Jai Long
| Jai Long | |
|---|---|
 Jai Long 2026.jpg Long in 2026 | |
| Born | September 17, 1986 Australia |
| 🏡 Residence | Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Australian |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, photographer, business coach, podcaster |
| 📆 Years active | 2010–present |
| 🏢 Organization | Jai Long Co. |
| Known for | Six Figure Business Map, Make Your Break Podcast, creative business education |
| Title | CEO |
| 🌐 Website | jailong |
Jai Long (born 17 September 1986) is an Australian entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, photographer, podcast host, and business educator. He is the founder of the business education platform Six Figure Business Map, publishing company Longhouse Press, and marketing platform Sails Funnels, and is a co-founder of the apparel brand Noskin. Long first gained prominence as a wedding photographer through his photography business Free The Bird Photography, later expanding into business coaching and creative entrepreneurship education.[1]
Long has presented workshops and conferences internationally and is known for coaching creative professionals on business strategy, sales, marketing, branding, and entrepreneurship.[2]
Early life and education
Jai Long was born in Australia on 17 September 1986. According to biographical accounts, he experienced an unconventional upbringing that included periods of homelessness, instability, and residence in women's refuges. He left school at age 16 and began an electrical apprenticeship before pursuing entrepreneurship.[3]
Before entering photography, Long operated businesses in hospitality and electrical contracting. One of his early ventures, a café, ended in bankruptcy, an experience he later cited as influential in shaping his business philosophy.[4]
Photography career
Long's introduction to photography began while working in the mining industry in Western Australia in 2010. He later transitioned into wedding photography and founded Free The Bird Photography in 2013.[5]
As a self-taught photographer, Long developed a reputation for wedding and portrait photography. Over the course of his photography career, he photographed more than 500 weddings and conducted workshops throughout Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the United States.[6]
His work received industry recognition, including being named among Rangefinder Magazine's Top 30 Rising Stars in Wedding Photography and runner-up in the wedding category of Australia's Top Emerging Photographers by Capture Magazine.[7]
Business and entrepreneurship
Following his success in photography, Long expanded into business coaching and education. In 2015, he began coaching creative entrepreneurs and later launched Six Figure Business Map, an online business education platform focused on photographers and creative professionals.[8]
According to company materials, the program has served thousands of creative professionals across multiple industries, including photography, videography, design, and event services.[9]
Long is also the founder of:
- Longhouse Press, an independent publishing company.
- Sails Funnels, a marketing and automation platform.
- The Metamorphosis, an educational program for creative professionals.
In 2020, he co-founded Noskin, an Australian apparel brand.[10]
Speaking and education
Long has spoken at conferences and workshops internationally, including photography and creative-industry events in Australia and the United States.[11]
His educational content focuses on entrepreneurship, pricing, branding, sales, marketing, mindset, and business systems for creative professionals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Long organized large-scale virtual educational events for photographers and business owners.[12]
Podcasting
Since 2019, Long has hosted the podcast Make Your Break, which features interviews with entrepreneurs, creators, and business leaders. The program focuses on entrepreneurship, mindset, leadership, and creative business development.[13]
The podcast has accumulated more than one million downloads according to published reports.[14]
Author
Long is the author of Make Your Break, a self-help and entrepreneurship book scheduled for worldwide release on 3 November 2026.[15]
The book focuses on entrepreneurship, resilience, personal development, adaptability, business growth, and decision-making, drawing on Long's experiences as a photographer, entrepreneur, and business educator.[16]
The book explores themes including resilience, entrepreneurship, personal development, business growth, adaptability, and decision-making. It draws on Long's experiences as an entrepreneur, photographer, and business educator.[17]
Awards and recognition
- Top 30 Rising Stars in Wedding Photography – Rangefinder Magazine (2015)[18]
- Runner-up, Wedding Category, Australia's Top Emerging Photographers – Capture Magazine (2016)[19]
Bibliography
- Make Your Break (2026)
External links
References
- ↑ "Meet the Founder: Jai Long". Six Figure Business Map.
- ↑ "About Jai Long". Jai Long.
- ↑ "About Jai Long". Jai Long.
- ↑ "From Bankruptcy to Bestsellers: How Jai Long Is Rewriting the Rules of Creative Entrepreneurship". Grit Daily.
- ↑ "Jai Long". Capture Magazine.
- ↑ "Photographer Jai Long: The Freedom to Create". SmartAlbums.
- ↑ "Jai Long". Capture Magazine.
- ↑ "Meet the Founder". Six Figure Business Map.
- ↑ "Meet the Founder". Six Figure Business Map.
- ↑ "Inside the Mind of a Multi-Millionaire – Jai Long". Second Society.
- ↑ "Jai Long". Capture Magazine.
- ↑ "Australian Creative Business Mentor Jai Long Announces November Launch of Make Your Break". GlobeNewswire.
- ↑ "Make Your Break Podcast". Jai Long.
- ↑ "Australian Creative Business Mentor Jai Long Announces November Launch of Make Your Break". GlobeNewswire.
- ↑ "Make Your Break". Jai Long.
- ↑ "Meet the Founder". Six Figure Business Map.
- ↑ "Australian Entrepreneur Jai Long Prepares Global Book Launch". Today News.
- ↑ "Jai Long". Capture Magazine.
- ↑ "2016 Australia's Top Emerging Photographers". Capture Magazine.
