Brandon Branch Net Worth 2026: Designer, St. Francisville Inn

No reputable publisher has estimated Brandon Branch's net worth, so the $12 million figure that used to open this page has been removed. Branch is a Savannah-trained interior designer who spent years as Paula Deen's personal assistant and creative director, co-wrote her home-decor book, appeared on Bravo's Southern Charm Savannah, and since 2018 has owned the St. Francisville Inn in Louisiana with his husband, Jim Johnston. Their inn's restaurant, The Saint, was named a Michelin Guide recommended restaurant in November 2025.

What is Brandon Branch's net worth?

There is no published estimate from Forbes, Celebrity Net Worth or a major newspaper. His businesses are private, and the purchase price of the inn has not been reported. What is documented is where his money comes from: his design work, his years with Paula Deen's company, a reality-TV appearance, and a hospitality business in St. Francisville that now includes an inn, a restaurant, a bar, a spa and a vacation-rental management arm.

Brandon Branch's yearly earnings, monthly income and salary

The earlier version of this page said he earned $500,000 a year. We found no source for that number and removed it, together with the monthly and daily figures. Branch has never disclosed a salary from Paula Deen Enterprises, and the revenue of his Louisiana businesses is not public.

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Where the money comes from

Paula Deen: assistant, creative director and co-author

Branch's public profile began with Paula Deen. Publishers Weekly described him as Deen's personal assistant when it reviewed Paula Deen Celebrates! (Simon & Schuster), noting that the cookbook included decorating and entertaining tips from him. For her 2010 book Paula Deen's Savannah Style, a 224-page guide to Southern home decorating from Simon & Schuster, he was credited as co-author; Publishers Weekly called him her personal assistant and creative director, and the book carried recurring "Brandon's Style Secrets" sidebars. In 2013 Fox News, citing Us Weekly, again identified him as Deen's creative director and personal assistant.

Southern Charm Savannah

Bravo added Branch to the cast of Southern Charm Savannah for its second season, which premiered on July 16, 2018, according to a Bravo announcement reported by BroadwayWorld. Bravo's own coverage showed his Savannah home, which it noted had two bars. The show gave his design work a national audience just as he was starting his next business.

St. Francisville Inn and Louisiana Hospitality Group

In September 2018 Branch announced on Instagram that he and Johnston, a realtor, were buying the St. Francisville Inn in St. Francisville, Louisiana, about two hours from New Orleans, and taking over on October 1, Bravo reported. At the time the inn had been operating for nearly 25 years and had 10 guest rooms, a pool and a small bar.

The couple restored the Victorian house and reopened it to guests in April 2019. Bravo described new floors and walls, landscaping, updated furnishings, 11 renovated guest rooms with Carrara-marble bathrooms, and poolside service. New Orleans Magazine's site said in 2025 that the inn offers a spa, a pool and the award-winning restaurant.

According to 225 Baton Rouge magazine, the owners originally planned a boutique hotel with a cocktail lounge, but local demand pushed them to add a full restaurant. They hired chef Michael Dardenne in 2019, and The Saint Restaurant grew from there. In November 2025 the Michelin Guide listed The Saint as a recommended restaurant, one of only two in the Baton Rouge area, the magazine reported.

The business has kept growing. In November 2024 inRegister described Branch and Johnston as co-owners of Louisiana Hospitality Group, which manages vacation rentals for other St. Francisville homeowners, handling marketing and bookings. Branch led the design of one of them, the 19th-century Hannah House, working with its owner on a full renovation.

Career timeline

Early life and education

The previous page said his parents were an interior designer and a fashion designer and that he studied at Mississippi State University and the University of Southern Mississippi. None of this appears in any reliable source we found, so it has been removed.

Brandon Branch's husband

The old page said Branch had a wife. That was wrong. Branch is married to Jim Johnston, a realtor, as Bravo reported in 2018 and 2019. The two moved from Savannah to Louisiana to run the inn and are partners in its businesses.

Age, height and weight

Branch has not published his date of birth, and the age, height (5 feet 6 inches) and weight (79 kg) on the old page had no source. They have been removed.

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Why there is no net worth figure

A fair estimate would need the price paid for the inn, the debt on it, the profits of the restaurant and rental business, and his earnings from Deen's company and Bravo. None of those numbers has been reported. He clearly owns a working hospitality business with a Michelin-recognized restaurant, but no reputable outlet has put a value on it, so we do not either.