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title: "The Guide to gaining 2 Million Followers in 18 Months - Chris Donnelly"
description: "The Guide to gaining 2 Million Followers in 18 Months - Chris Donnelly, on Secret Leaders. 585 views."
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updated: 2026-10-25
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# The Guide to gaining 2 Million Followers in 18 Months - Chris Donnelly

- Channel: Secret Leaders
- Made for: Secret Leaders
- Published: 2024-09-06
- Views: 585 (production tracker)
- Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E74ZYKar94w
- Form: long, 9:36

literally built the whole audience bar a little bit to start with on LinkedIn in 18 months from scratch and I have you know a a few close friends who we said...

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Era: Head of Content, Secret Leaders, Jul 2024 to May 2025.