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Planting A Seedling

Small Business, Brand, and Artist Clarity & Growth Academy

Four 8-Week Live Courses Designed to Help You Get Clear, Get Organized, and Grow Or Refine With Confidence. Without Chasing Algorithms or Buying Leads.

The Story

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"In a world filled with carbon copies, the unique are our most valuable resource" - Derek Miller

Hosted by Derek Miller | Weekly - Tues & Thurs | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST (Video Recordings Available For Each Session.

Derek Miller brings decades of experience across entrepreneurship, finance, and hands-on consulting to help brands, artists, and creators uncover their hidden value, refine their message, and reach the communities that value them most.

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Our approach is boutique, human-centered, and results-oriented: we pour our heart and soul into our clients success, crafting solutions that align with their vision and values.

The Pathways

Build a business you can explain in one sentence, deliver with clarity, market with confidence, and grow sustainably. Your value must be precise and concise.

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Single Course

All Courses 

All Courses 

  • Choose any one of the four pathways

  • Includes live educational instruction

  • Includes recordings

  • Includes Q&A weekly

  • Access to all four pathways

  • Includes live educational instruction

  • Includes recordings 

  • Includes Q&A weekly

  • Best for long-term growth

  • Access to all four pathways

  • Includes live educational instruction

  • Includes recordings 

  • Includes Q&A weekly

  • Best for long-term growth

  • Savings

You’ll Learn How To:

  • Identify the most valuable problem you solve for your clients

  • Clearly define who values you most

  • Build offers that people understand and value

  • Become a valued center of influence using relationships and clarity

  • Take sales out of your "sales" 

  • Grow or Refine without being overwhelmed or burning out

The Lesson

COURSE 1: The Clarity Accelerator

Get clear. Who you serve and what you offer

WEEK-BY-WEEK

Tues & Thurs 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST
Tuesday's - Education, Thursday's - Live Discussion & Q&A

Week 1 — Your True Business Identity

Purpose, strengths, what makes you different, and removing what’s not working.

 

Week 2 — Audience Clarity: Who You Actually Serve

No more targeting everyone. Dial in your real buyer.

 

Week 3 — The Problem You Actually Solve

Finding the real pain point that people pay you to solve.

 

Week 4 — Messaging That Grabs Attention

Simple, human, trustworthy communication.

 

Week 5 — The 3-Step Value Ladder

Structuring your low, mid, and high-ticket offers & the hidden purpose.

 

Week 6 — Pricing With Confidence

Rewiring the mindset around charging for value.

 

Week 7 — Positioning You as the Trusted Guide

Testimonials, stories, authority, clarity.

 

Week 8 — Your full “Clarity Playbook.”

The Lesson

COURSE 2: Building Your Business Engine

Turn your business into a system that supports your life

WEEK-BY-WEEK

Tues & Thurs 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST
Tuesday's - Education, Thursday's - Live Discussion & Q&A

Week 1 — Systems Mindset

How to think like a business builder, not a firefighter.

 

Week 2 — Operational Foundations

Calendar, workflow, daily rhythm.

 

Week 3 — Your Repeatable Offer System

Your signature offer, delivery system, and client fulfillment.

 

Week 4 — Tools & Automations (simple, practical, and not over-utilized)

Email, CRM, invoicing, follow-ups, time savers.

 

Week 5 — How to Run Your Business Without Chaos

Organization, structure, and eliminating noise.

 

Week 6 — Client Experience Design

Onboarding, delivery, and client satisfaction evaluation.

 

Week 7 — Time, Boundaries, and Client Expectations

How to run a business by setting realistic client goals.

 

Week 8 — Your Systems Blueprint

 

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The Lesson

COURSE 3: Modern Marketing for Small Business Owners

Grow without chasing likes or fighting algorithms

WEEK-BY-WEEK

Tues & Thurs 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST
Tuesday's - Education, Thursday's - Live Discussion & Q&A

Week 1 — The Truth About Today’s Marketing Landscape

Why people don’t trust social media and what works now.

 

Week 2 — The Attention Formula

How to stand out with clarity and authenticity.

 

Week 3 — Real-World Relationship Marketing

Referrals, strategic conversations, client stories.

 

Week 4 — Creating Compelling Offers

What makes people take action with a level of urgency.

 

Week 5 — Email Strategy That Performs

Practical email frameworks and my "50%+ open rate" system.

 

Week 6 — Content That Actually Converts

Becoming a center of influence. Build without trying to be everywhere.

 

Week 7 — Local Marketing & Community-Based Value & Growth

For Phoenix businesses and similar markets.

 

Week 8 — Build Your 90-Day Demand Plan

The Lesson

COURSE 4: Sales, Scaling & Leadership

Become the person people want to follow and buy from

WEEK-BY-WEEK

Tues & Thurs 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST
Tuesday's - Education, Thursday's - Live Discussion & Q&A

Week 1 — The Psychology of Trust

Why people buy and the reasons they don’t.

 

Week 2 — Simple Relationship-Based Sales

Scripts, frameworks, genuine conversations.

 

Week 3 — Handling Objections Calmly & Confidently

Value, pricing, incorrect target market, uncertainty, etc.

 

Week 4 — Closing Without Pressure

Warm, human, value closing conversations.

 

Week 5 — Your Revenue Plan

Setting realistic, sustainable goals.

 

Week 6 — Leadership for Small Business Owners

Confidence, communication, presence.

 

Week 7 — Scaling Wisely

When to raise prices, when to hire, and when to add services.

 

Week 8 — Your Growth Framework

2026 Planning Window

People are actively planning 2026 right now.

If they don’t start the year with clarity and strategy... they repeat last year.

Sign-Up Bonuses 

All Attendees

Discount on "Invest like a pro" financial planning course - $197 - (Worth $100)

All Attendees

One-on-One Strategy Session with Derek (Worth $500)

All Attendees

Invitation to attend a 2-hour course aimed at explaining where the US economy and financial system stand in 2025 and a forecast for whats to come in the year/s ahead. This will be held in early January. (Worth $500)

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Let's make it happen!

Become Memorable

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Eliminate comparison. Become your customers obvious choice.

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