Creating
Powerful
Impact
Podcast

with Shay
Wheat

The show where we look behind the scenes of why and how leaders are making an impact and how you can too.

You Don’t Have a Marketing Problem. You Have a Strategy Mismatch.

with Shay Wheat, CEO, Grace & Ease Productions

I want to tell you about a woman who’s been in the game for over 20 years. She’s brilliant at sales. A total pro. But after four virtual events, $30,000 in ad spend, and months of effort… she walked away with zero sales. Her inbox was empty, her confidence took a hit, and worst of all—she knew deep down it wasn’t her skills that failed.

It was the strategy.

In this short but powerful solo episode, I’m walking you through what really went wrong in her business—and what we rebuilt together when she finally stopped trying to follow what the “bro marketers” preach and started aligning her offer with what actually works.

We didn’t run another ad. We didn’t slap together another funnel. We slowed down, anchored into her true genius, and built a business ecosystem designed for retention, not burnout.

If you’ve ever launched something you know is powerful, but didn’t get the results you hoped for—this episode is for you.

In just 16 minutes, I’ll show you:

  • Why your marketing isn’t the problem (and what is)

  • The real reason your events or launches might not be converting

  • How we rebuilt a $7.5K offer into a retention-based model with no new ad spend

  • A conversion path you can duplicate without adding complexity or pressure

  • Why warm leads are your hidden goldmine—and how to serve them now

 

This isn’t about chasing trends. This is about coming home to what you really do best—and structuring your business around that.

🎁Discover the 5 Event Design Shifts That Double Conversion

 

⏱️ Key Moments in This Episode:

02:00 – Tech Overload and Drop-Offs
04:00 – The AI Pivot That Didn’t Work
06:25 – “I Did Everything I Know to Do”
07:15 – Stop the Hustle: Time to Rebuild
09:00 – The New Flow: Opt-In to Academy
11:20 – Sell to the List You Already Have
12:50 – Building for Retention, Not Burnout
14:20 – It’s Not You. It’s Your Offer.
15:20 – Free Resource: Decision Threshold Blueprint


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Want to learn more about Shay and her work? 

Check out Grace and Ease Productions at https://graceandeaseproductions.com/

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On the Creating Powerful Impact podcast, your host, Shay Wheat, Certified Event Producer™, Founder & CEO of Grace and Ease Productions, Inc. talks with coaches, experts, and thought leaders that are creating a wave of change with the work they do in the world. She believes that everyone has a unique message that can positively impact the world and we deserve to hear their stories. #creatingpowerfulimpact