Sean Baraness was born in Israel in the spring of 1984. He was placed in a basket and tossed into a river immediately following his birth. After traveling downstream for miles, he was found by a young Milanese woman who raised him, naming his Sean after her father, and Baraness to reflect his Israeli heritage.

Sean was diagnosed with a condition called phallumegally (bigness of penis) at a young age. He grew up unable to ride a bike or feel comfortable in a locker room or a regular pair of shorts. He has applied for penis reduction surgery many times, but the doctors have said that, sadly, that is not an option.

He is the founder of Baraness Industries International Unlimited Global Inc., or VMIIUGI, and was once named billionaire of the week by Big Business Journal.