Funnel Architecture · v0.1 · 2026-05-24

One ecosystem.
Four brands.
One funnel.

A unified promotion plan across jayowenlive.com, aiwithjay.com, futurefocused.ai, and businessbldrs.com — designed so every free resource has a clear path to either a Future Focused Leaders membership or a Business Builders client engagement.

Entry surfaces: 4 sites · 12+ lead magnets Conversion targets: FFL ($49–$749/mo) · BB ($1,950+ engagements) Hub: HubSpot (Portal 485253) · 1 CRM, 1 lifecycle
Layer 01 · The four properties

What each brand does

Each domain plays one job. Reuse Jay's authority across all four, but don't compete with yourself — every page points the reader to its natural next step in the funnel, not its sister sites.

jayowenlive.com Brand · Authority

Jay Owen

The human. The voice. Where keynotes, podcast, advice, and the book funnel live. Pure thought leadership.

  • AI Playbook (lead magnet)
  • Weekly Wisdom newsletter
  • Podcast + 59 blog articles
  • Book Jay (keynote · advisory)
// Outcome: speaker fees · book sales · top-of-funnel for everything
aiwithjay.com Lead Engine · Post-keynote

AI with Jay

The high-volume capture site. Where post-keynote attendees and search traffic become qualified leads. AI-specific.

  • 9 free playbooks
  • AI Opportunity Quiz (90 sec)
  • AI Tool Directory (12 vetted)
  • Education Hub (3 tracks)
  • "2 advisory slots open"
// Outcome: qualified email list · advisory inquiries · FFL pipeline
futurefocused.ai Community · Recurring revenue

Future Focused Leaders

The membership product. Where the curious leader joins a room of operators. Recurring revenue, low CAC if the funnel is right.

  • Explorer — Free (newsletter)
  • Orchestrator — $49/mo (sale)
  • Architect — $174/mo (sale)
  • Insider — $749/mo (10 seats)
// Outcome: MRR · community flywheel · case-study source
businessbldrs.com Agency · High-ticket services

Business Builders

The agency. Where leaders who need it done-for-them become clients. Plan · Produce · Promote · Protect.

  • Free Marketing Audit
  • StoryBrand Blueprint ($1,950+)
  • AI Blueprint (strategy + workflows)
  • Web, Video, App, AI Development
// Outcome: project + retainer revenue · case studies that feed JOL
Layer 02 · Who we're funneling

Three personas, three paths

Stop trying to "convert everyone." Pick the persona at the door, hand them the right magnet, and route them to the natural outcome.

// PERSONA A

The Curious Leader

"I keep hearing about AI. I need to understand it before my team falls behind."

Title: Director · VP · Pastor · Founder of small-mid business · 30–55 yrs
Trigger: Saw Jay speak · podcast guest · LinkedIn post · word-of-mouth
No urgency Wants context Tolerates email
Natural route AI Playbook → Weekly Wisdom → FFL Explorer (free) → FFL Orchestrator ($49/mo).
// PERSONA B

The Operator

"Give me the prompts. Show me the workflow. I'll run it tomorrow."

Title: Marketing Director · Ops Lead · Solo founder · Agency owner · 28–48 yrs
Trigger: Search · Reddit · Twitter/X · referral from another operator
High urgency Wants templates Pays for value
Natural route AI Tool Directory + 100-prompt library → FFL Orchestrator → FFL Architect ($174/mo for monthly calls).
// PERSONA C

The CEO / Owner

"I don't have time to learn AI. I have time to hire the team that already runs it."

Title: CEO · Owner · President · Senior Pastor · $1M–$50M business · 40–65 yrs
Trigger: Keynote · referral · LinkedIn · case study
Time-poor Budget-rich Wants ROI
Natural route AI Readiness Scorecard → Free Marketing Audit → BB AI Blueprint → ongoing retainer. Personal: FFL Insider ($749).
Layer 03 · The flow

From stranger to revenue

Five stages. Every piece of content in the ecosystem fits exactly one of these stages. If it doesn't, archive it.

1
Attention

The Voice

  • Keynotes (live)
  • Podcast appearances
  • LinkedIn posts (Jay)
  • YouTube shorts
  • SEO blog (jayowenlive · aiwithjay)
2
Capture

The Magnets

  • AI Playbook (jayowenlive)
  • AI Opportunity Quiz (aiwithjay)
  • 9 free playbooks (aiwithjay)
  • Free Marketing Audit (BB)
  • Weekly Wisdom (jayowenlive)
3
Nurture

The Sequence

  • 5–7 emails per entry
  • Tag by persona + topic
  • Behavioral re-tagging based on opens / clicks
  • Soft CTA in every email
  • Hard CTA at end
4
Route

The Decision

  • Curious → FFL Explorer (free)
  • Operator → FFL Orchestrator
  • Operator+ → FFL Architect
  • Owner → BB Free Audit
  • Personal-brand owner → FFL Insider
5
Convert

The Outcome

  • FFL MRR (recurring)
  • BB project + retainer
  • Jay keynote fee
  • Book sale
  • Case study → feeds Stage 1
Layer 04 · Upsell · downsell · cross-sell

How money moves between brands

A lead never just "dies." Every email and every page has a fallback path. If they say no to the headline ask, the next email softens to the cross-sell.

Upsell paths

FFL Orchestrator member sees 2 BB case studies in their welcome series
FFL Insider gets a quarterly 1:1 with Jay — natural BB introduction point
AI Playbook reader who clicks a BB case study gets a "BB Audit" CTA email at Day 8

Why this works: The community member learning the plays starts hitting limits a team alone can't solve. BB picks up the implementation contract.

Downsell paths

Quote requester at BB who ghosts gets a "FFL Orchestrator might be your speed" email at Day 7
Anyone who declines a $5K BB engagement gets routed to FFL Architect ($174)
Keynote inquiry that's too small gets the FFL Architect pitch instead

Why this works: The "no" to BB doesn't end the relationship. They join FFL, level up over 6–12 months, and come back to BB when they're ready.

Cross-sell paths

Every BB client gets gifted FFL Architect for 90 days (free onboarding)
Every FFL Architect gets a personal note from Jay about Weekly Wisdom + the book
Every keynote attendee gets the aiwithjay → FFL → BB tiered nurture

Why this works: One person, one CRM record, multiple wallets. The same buyer pays Jay personally (book, keynote), pays FFL monthly, and pays BB project-by-project.

Layer 05 · The arsenal

Lead magnets — what we have, what we need

Reuse before you build. Then build only the magnets that move people from low-intent to high-intent. Each new magnet should be cheap to produce and aim at one specific persona.

Existing 8 live

AI Business Growth Playbook (PDF)
jayowenlive.com/ai-playbook · jay+aiwithjay
Core top-of-funnel asset. Already delivering via HubSpot form 485253.
Goes to: FFL Explorer · Weekly Wisdom
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AI Opportunity Quiz (90 sec, no email required)
aiwithjay.com
Personalized scorecard with tier-based result. Best segmentation tool we own.
Goes to: tier-specific sequence (4 variants)
9 Free Playbooks (50 Tips, 100-Prompt Library, ROI Calculator, etc.)
aiwithjay.com/resources
High-volume capture. Each PDF is its own magnet with its own form.
Goes to: topical sequence by playbook title
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AI Tool Directory (12 vetted tools)
aiwithjay.com
Practical, evergreen. Perfect for the Operator persona.
Goes to: FFL Orchestrator (tools deep-dive)
Free Marketing Audit
businessbldrs.com/audit
Highest-intent CTA on BB. Already converts to sales calls.
Goes to: BB Sales Sequence → quote
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Weekly Wisdom Newsletter
jayowenlive.com/weekly-wisdom
Lowest-pressure entry. Long-tail audience-builder.
Goes to: monthly FFL or BB promo
Podcast: Building a Business That Lasts
buildingabusinessthatlasts.com
Authority builder. Every episode = blog + LinkedIn + email content.
Goes to: show notes opt-in → Weekly Wisdom
FFL Explorer (Free Tier)
futurefocused.ai
Free community tier. Newsletter + first access to events.
Goes to: FFL Orchestrator upsell

To create 5 new

AI Readiness Scorecard (interactive, 5 min)
businessbldrs.com/ai-readiness · cross-host on aiwithjay
Persona: Owner/CEO. Scores org across Plan · Produce · Promote · Protect, recommends BB AI Blueprint. Highest-intent lead magnet for BB.
Goes to: BB AI Blueprint pitch sequence
"What Should I Automate First?" — 1-page diagnostic
aiwithjay.com · embedded in FFL onboarding
Persona: Operator. Pick 3 weekly tasks, get back a ranked list with the right prompt + tool for each. Demonstrates FFL's value.
Goes to: FFL Orchestrator (with the prompt library)
AI Workflow Template Pack (5 ready-to-deploy automations)
aiwithjay.com · gated
Persona: Operator. Same shape as the playbook but operational. Lead-magnet for the Operator-to-FFL path.
Goes to: FFL Orchestrator (where the next 20 templates live)
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Anonymized Sample StoryBrand Blueprint
businessbldrs.com
Persona: Owner. Show what a $1,950 Blueprint actually looks like. Removes "what am I buying?" friction.
Goes to: BB Blueprint sales sequence
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"From Keynote to Action" — 7-day starter (post-event)
aiwithjay.com/keynote (event-specific URLs)
Persona: Any. Captures the spike of attention right after Jay speaks. Mailed daily for a week with one action per day.
Goes to: FFL Explorer + AI Opportunity Quiz
Layer 06 · The nurture

Five email sequences

Each entry has a sequence. Each sequence has one primary CTA (the natural next step for that persona) and one secondary CTA (the cross-sell). Build in HubSpot. Tag by source. Re-tag by behavior.

01 · AI Playbook Download (jayowenlive.com)

persona: Curious·length: 5 emails / 12 days·primary CTA: FFL Orchestrator

02 · AI Opportunity Quiz (aiwithjay.com) — 4 tier variants

persona: All — segmented by quiz tier·length: 7 emails / 21 days·primary CTA: tier-specific

03 · BB Free Marketing Audit

persona: Owner/CEO·length: 4 emails / 14 days·primary CTA: BB Blueprint

04 · FFL Explorer (free tier signup)

persona: Curious / Operator·length: 6 emails / 30 days·primary CTA: FFL Orchestrator upgrade

05 · Weekly Wisdom (long-form newsletter)

persona: All·length: Ongoing · weekly·primary CTA: Monthly rotating
Layer 07 · Attribution

UTM + lifecycle tagging

One HubSpot CRM record per human. Tag the source on entry. Re-tag on behavior. Move through lifecycle stages so reporting reflects real movement.

Entry utm_source utm_medium utm_campaign HubSpot tag
AI Playbook (jayowenlive)jayowenlivelead-magnetai-playbookpersona:Curious · src:playbook
AI Opportunity Quiz (aiwithjay)aiwithjayquizai-opportunity-{tier}persona:Operator · tier:T1–T4
BB Free Auditbusinessbldrslead-magnetfree-marketing-auditpersona:Owner · src:audit
FFL Explorer signupfuturefocusedcommunityexplorer-freepersona:Curious · src:ffl-free
Weekly Wisdom subscriptionjayowenlivenewsletterweekly-wisdomsrc:newsletter
Keynote QR code (per event)keynote-{event-slug}qrpost-keynote-7daypersona:varies · src:keynote
Podcast show-notespodcastorganic{episode-slug}src:podcast

Lifecycle stages: Subscriber → Marketing Qualified Lead (downloaded 2+ assets) → Sales Qualified Lead (clicked FFL pricing OR BB audit/quote) → Opportunity → Customer.

Behavioral hot triggers (fire mid-sequence): Visited FFL pricing 2+ times → inject FFL Architect pitch · Visited BB pricing/quote page → inject BB sales sequence · Forwarded any nurture email → tag as "Advocate" (manual review for partnership/affiliate).

Layer 08 · 90-day rollout

What we build, in what order

Don't build everything. Phase 1 = make the existing assets actually convert. Phase 2 = build the missing magnets. Phase 3 = wire the cross-brand cross-sells.

Phase 1 · Days 1–30

Make it actually work

  1. Finish AI Playbook delivery (in flight) — automated email firing on submit · back-fill complete · FFL block live.
  2. Wire AI Opportunity Quiz to HubSpot with tier tagging.
  3. Set up BB Free Audit sequence in HubSpot with the 4 emails above.
  4. Add UTM tagging to every CTA across all 4 sites.
  5. One CRM lifecycle — agree on the stages, document them.
Phase 2 · Days 31–60

Build the missing magnets

  1. AI Readiness Scorecard (BB site) — highest-intent new magnet.
  2. Sample StoryBrand Blueprint PDF — anonymized real example.
  3. "What Should I Automate First?" diagnostic on aiwithjay.
  4. AI Workflow Template Pack (5 templates) — operator persona.
  5. Post-keynote sequence with per-event landing pages on aiwithjay.
Phase 3 · Days 61–90

Wire the cross-sells

  1. FFL Explorer welcome series with upgrade path.
  2. BB → FFL downsell sequence (Day 14 of audit nurture).
  3. FFL → BB upsell emails inside Architect/Insider tiers.
  4. Behavioral hot triggers in HubSpot (pricing-page visits → re-tag).
  5. Quarterly review — what's converting, what to retire.