👇 TL;DR: This Week in The Digital CEO Weekly👇
âś… Why YouTube might be the most powerful organic traffic source you'll ever build.
✅ A free, exclusive YouTube training from a BBD student whose channel became the engine behind her 7-figure business – all without a single paid ad.
âś… An opportunity to get your own YouTube channel launched, optimized, and running in just 6 weeks... so it can drive leads and sales while you sleep.
From the Desk of James Wedmore:
I'm wrapping this newsletter up in the Austin Airport on my way back from our last retreat of the year for our 7-Figure Mastermind Group. We just spent 3 days brainstorming and planning for 2026 based on "what's working right now!" And YOUTUBE was one of the topics...
As you may know I got my start in this industry as the go-to YouTube expert.
In fact, I built a $2M/year business teaching people how to get started on YouTube. Then I felt a calling to help people with more topics, and I felt the best platform at the time was a podcast – that's when I launched The Mind Your Business Podcast back in 2016.
Tens of millions of downloads later... I am still focusing primarily on our podcast. But as I've shared in a previous newsletter, this year I felt the pull to add YouTube back in the mix.
I've always loved video and I've always loved YouTube... and if I had more time, trust me I'd be creating even more content on there.
I share this because I have a lot of friends and clients that are currently crushing it on YouTube!
👉 Mel Abraham's channel has blown up in just the last year.
👉 One of our students does over $30,000 a month just in AdSense revenue.
👉 And a long time BBD member has built a wildly successful seven-figure business using YouTube as her primary platform.
She has already amassed over 61 Million views. And almost 600,000 subscribers!
Let me introduce you to Mary Kate – a long-time friend, a powerhouse creator, and someone who has quietly built an empire on YouTube.
Now before I show you how she’s doing it, here’s the part that blows me away:
Mary isn’t a “YouTube Expert" building her business on YouTube talking about YouTube. She teaches manifestation.
One single YouTube video she posted six years ago turned into the launchpad for a business that practically runs itself today.
Now she’s generating thousands of new leads every single month – all organically. One video alone brought in over 2,500 opt-ins in a single day… without spending a dime on ads.
Can you say mind-blowing?! 🤯
So, I asked her to come speak to our BBD Next Level clients and teach her best YouTube Strategies for 2025 and beyond!
And... guess what?
I’m giving you access to her entire training!
FREE YOUTUBE Training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li0bqkt3mjw
Here's a peek at what Mary Kate covers inside this YouTube training:
➡️ Why consistency is the one commitment that can make or break your YouTube success – and how to keep showing up week after week without burning out.
➡️ The exact lead magnets quietly working behind the scenes of her videos that bring in thousands of new leads every month... all organic, zero ad spend.
➡️ How she uses YouTube’s built-in analytics to read her audience’s mind and create content they keep coming back for.
➡️ The one thing you should never outsource when it comes to your YouTube videos (and why it makes a difference).
➡️ Her full behind-the-scenes process for batching, editing, and posting – so you can start hitting publish without expensive equipment or a full production team.
➡️ How a YouTube channel (even a small one) can quietly become your most reliable salesperson.
She showed us her Kajabi metrics from just one month:
Every single opt-in came from YouTube. No paid traffic. No ad spend.
Just organic discovery... people searching for the exact topics she teaches, finding her videos, and then joining her world.
What's even better is it’s not just “free leads.”
It’s qualified leads – people who already trust you, like you, and are ready to buy from you because they feel like they know you from your videos.
You don’t need a million subscribers to make YouTube work. You don’t even need fancy equipment.
You just need a message, a strategy, and the commitment to keep showing up.
And Mary Kate is proof that if you do, the results will follow. Sometimes in ways you couldn’t have predicted.
So if you’re ready to see how she’s doing it, how she built her channel, created systems, and turned one video into thousands of leads...
👉 Watch the full training here.
Trust me, you’ll walk away with a fresh perspective on YouTube… and maybe even a spark of inspiration to finally go all in on your own channel.
And get this – you don't have to go build it all yourself!
Mary Kate is teaching a live, 6-week program that shows you exactly how to set up and automate your YouTube channel so it drives leads and sales on autopilot – without ads.
She built this system herself, and she’s now walking entrepreneurs through everything – from setup to scaling – so their channel works for their business.
She figured it out, so you don’t have to.
Here's what you’ll walk away with:
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A fully optimized channel that attracts your ideal audience
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A repeatable content strategy that drives traffic non-stop
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Plug-and-play systems for batching, repurposing & automating videos
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Confidence knowing your channel is working behind the scenes (without ads)
By the end, you’ll have a channel that brings in your perfect audience while you focus on serving them.
👉 Check out The YouTube Traffic Machine here.
This Week on The Mind Your Business Podcast
How to Unlock the Power of Your Voice to Attract Your Ideal Customer with Tracy Goodwin
So you’ve nailed your offer. You’ve dialed in your messaging. You’re gearing up for your biggest launch yet. But after all that work… people STILL don’t buy. Ever happen to you? What if the problem isn’t your strategy – but your sound?
Today I’m joined by Tracy Goodwin (a BBD Live 2025 Keynote Speaker!) to unpack something most entrepreneurs never think about: how the tone of your voice can make or break a sale, build or break trust, and even decide whether someone hits “buy” or clicks away.
We’re talking about the hidden “voice masks” that push your audience away, and how to uncover your most authentic sound so your message actually lands.
🎧 Listen To The Episode Here
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