BUSINESS GROWTH PARTNER

THE DANA EFFECT — Business Growth Partner helping owner-led businesses uncover what stalled growth and build a plan that moves the business forward

I work alongside business owners and decision-makers to uncover what's behind stalled growth and determine what needs to change to move the business forward.

If marketing alone could fix it, you'd be growing already.

Most businesses don't struggle because they're not marketing enough. They struggle because business strategy, positioning, priorities are no longer moving in the same direction. The Dana Effect brings them back into alignment.

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THE DANA EFFECT

WHO THIS IS FOR

You'll recognise yourself here

  • Owner-led businesses past the first growth stage
  • Marketing is busy, but growth is flat
  • Decisions get made on instinct, not on a plan
  • You've started wondering if the problem is bigger than marketing

WHAT WORKING TOGETHER LOOKS LIKE

A partnership with a rhythm, not a project with an end date

We work in a steady cadence — regular strategic sessions, decisions made together, and progress reviewed against the business, not against campaign metrics.

The rhythm

Recurring strategy sessions with you and, when useful, your team — so growth decisions get made on time instead of drifting.

What I own

Strategic direction, positioning, priorities, and the marketing system that supports them — plus the hard questions no one inside the business is asking.

What the business owns

Day-to-day execution and delivery, guided by a plan we built together, so the work stays inside your team and keeps compounding.

12 years leading marketing inside global technology companies.

THE METHODOLOGY

The Dana Effect Methodology

A four-stage process that takes a business from confusion to consistent growth. Each stage builds on the last — and none of them is optional.

IStage

Clarity

Identify growth barriers, blind spots, misalignment and missed opportunities. Before anything moves, what is actually in the way becomes visible.

From scattered marketing activity → to a clear picture of what's blocking growth

WHAT YOU GAIN

A precise map of what's actually blocking growth

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IIStage

Positioning

Define a distinctive market position, a strategic narrative, and clear differentiation. The business becomes recognizable — to itself, and to the market.

From unanswered strategic questions → to sharper questions and a defined position

WHAT YOU GAIN

A market position only your business can own

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IIIStage

Alignment

Connect business objectives, positioning, messaging and execution into a single coherent system. Strategy and marketing stop pulling in different directions.

From strategy and execution pulling apart → to one coherent system moving in one direction

WHAT YOU GAIN

One coherent system — not five disconnected efforts

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IVStage

Momentum

Build sustainable growth through focused decisions and intentional action. Momentum replaces effort — and growth becomes a pattern, not a push.

From growth that feels accidental → to growth that compounds, decision by decision

WHAT YOU GAIN

Growth that compounds, decision by decision

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THE CONVERSATION

You don't need more marketing. You need someone in the room asking the right question before the next decision gets made.

Let's Talk Growth.

A focused conversation for business owners and decision-makers who know there's more potential in their business—but aren't sure what's standing in the way.

Together, we'll explore where growth is being limited, where opportunities are being missed, and what becomes possible when strategy, positioning, and execution start working in the same direction.

No pitch. No pressure. Just an honest conversation about your business and its next stage of growth.