I deliver original, insightful content every week.
Once a quarter, I do a self-serving update about how I can help you.
5 Ways I Deliver Value
There are 5 ways you find me.
In no particular order:
- Strategic Advisory: Helping leaders stop Strategic Drift and start making profitable choices.
- Workshops & Events: In-person and live online experiences.
- Strategic Health Audits: Deep diagnosis for organizations that feel stuck or want to get ahead of Strategic Drift.
- Frameworks & IP: Books, case studies, and tools you can use.
- Podcast: The Business of Fun.
Here’s what each looks like in practice.
Strategic Advisory
I work with leaders who feel Strategic Drift.
Revenue may be steady. Customers are probably still leaving. And it may be hard to find new ones.
Something isn’t right. You can’t shake the feeling.
I help you name the feeling. I help you fix it.
Offerings:
- Strategic Health Audit: A deep dive. Discovery calls. Document reviews. Stakeholder interviews. An actionable report. ($5K+)
- Board/Leadership Offsite: Full-day facilitation. Pre-work. Session design. Post-session summary. Follow-up call. ($10K+)
- Custom Framework Development: I build you a framework that helps define your business. Discovery. Design. Delivery. Training. ($15K+)
- Strategic Retainer: Strategic counsel. On demand. On call. Always available. Calls. Reviews. Guidance. Ideas. A sounding board. ($7K+, 3-month minimum)
- Nonprofit Strategy Lab: Pro Bono. You get strategy. I learn. Rolling basis. Limited engagements. (Value exchange)
Workshops & Events
Each of these is offered periodically. In person or live online.
Not the definitive list. These offerings are always evolving with my newest thinking and insights.
Offerings:
- The Strategy Stack Live: Full-day workshop. The 5 questions. Immediate actions. ($395+)
- Fans 4 Life: Building loyalty and connection in sports & entertainment. A full day (or more). ($395+)
- CFA Masterclass: Half-day deep dive on Choice, Focus, Action. ($295+)
- The Confidence Gap Workshop: Why leaders hesitate. Why change doesn’t happen. How to stop. ($395+)
- Private Workshops: Custom designed for your team. Your need. My IP. Together. (Varies)
New workshops will be announced in the shop, newsletter, and social media.
Strategic Health Audits
You need a fresh set of eyes. It helps.
No agenda. No politics. Just clarity.
Offerings:
- Full Strategic Health Audit: Interviews. Analysis. Your business under my microscope. An action plan to determine “What Now?” ($15K+)
- Focused Audit: A deep dive on one specific area of your business (Premium. Sales. Brand. Positioning. Or you choose.) ($7K+)
- Diagnostic + 90: Audit + 3 months of follow up and collaboration. ($25K+)
Frameworks & IP
I’ve spent years building frameworks to fight Strategic Drift.
I’ve codified them.
Here’s how you put them to work for your business.
Resources:
- Strategic Health Scorecard: 20 questions. 20 minutes. With an interpretation guide. (Free.) (Just email me.)
- Framework One-Pagers: PDF summaries of my core frameworks with action items, examples, and additional reading. Bite sized deep dives. ($10+)
- Case Study Packs: Deep dives on companies from organizations around the world. Companies I’ve analyzed include The Met Opera, Tottenham Hotspur, Blue Owl Capital, Live Nation, and more. ($20+)
To come in 2026: The Strategy Stack book and Framework Library Access.
All free content is available in my newsletters: Talking Tickets, Business of Value, and Above Average Intelligence.
Podcast
I host Dave Wakeman’s The Business of Fun. A podcast at the intersection of live entertainment and strategy.
Recent conversations include:
- Micaela Piccolo on branding and Dano’s Dangerous Tequila’s work disrupting a tradition-heavy market.
- Nathaniel Marro on the effort to create a more sustainable live music ecosystem.
- Eric Rubio on nonprofit arts organizations. What they do. What they don’t do.
The podcast will be evolving during 2026. More solo episodes on strategy, frameworks, and Strategic Drift.
More conversations with a clear focus. Seasons around a specific topic.
The archives are here. But subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.
Thank You
If I can serve you in any way, reach out. Let me know how I can help.
Just send me a note at Dave@DaveWakeman.com