He Asked for Honest Feedback. Then Never Spoke to Me

He Asked for Honest Feedback. Then Never Spoke to Me

September 3, 2026 · 7 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the reasons behind marketing ideas failing in boardroom meetings and offers strategies for senior marketers to improve stakeholder engagement.

If you have ever watched a brilliant marketing strategy die in a sign‑off meeting, this episode is for you. We unpack the real reasons ideas fail in the boardroom and what senior marketers can do to read the room, create emotional buy in and keep stakeholders focused on what matters. Faris Aranki, founder of Shear Ghetto Consulting and former top‑tier strategy advisor, explains his IQ x EQ x FQ model for success back in episode 96. IQ is the quality of your idea, EQ is your emotional in...

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