About Beate

Beate Chelette is the Photography Business Success Coach and the Author of the “From Flash to Cash System” as well as the co-author of “How to Make Money with Stock.” She became a multimillionaire when she sold her stock photography licensing company to Corbis that is owned privately by the world’s most successful entrepreneur, Bill Gates. She does a lot more than talk about how to make the American Dream happen—she is living proof that it can happen, and she’ll teach you how to make your business work! A photography professional since 1984 Chelette’s experience is impressive and covers a broad spectrum of photography. She holds a BA in photography, was a Photo Editor at German Elle, photographer, producer and rep and ran a global stock syndication that licensed images and feature stories into 79 countries. Beateworks became the world leader in interior and celebrity@home imagery within 24 months after conception. During her career she worked with some of the world’s biggest names in photography such as Helmut Newton, Tim Street Porter, George Hurrell and Gilles Bensimon and has a client list that includes such staples as Mercedes Benz, BMW, Mervyn’s, Levi’s, Wrangler, Glidden Paint, Coldwell Banker and many more.

Photography Business Secrets is dedicated to educate photographers about the business behind the art of photography. Her blog has reached the status of #1 ranked blog in page views with an astonishing 16.7 pages viewed per visitor. It is Beate’s mission to share her vast expertise and connections and educate the next generation of photography industry professionals about how to be successful.

“Your photography is only as good as the business behind it.” ~Beate Chelette

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