{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Photographic Collective Podcast || with Miles Witt Boyer","title":"Brady Puryear of Blacksmith Print Co: Why Caring Is the Best Business Strategy (The In-N-Out vs. McDonald's Playbook)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3448,"description":"Brady Puryear, the founder and CEO of Blacksmith Print Co. and a wedding photographer with 700+ weddings under his belt, joins Miles and Jared for a conversation that goes way deeper than albums. After 12 years behind the camera, Brady built one of the most beloved album companies in the industry on a single radical idea: caring about people is a great business strategy.\nIn this episode, Brady breaks down the In-N-Out vs. McDonald's playbook, why the company that pays more, charges less, and refuses to cut corners still out-earns the competition three to one per location. He shares how to build core values that actually drive decisions (not just marketing fluff), why he's built a \"rabid fan base\" while being almost completely inactive on social media, and the leadership superpower behind it all: never assuming he's the smartest person in the room.\nThe guys also get into the danger of chasing vanity metrics, why isolation is poison for creatives, and the question every business owner needs to sit with: is your ladder leaned against the right building?\nWhat you'll learn:\nWhy caring and generosity are legitimate business strategies, not soft extras\nThe In-N-Out vs. McDonald's case study on quality, pricing, and profit\nHow to build core values that survive a financial hit\nWhy you can hit six figures before you hit 500 followers\nThe power of saying no, deciding what you won't do and won't be good at\nHow to find mentors worth listening to (and the ones to ignore)\nWhether you're a wedding photographer, a studio owner, or anyone building a business with soul, this is a conversation about choosing quality, leading well, and making sure success doesn't cost you the things that mattered most.\nWant more from Brady? \nHe's an active member inside PhotoCo, where you can ask him these exact questions and get his wisdom firsthand.\nJoin the community at www.joinphotoco.com.\nConnect with Brady\nInstagram: @blacksmithprintco\nWebsite: blacksmithprintco.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BgSFdkLQjxn1SrKCkOY4FK1AXp0we25eoCHMKFW_8K4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MDU4/YmY3ODQ1MzVkNDZj/MGJiODhjZWZlZjYw/MDU4Ny5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}