT

WELCOME TO WEDNESDAY WEEKLY WINS!

Every Wednesday, James and Jenni sit down with a new Digital CEO to share real-life success stories from inside Business By Design—giving you an inside look at what’s truly possible for your online business. These episodes are packed with inspiration, motivation, and game-changing wins to fuel your own journey. 

✨ Ready to get inspired? Check out the episodes below and see what’s possible for YOU! 🚀

Episode 769: Digital CEO Weekly Win: A Voice Actor Turns His Passion Into a 6-Figure Business & Grows His Revenue +177% Doing What He LOVES in a SMALL Niche - Paul Schmidt's BBD Success Story

May 28, 2025

Each day this week we’ve been highlighting Business By Design members who are doing incredible things in their businesses, and today is no exception! Jenni sits down with Paul Schmidt, a voice actor turned Digital CEO, as he pulls back the curtain and shares the big lessons and insights he’s gained on his own journey. 

In this episode, Paul reveals why he decided to switch to a live launch model to sell his signature program and what happened as a result, and how he’s now consistently attracting new leads into his business daily. You’ll also learn some the ways he is leveraging the knowledge and support of others in the BBD community, and why he views coaching as the ultimate shortcut to success in entrepreneurship.  

Paul's story shows that with the right guidance and persistence, your unique skills can translate into a wildly successful digital business, regardless of the size of your niche!

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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

May 27, 2025

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!

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Episode 767: Digital CEO Weekly Win: From 10K Months to Making 76K in April Alone: On Track to 7 Figures in a Small Niche – Dr. Rachel Vong’s BBD Success Story

May 26, 2025

It’s the week of The Rise of The Digital CEO, and today we’re highlighting another incredible story of a community member who is leveraging what they’ve learned in Business By Design to see massive results in their business! In this episode, Jenni chats with Dr. Rachel Vong, a naturopathic doctor who transformed her online business from a plateau of $10K-$15K months to an astonishing $76,000 month. This didn’t take years to do, but it all happened within a matter of months!

In this episode, Rachel shares her incredible journey of identifying and plugging the "leaky holes" in her business, the invaluable lessons she’s learned about messaging, the biggest mindset shifts she’s had to make, and the key insights she’s gained on successfully scaling a successful online offer. 

These case study episodes are some of our favorite ones to record, and after listening to Dr. Rachel Vong’s story, you’ll see why we love bringing them to you here on the podcast!

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Episode 766: Digital CEO Weekly Win: How A Working Mom Let Go Of Self-Doubt & Made 200K in 18 Months - Laura Nicole's BBD Success Story

May 25, 2025

We’re kicking off a special week here, and to get you pumped and inspired we’ll be introducing you to a number of incredible entrepreneurs from our community who are here to share their BBD Success Stories! Today, Jenni speaks with Laura Nicole, a Digital CEO who in just 18 months built a thriving $200K business with a single online offer. Laura, a working mom, reveals how she let go of crippling self-doubt and imposter syndrome to achieve these remarkable results, and she’s just getting started!

In this episode, Laura shares her journey from college professor and virtual assistant to empowering over 800 moms to earn income from home. You’ll learn how the Business By Design community and a deep dive into the “mental game of entrepreneurship" helped her overcome the internal obstacles that arise with success. 

Make sure to stay tuned until the very end of the episode, where you’ll hear the live coaching session I recently gave Laura where she had so many powerful breakthroughs and ...

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Episode 765: Wednesday Weekly Win: How A Massage Therapist Went Beta Launch to $154K Per Quarter in a TINY Niche with Her First Digital Offer - Joanna Tringali’s Digital CEO Success Story

May 21, 2025

If you have ever felt like your unique skills are meant for more than just one-on-one clients, then you’re going to want to pay close attention to today’s Digital CEO Success Story! You’ll meet Business By Design student Joanna Tringali, who shares her inspiring journey from running her brick-and-mortar practice in New York City to becoming a multiple six-figure Digital CEO.

In this episode, we dive into Joanna’s pivotal decision to join BBD and how its step-by-step framework helped her overcome tech overwhelm (and more) to launch her first online offer. Along the way there were plenty of “a ha” moments and crucial mindset shifts Joanna uncovered that resulted in explosive growth for her business, and you’ll hear all about it in this powerful and inspiring conversation!

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Episode 764: Wednesday Weekly Win: From BBD Beta to Booming Business - How a Touring Musician Scaled Her Online Course to Over 600k/Year Teaching What She Loves: Sarah Belle Reid's Digital CEO Success Story

May 20, 2025

Ever feel a pull to turn your unique passion into a profitable online business, even if it seems incredibly specific? As you know, we love putting the spotlight on our students in these Wednesday Weekly Win episodes, and we especially love featuring those Digital CEOs that operate in the smallest of niches! Today, Jenni sits down with the phenomenal Sarah Belle Reid, a professional musician turned digital CEO who's carved out a truly unique space teaching electronic music synthesis and sound design to fellow musicians. 

In this episode, Sarah shares her inspiring story of transforming her own initial struggles with learning synthesis into a successful online course, and she shows how focusing on a specialized audience and offering targeted expertise can lead to remarkable results. 

Be prepared to be amazed by the power of niching down and the incredible results it can bring in this latest Digital CEO Success Story!

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Episode 761: Wednesday Weekly Win: How A Gut Health Expert Took Her Digital Offer To 500k and Sold Out 4 Launches in 48hrs - Hannah Aylward’s Digital CEO Success Story

May 13, 2025

It's Wednesday, and you know what that means? Another Wednesday Weekly Win is here to fuel your soul and your business! Today, Jenni dives deep with the incredible Hannah Aylward, who went from being a total rockstar gut health expert with zero online marketing experience to a half-a-MILLION dollar Digital CEO! 

In this powerful conversation, Hannah gets real about her early days in business and she reveals the cracks open the mindset shift that flipped the switch and changed everything. She's also spilling the beans on the surprisingly simple, yet wildly effective, strategy that powered 18 consistent launches and her impressive revenue growth. We're talking about what happened after she plugged into the principles of Business By Design, so prepare for some serious "aha!" moments in this one.

Hannah's story is a potent dose of actionable inspiration for anyone who's ever felt lost and is ready to create some serious wins. Get ready to have your perspective totally shifted!

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Episode 759: Wednesday Weekly Win: How Joey Larsen Turned His Passion for Acting Into a Recurring Revenue Machine – A Digital CEO Success Story

May 06, 2025

Ever feel like your big break is just out of reach? What if you could start building your dream career now, without waiting for that one life-changing audition? Joining Jenni this week to share his inspiring journey and Digital CEO Success Story is Joey Freddy Larsen, a working actor who built a thriving coaching business for fellow performers by leveraging the tools and strategies he learned in Business By Design! 

In this episode, Joey reveals how he transformed his passion for acting into a powerful digital platform, helping others nail their self-tapes and command the screen, one monologue at a time. Plus, you’ll get to hear the way that Joey's proactive scaling led to an unexpected influx of hundreds of new clients for his business.

If you're a creative entrepreneur who is ready to ditch the scarcity mindset and build a sustainable business doing what you love, just like Joey has, then this episode  is for you!  

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Episode 756: Wednesday Weekly Win: How a Single Mom Created a $200K Per Year Digital Business in a TINY Niche - Kassy Maloney’s Digital CEO Success Story

Apr 29, 2025

Are you feeling like your market is just too specific to thrive? Think again! In this week's Wednesday Weekly Win, Jenni interviews Kassy Maloney, the inspiring founder and CEO of the Society of Exceptional Educators. Kassy unveils her remarkable journey of building a thriving multi-6-figure business by focusing on an incredibly narrow niche of empowering educators of blind and visually impaired students.

In this episode, Kassy reveals the specific systems and strategies she learned in Business by Design that fueled her growth. She also shares how she identified unique needs within her audience and then crafted digital offers that truly resonated with them. The best part? By leveraging her niche expertise and streamlining operations with proven business frameworks, Kassy not only has achieved financial success, but she now has the flexibility to also prioritize time away from laptop with her children. 

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Episode 753: Wednesday Weekly Win: Scaling to $500K/Year with a 3-month vacation and NO Burnout - Hannah Boeck’s Digital CEO Success Story

Apr 22, 2025

Feeling lost in the endless scroll of online business advice? This week's Wednesday Weekly Win episode is your lifeline! Join Jenni as she chats with Digital CEO Hannah Boeck, who went from feeling overwhelmed to strategically scaling her business to an impressive $500,000 without sacrificing her well-being, by using strategies, tools and resources from Business By Design. 

Hannah's journey is a powerful reminder that you absolutely can create impact and income without burning the candle at both ends. She shares her key takeaways and gives a real roadmap to designing the digital business you've always dreamed of, so if you’re ready to finally ditch the hustle and build a smart business that works for you, press PLAY now!

If you’re listening when this episode first drops, my free 3-day training for digital course creators, called Your First Digital Product, is happening right now! It’ll help you go from Zero to SALES, and in it I share my $90 million process for creating a digital ...

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