Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur | Start and Grow Your Own Business 1268: Growth Isn't Guesswork: The Blueprint for Predictable Revenue w/ Jen Manswell
In this powerhouse episode, revenue growth architect Jen Manswell dismantles the myth that business growth is a game of chance. With the powerful mantra "growth isn't guesswork," Jen shares her framework for building predictable, scalable, and repeatable revenue systems. She reveals why connecting marketing, sales, and finance is non-negotiable for creating a true revenue engine, not just a cost center. For any wantrepreneur or entrepreneur tired of chasing trends and ready for a sustainable strategy, this episode provides a masterclass in architecting success by focusing on fundamentals, deeply understanding customer psychology, and making decisions with intellect, not just emotion.
💡 What You'll Take Away For YOUR Business
- 💰 What Revenue Architecting Is: Learn how to design a complete system that attracts, nurtures, closes, and scales sales opportunities, moving you beyond unreliable referrals.
- 🚀 Strategy Before Tactics: Discover why focusing on who your customer is and how they think is the essential first step before ever choosing a marketing tactic like an ad or social media post.
- 🤝 The Marketing-Sales-Finance Bridge: Understand how to position marketing as a core business driver by proving its ROI and getting your finance team invested in its success.
- 🧠 Beyond Customer Surveys: Learn the art of persuasion and framing your narrative to connect with customers on a psychological level, building rapport that leads to long-term relationships.
- 📬 The Power of Unconventional Channels: Hear why Jen successfully went back to print and direct mail, proving that the best strategy is the one that reaches your customer, not the one that's trending.
- 🤖 A Founder’s Guide to AI: Get a practical, hype-free perspective on AI as a tool that is only as good as its user, and learn how to leverage it to enhance your skills, not replace them.
- 🌪️ How to Thrive in Chaos: Learn the executive mindset for navigating constant change by leaning into fear, learning from shifts, and pivoting with purpose.
📝 About Jen Manswell
Jen Manswell is a Revenue Growth Architect and the CEO of Mieileen Consulting, where she has helped companies unlock over $100 million in new revenue. With a dynamic background that began in the performing arts and evolved through 20 years in marketing, sales, and demand generation, Jen brings a uniquely holistic perspective to business growth. She doesn’t just focus on one department; she architects comprehensive systems that align the entire business around creating repeatable, scalable revenue. Jen’s approach is a potent mix of strategic discipline, creative candor, and a deep understanding of human psychology, making her a formidable guide for founders ready to build an engine for success.
🎯 Jen’s BEST Piece of Advice for Wantrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs
“Your emotions have utility, but they don’t have intellect.”
📢 Memorable Quotes
- “A lot of people, when they hear marketing, they think an ad or they think a logo… However, those are the results of how you've made the decision as to how you are going to go after your customer.” – Jen Manswell
- “Just because the world is changing doesn't mean you need to be... The strategies that we're going after then fully align with the customer and only pivoting with the trends and with the changes if it ultimately makes sense.” – Jen Manswell
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