Personal Branding Masterclass: How I Made $10M+ On LinkedIn - Chris Donnelly

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The Nathan Barry Show

Nathan Barry

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As the CEO of Kit, Nathan Barry has a front row seat to what’s working in the most successful creator businesses. On The Nathan Barry Show, he interviews top creators and dives into the inner workings of their businesses in his live coaching sessions. You get unique insight into how creator businesses work and what you can do to increase results in your own business. One of the things Nathan is passionate about is helping you create leverage. Creator Flywheels let you create many copies of yourself so you don’t get bogged down with the little things in your business. Flywheels will help you reach a place where you can focus on revenue instead of busywork. Tune in weekly for new episodes with ideas and tips for growing your business. You’ll hear discussions around building an audience, earning a living as a creator, and Nathan’s insights on scaling a software company to $100M. Learn how to get more results with less effort and: Grow faster over time. Work less hard over time. Make more money over time.

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Personal Branding Masterclass: How I Made $10M+ On LinkedIn - Chris Donnelly | 088

The Nathan Barry Show

1 hour 20 minutes

3 months ago

Personal Branding Masterclass: How I Made $10M+ On LinkedIn - Chris Donnelly | 088

In this episode, I sit down with Chris Donnelly to break down how he built a $10M-a-year business with no sales team and no paid ads—powered entirely by content and personal brand.

We dive into how Chris grew from 0 to 1M+ LinkedIn followers in two years, his system for publishing high-quality content at scale, and why creating more volume (not perfection) can unlock massive growth.

Chris also shares his approach to building a lean team, running high-ticket cohorts, and leveraging attention into stable, long-term income.
If you’ve been waiting to go all in on your personal brand, this episode shows you what’s possible.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:20 How Chris grew to 1M+ LinkedIn followers in 2 years
06:16 Choosing LinkedIn over Instagram and YouTube
10:35 The early experiments that validated his model
14:45 Selling his first agency and starting again
19:34 Building an audience without spending on ads
24:26 The structure behind his cohort business model
28:07 Why personal brand leads to better business opportunities
33:37 The content formats LinkedIn prioritizes today
38:12 How Chris structures his content team and systems
43:26 Lessons from growing a $10M business with no sales team
50:02 Advice for creators and entrepreneurs going pro

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Follow Chris:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnellychris
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisdonnellyofficial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chrisdonnellyofficial
Wake Up With Chris (Podcast): https://open.spotify.com/show/4sFHI1CMPuKWa1brhhY9RB

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