About Jennie Hays

You don’t need someone else to tell you what you should be doing. You need to know why you aren’t doing it.

That distinction is the reason I do this work the way I do.

I’m the Execution Block Specialist , a Brainspotting Practitioner, and business coach for coaches, consultants, and service-based entrepreneurs.

I work with capable entrepreneurs and service providers who are not short on ideas, information, or effort.

They usually have plenty of advice about what they are supposed to do. They may even have a strategy that looks perfectly reasonable on paper.

But somewhere between intention and execution, something keeps breaking down.

My job is to figure out where.

Jennie Hays, Execution Block Specialist
I Know This Loop
I spent years assuming I needed a better strategy.

I was good at learning. I was good at figuring things out. And when something in business was not working, I did what smart business owners are told to do.

I looked for the answer.

I learned more. I bought programs. I changed strategies. I tried another way.

The problem was that more information did not automatically create more execution.

Sometimes the strategy really did need to change. Sometimes I needed a clearer path. Sometimes the way I was trying to execute simply did not fit me or the business.

And sometimes those practical pieces made sense, but certain actions still became strangely difficult when they involved my own visibility, decisions, or growth.

That changed the question for me.

Instead of asking, “What strategy am I missing?” I started asking, “Where is execution actually breaking down?”

My Background Looks a Little Different

I did not come to this work from one discipline.

The way I work now was shaped by years of making decisions under pressure, running businesses, studying behavior, and working directly with the places where people get stuck.

Emergency Medicine

Assess before you treat.

I spent 25 years in emergency medicine. That teaches you quickly that the loudest problem is not always the actual problem. You assess, separate signal from noise, figure out what is happening, and respond to what is actually there.

Business

The solution has to work in real life.

I have built businesses, co-owned a successful renovation company, and experienced firsthand what happens when a strategy looks good on paper but the way you are supposed to execute it does not fit the person, business, or life carrying it out.

Brainspotting + Coaching

Sometimes the practical pieces are not the whole problem.

Strategy and coaching give us ways to test and redesign the practical pieces. Brainspotting is one of the tools I may use when Strategy, Clarity, and Alignment are workable but an Underlying Block remains.

Why I Look at the Problem Differently
The symptom does not tell us the cause.

“I’m procrastinating” does not tell me enough.

Neither does “I’m overwhelmed,” “I need accountability,” or “I just need to make myself do it.”

Those statements tell me what execution looks like. They do not tell me why it is happening.

I want to know: Does the strategy actually make sense? Is the path clear enough to execute? Does the way you are trying to do it fit you and your business? And once those pieces are workable, what happens when it is actually time to follow through?

Because if we identify the wrong problem, we can spend a lot of time, energy, and money solving something that was never causing the breakdown.

I want to know where execution is actually breaking down.

How I Figure That Out

We SCAN the execution problem before deciding how to solve it.

An Execution Block is anything that repeatedly prevents intended action from becoming consistent execution.

SCAN helps us figure out where that block is coming from.

S · Strategy

Is this actually the right move?

The offer, marketing strategy, pricing, platform, audience, or business direction may genuinely need to change.

C · Clarity

Is there a clear executable path?

We look at the exact next action, sequencing, workflow, decisions, cadence, and what “done” actually means.

A · Alignment

Does the way you are trying to execute fit?

The strategy may be sound but the channel, schedule, workflow, expectations, boundaries, or way of executing may not fit you and your business.

N · Now What?

What happens when it is actually time to execute?

Once Strategy, Clarity, and Alignment are workable, we execute and observe. If follow-through still breaks down, there may be an Underlying Block.

Not every Execution Block is an Underlying Block.

Sometimes the business needs a better strategy. Sometimes you need a clearer path. Sometimes the plan needs to fit you better. And sometimes all of that is workable but execution still stops. We do not decide which one it is until we look.

The Aligned Execution Method

Once we know where execution is breaking down, we solve the problem that is actually there.

SCAN is the diagnostic process. The Aligned Execution Method gives us two ways to address what we find.

Strategy Alignment

When Strategy, Clarity, or Alignment is the problem, we change the way the work is designed.

We may change the strategy, clarify the next action, adjust the cadence, redesign the workflow, strengthen boundaries, narrow the goal, change expectations, or build a different way to execute the same objective. The plan should fit the actual person and business carrying it out.

Rapid Block Resolution

When the practical pieces are workable and an Underlying Block remains, we address that block directly.

Brainspotting is one of the tools I may use when deeper block work is what is still interrupting execution. We do not assume every stall needs Brainspotting. We use it when the execution itself tells us something remains.

What Working With Me Is Like

Direct. Specific. Focused on the thing that is actually happening.

You can expect me to...

  • Ask questions until the problem gets specific.
  • Work with you as a whole person, not just the person running the business.
  • Look at how the business fits alongside your relationships, family, responsibilities, values, faith, priorities, and the life you actually want to live.
  • Challenge a strategy that does not actually make sense for the result you want.
  • Change the way you are trying to execute when the plan does not fit you or your business.
  • Notice patterns that are easy to miss when you are inside them.
  • Tell you what I think is happening.
  • Use Brainspotting when there is a clear reason to work directly with an Underlying Block.
  • Keep bringing the work back to what changes in your real business and your real life.

You are not just a business owner. You are a whole person with relationships, responsibilities, values, beliefs, priorities, and a life that your business has to fit inside. I work with all of that in mind.

My Christian faith is part of who I am, and I don’t believe we have to pretend that part of ourselves disappears when we talk about business. When it’s appropriate, and as you’re comfortable, we can talk about faith, prayer, discernment, or how your beliefs affect the decisions you’re making. You get to bring your whole self into the room.

You will not get...

Energy work, vague mindset talk, or conversations that feel good but never change what happens next.

  • Every business problem treated like an Underlying Block.
  • Feel-good conversations that leave you feeling better for an hour but do not change what happens next.
  • Brainspotting treated like magic or the answer to every problem.
  • Another strategy simply because execution is difficult.
  • A supposedly perfect plan that requires you to become a completely different person in order to execute it.
  • Endless processing when we need to make a decision, test something, or take an action.
  • Me pretending I am the right person when what you need falls outside the work I do.

I want you to leave our work able to do something you could not do before, not just feeling like we had a really good conversation.

And Outside the Work

I believe the business is supposed to support your life.

Not swallow it.

I care about building businesses that actually function for the person running them.

That means the goal is not to squeeze maximum productivity out of every available hour. It is to be able to make decisions, follow through on what matters, earn well from the work, and still have a life when the laptop closes.

If a business strategy only works when you consistently ignore your actual responsibilities, priorities, limits, or the way you work best, I do not automatically assume you need to become better at tolerating it.

Sometimes the strategy needs to adapt.

Better execution should give you more freedom, not turn your business into another person you have to answer to.
Let’s Talk

You do not have to know exactly what the problem is before you contact me.

In fact, figuring that out is part of the point.

Bring me the thing you keep not doing.

Tell me what you have tried, what keeps happening, and where you think the problem might be.

We’ll SCAN where execution is breaking down and figure out what makes sense next.

Not Sure Where to Start?

Start with the Clarity Call.

You do not need to choose a package or decide whether you need coaching, Brainspotting, or something else before we talk.

We look at the execution problem first.

Execution problem?

Bring the action, decision, or business move that keeps getting stuck.

Specifically interested in Brainspotting?

You can still start with the call, or learn more on the Brainspotting page first.

Not sure whether I am the right person?

Ask. I would rather give you a clear answer than sell you the wrong solution.

Frequently Asked Questions

A few things people usually want to know before we work together.

What is an Execution Block Specialist?

I help business owners figure out why intended action is not consistently turning into execution. An Execution Block is anything that repeatedly prevents intended action from becoming consistent execution. I use SCAN to look at Strategy, Clarity, Alignment, and what happens when it is actually time to follow through, then work on the problem that is actually there.

How is your work different from traditional business coaching?

Traditional business coaching often focuses on strategy, planning, accountability, and implementation. I use those tools when they are the right tools, but I do not assume the strategy is right simply because someone is having trouble executing it. We SCAN Strategy, Clarity, Alignment, and what happens during execution. My Aligned Execution Method then uses Strategy Alignment when the practical pieces need to change and Rapid Block Resolution when an Underlying Block remains.

Is this therapy?

No. I am not providing psychotherapy. My work is focused on business execution, decision-making, follow-through, and the specific patterns that keep important actions from happening.

Do you use Brainspotting with every client?

No. Brainspotting is one tool I may use when Strategy, Clarity, and Alignment are workable but an Underlying Block remains. If the Strategy needs to change, the path is unclear, or the way you are trying to execute does not fit you or your business, we work on that instead.

Can faith be part of our work together?

Yes. My Christian faith is part of who I am, and when it is appropriate and you are comfortable, we can talk about faith, prayer, discernment, or how your beliefs affect the decisions you are making. You get to bring your whole self into the room.

Do you work virtually?

Yes. My coaching and Brainspotting work is offered virtually, so you can work with me from wherever you are.

You Already Know Something Isn’t Working

Let’s figure out where execution is actually breaking down.

You do not need another guess. You need to know what problem you are actually trying to solve.

We’ll SCAN the Strategy, get clear on the path, make sure the way you are trying to execute fits you and your business, and see what remains when it is actually time to follow through.

Book a Call with Jennie