TV Host Reveals How She Built Multiple 7-Figure Businesses

What do you do when everything you built gets taken from you in 22 minutes? In this episode of From Underdog to Entrepreneur, Pat Miller sits down with Summer Dey, an award-winning TV host and executive producer, six-time best-selling author, and two-time Comma Club Award recipient who equips leaders to communicate with bold faith and lead from their God-given identity. Summer has built and scaled multiple seven-figure businesses and is also a fierce advocate for victims of sex trafficking, having helped raise over six figures to support survivors. Summer opens up about the day her board of directors voted to strip away everything she'd built just weeks after a miscarriage and months before COVID would shut down another business she was building. She shares how that devastating betrayal, and the depression and PTSD that followed, ultimately became the turning point for an entirely new chapter: launching a coaching business in April 2020 that hit six figures in its first six months, publishing six best-selling books, and building a media and speaking brand from the ground up. What You'll Learn How forgiveness of others and of yourself became the tool that ended Summer's seizures and PTSD, and why she now offers a free course on it How an "accidental" Facebook Live to read the Bible together grew to over 6,700 women in a matter of weeks Why authenticity, even when it feels risky, is one of the most powerful tools in business and public speaking The difference between a "talker" and a true transformational speaker, and why nonverbal communication matters so much on stage Why Summer believes live events and real human connection will become even more valuable as AI reshapes media and content How she and her family sold nearly everything and spent three years traveling in an RV to 31 states after feeling called into ministry Why setting aside intentional time to rest and unplug is essential to avoid burnout, no matter how busy business gets How a single moment of loss and betrayal can redirect your entire path toward something greater Connect with Summer Dey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesummerdey/?hl=e Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/FearIntoFaith/ Connect with Pat Miller Follow Pat Miller for more conversations with entrepreneurs who share the real stories behind building successful businesses. 📖 Underdog to Empire — Pre-Order the eBook Now Pat's new book — Underdog to Empire: Breaking Barriers and Building Businesses with Strength, Strategy and a Sense of Humor — is available for eBook pre-sale now. Widely available everywhere September 22, 2026. The story of how a girl who ate last at the dinner table built a construction company from a $100 bill. How she lost her husband and still got back up. How every person who tried to hold her back ended up building her up instead. 👉 Pre-order your copy now: www.patmiller.net 📩 Join the Underdog Community — Free Weekly Newsletter Every Tuesday, Pat sends a free weekly newsletter with: Episode recaps and key takeaways Exclusive content you won't find anywhere else Pat's personal thoughts on entrepreneurship, resilience, and building something real The Subscriber Exclusive — a personal question from Pat that doesn't appear anywhere else 👉 Subscribe free: www.patmiller.net/newsletter