Inventive Journey | The Startup Rollercoaster 🎢
Buckle up for real stories from startup founders and small business heroes who survived the chaos, laughed at the mistakes, and still built something awesome. 🚀 Each episode dives into the wild ride of turning ideas into impact—complete with hard lessons, lucky breaks, and plenty of caffeine. ☕️ Entrepreneurs, this is your pit stop for honest insights and unexpected laughs.
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In this episode of The Inventive Journey, host Devin Miller interviews Kristie Jones, a sales strategist who turned her early experiences in athletics, hospitality, and SaaS leadership into a consultancy helping startups build strong sales foundations. Kristie shares why waiting tables taught her more about sales than
🎙️ Overcoming Trauma Through Art — Lisa Lappi In this deeply moving episode, artist and creative storyteller Lisa Lappi opens up about losing her father at 17, navigating grief and addiction, rebuilding her life through creativity, raising a family through military deployments, and becoming an award-winning artist. Li
✨ Creative Roots to Fractional CMO — Denine Harper In this Inventive Journey episode, Devin Miller talks with Denine Harper about her unusual and inspiring career path. From early motherhood to 3D animation, Manhattan agency life, the .com boom and crash, and the shift into brand marketing and fractional CMO work — Den
🚀 In this Inventive Journey episode, Richard Turcott walks us through his path from Liberal Arts major to seasoned marketer, dot-com operator, CMO, and now small-business consultant. Learn how clarity, fundamentals, and internal collaboration shaped his career—and why he now empowers small businesses through Collabora
🎙️ From broadcast dreams to corporate healthcare to a purpose-driven agency, Jaime Ellithorpe shares how mindset, marketing, and intentional systems built a reliable LinkedIn pipeline. ✨ Highlights: quitting without “the moment,” finishing one system, side-hustler strategies, and her Triple-M framework. 🔗 Guest: 540s
🎙️ Join Devin Miller on The Inventive Journey as he chats with Jeremy Ames, a former teacher-turned-real-estate-entrepreneur who discovered success through adaptability, mentorship, and self-awareness. 👨🏫 From Teaching to Entrepreneurship:Jeremy began his career path in education, but quickly realized the classroom
