What Does Kody Brown do for a Living?

What does Kody Brown do for a living is something Sister Wives enthusiasts are dying to know. Some assume that the family TLC series is his only income-generating pastime. But that’s not quite true. Here is the various sidelines that the Browns have going to pay for their upscale lifestyle.

Does Kody Brown Make Money from His Sister Wives?

For years, Kody Brown had four spouses – Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, Christine Brown, and Robyn Brown. And all but one have constantly worked to contribute to the family finances.

His first three brides are money-makers. But the last of the Sister Wives, Robyn, seems to be the sole one not running a business. She ran an online store – My Sisterwife’s Closet – but it’s been defunct for years.

Since then, Robyn’s had no apparent source of income. Yet she has a nanny. That’s what rubbed Christine wrong in recent episodes. But the other three spouses are income-earners.

For years, Christine didn’t work, though. But that’s because she was raising the children she and Janelle had with Kody Brown. That freed up Janelle to work full-time as a successful realtor.

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Now that Christine’s kids are mostly grown, she’s making money of her own. But since she left Kody Brown, he’s probably not seeing any of her earnings.

Meri Brown makes bank shilling LuLaRoe with an impressive downline of sales reps. She’s a top seller for the brand. Between that and her B&B, Lizzie’s Heritage Inn, Meri might be the top earner of the Sister Wives family.

Janelle partnered with Christine in an online health business. Then, rumors suggested she started a solo retail business. But that was a false flag. The truth was she registered a retail business for all the Browns called NTYK.

And all of them, save Robyn, make bank from Cameo videos (fan-paid personal messages). Janelle charges $35 and Meri’s fee is $60. Recently, Christine put her account on hold for a while but then turned it back on and charges $35.

Meanwhile, Kody’s services cost the most — $99 each.

What Does Kody Brown do for a Living?

As you might suspect, Kody rakes in cash from the family’s TLC series. He owns three business enterprises registered in Arizona. The primary is Kody Brown Family Entertainment LLC.

Puddle Monkey Productions collaborated with Kody to start Sister Wives — it debuted in 2010. Then, in 2011, the patriarch founded the family entertainment company with all five spouses as part owners.

That same business was incorporated over the years in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona as the family relocated, first outrunning anti-polygamy laws. Later, it was at Kody’s whim.

Before that, son Paedon Brown said his dad “fed them for years” off sign sales. Also, in the past, he owned a company Das Hundhaus Firearms for gun sales.

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If you know any German, the corporation name’s pretty amusing. It means the “dog house”. That’s someplace he often found himself over the years with all the Sister Wives.

That corporation’s dissolved now, but Kody’s still selling guns. A TLC fan snapped the above photo at an Oklahoma gun show. He also said he worked in “precious metals” sales, but that’s pretty vague.

Indeed, some people make a good living at gun shows. But that’s likely not his most lucrative enterprise. Instead, cashing in on the family on film is probably the most significant revenue source.

What’s the Big Money Maker for Brown Patriarch?

There was talk that TLC cut rates for a season renewal of Sister Wives years ago. But that could be a thing of the past. With a season that included Christine walking out on Kody Brown, that’s a ratings boon.

In recent seasons, viewership declined but bolstered in Season 16. So much so that word of Season 17 renewal came out hot on the heels of the end of S16, where it’s usually quite a wait.

One source says that Kody and his spouses rake in income equal to 10% of the production cost of each episode. And those costs run $250,000 – $400,000 per.

If this is accurate, then the five adults earn $25-$40k for each Sister Wives episode totaling $2.5-$4 million for each season. That could explain the large houses and brand new cars.

What does Kody Brown do for a living

Plus, Kody’s not supporting that many kids anymore. He’s only got a few minor children left. He’s still supporting the two he adopted of Robyn’s — Breanna and Dayton.

Plus, there are the two youngest of the family — Solomon and Ariella. And then Truely Brown, whom he shares with Christine. Earning a few million a year is certainly enough to keep him in hair gel.

Also, Kody earns $99 a pop for his fan videos. He recorded six different messages on one recent day (see above). If he does that several days a month, that’s tens of thousands of dollars for minimal effort.

What does Kody Brown do for a living? It seems he generates the bulk of his earnings in front of the camera — either on TLC or for Cameo.

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