--- title: Ceinwen McNeil — Best business advice from leading growth strategist description: This episode on The Make It Happen Show features Ceinwen McNeil, Founder of First Follower where she helps triple businesses' revenues. image: https://www.the-entourage.com/hubfs/10.%20YT-MIH_Thumbnail_CM.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.the-entourage.com/the-make-it-happen-show/ceinwen-mcneil-best-business-advice-from-leading-growth-strategist#main-content) # Ceinwen McNeil — Best business advice from leading growth strategist 29 minutes [**](https://www.the-entourage.com/the-make-it-happen-show/ceinwen-mcneil-best-business-advice-from-leading-growth-strategist#podcast) ##### [Previous Canna Campbell — Everything you need to know for healthy finance](https://www.the-entourage.com/the-make-it-happen-show/canna-campbell-everything-you-need-to-know-for-healthy-finance) ##### [Next Michael Biercuk — How quantum computing could change the future](https://www.the-entourage.com/the-make-it-happen-show/michael-biercuk-how-quantum-computing-could-change-the-future) [ Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-make-it-happen-show/id1448453250?i=1000432154687&utm_campaign=Make%20It%20Happen%20Show&utm_source=website&utm_medium=ceinwen-mcneil-ep-page&utm_content=apple-logo) [ Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1C17KBRS5l2pbIkXCZxEuu?si=67vRGw_fTuWm--Pb0dJEXA&utm_campaign=Make%20It%20Happen%20Show&utm_source=website&utm_medium=ceinwen-mcneil-ep-page&utm_content=spotify-logo) [ YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xp61kUcE7w&utm_campaign=Make%20It%20Happen%20Show&utm_source=website&utm_medium=ceinwen-mcneil-ep-page&utm_content=youtube-logo) ## How to triple a businesses' revenue The advice we're going to share today is unmissable for every business owner, particularly those with a service-based business. Business owners are hardwired for growth, and our next guest on The Make It Happen Show speaks directly to this. Ceinwen McNeil is a growth strategist; her firm, First Follower, has helped companies like CoreTech double, even triple their revenue in as little as 1 year. She has designed and executed growth strategies for professional services organisations with a minimum revenue of $5 Million, making her expertise highly sought-after. If you want to know exactly how you should be positioning yourself in the market, how you should present your offerings, how to price your products, and much more, this episode is for you. Ceinwen shares her secrets for how she's made it happen for her clients in this episode of The Make It Happen Show. ![10. 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