Investing in People, Purpose, and Potential. Reigniting the Art of Honest, Masterful Business.
At Promethean Investing, we help small businesses, masters of their craft, and artisans articulate what makes them exceptional and translate their expertise into meaningful community impact. Our boutique, hands-on approach blends creativity, strategy, and hard work to elevate your brand into the extraordinary.
THE SPARK BEHIND PROMETHEAN
Where Hard Work, Creativity, and Purpose Converge.
Promethean Investing was born from a simple belief: the true power of any business lies not in its products or services, but in the mastery, creativity, and hard work of the people behind it.
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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, crafting solutions that align with their vision and values.
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Derek does not see life or business as the pursuit of money, but the pursuit of positively impacting the world. Money should be the result of innovation, hard work, and positive impact.
"In a world filled with carbon copies, the unique are our most valuable resource" - Derek Miller
The Story
The Change
TAILORED SOLUTIONS FOR PURPOSE-DRIVEN BUSINESSES
Consulting Designed for Brands of Discernment
Promethean Consulting helps it's clients create clarity of vision, structure their operations, and grow with integrity. We work with entrepreneurs, artists, and educators who want to build something real. Not something simply aimed at profit.
Define Your Secret Sauce
Tailored Design, Positioning, & Strategy
Human-Centered Consulting
Brand Illumination & Narrative
Identify your brand's hidden value and unique differentiators. We help you understand why clients choose you, what they're really looking for, and how to attract the right audience.
Personalized pathways for sustainable, authentic growth. From messaging, pricing strategies, and team building, we align every decision with your vision and purpose.
Hands-on guidance that hones leadership, communication, and process curation. We give strategy life with a personal approach to everything that we do.
Articulate the story behind your business. We help craft messaging and positioning that resonates with the clients that value you most.
Changing Businesses One Step At A Time
THE PROMETHEAN PROCESS
From Insight to Impact, Every Step is Hands-On and Purpose-Driven
Immersion
Immersion into your world. Who you are, your vision and mission, your ultimate goals, your team, and current challenges
Supporting you for continued success
Bracing
Appraise current processes, team coordination, and gauge successes
Measure
Road Forward
Hands-on refinement and optimization of the initial path creating a smooth road forward
Carve Path
Carve the initial path and processes to navigate current challenges
Potential Pathways
CHOOSE THE PATHWAY THAT FITS BEST
Timing, Price, and Level of Immersion
Most businesses, brands, and artists have an ideal way they feel most comfortable working on projects and Derek understands the many factors that influence the decision making process. That's why Derek's created several different pathways that provide for those that enjoy a group experience, a semi-private experience, and an even more personal one on one experience.
Clarity Drives Purpose Masterclass
This Masterclass is Limited to 5 Individuals With A Lot of Personal Attention
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Define the true identity of your business.
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Identify your effective price structure.
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Align your expertise, value, messaging, client communications, etc.
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Building long lasting relationships.
Small Business, Brand, and Artist Clarity & Growth Academy
This Pathway is Designed With 4 Separate Courses That Can Be Completed as a System or Individually
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Identify the most valuable problem you solve for your clients
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Clearly define who values you most
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Build offers that people understand and value
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Become a valued center of influence using relationships and clarity
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Take sales out of your "sales"
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Grow or Refine without being overwhelmed or burning out
Real Results
RESULTS THAT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
Transformation Through Clarity and Discipline
From boutique studios, startups, well-established brands, to artists, Derek's consulting has helped clients define their secret sauce and turn inconsistent results into rock steady, continuous outcomes.
Our last project:
Zenki Dojo Los Angeles
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Rebranded and restructured into a 4,800 sq. ft. wellness center from a 2,400 martial arts gym.
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Increased revenue by 300% while cutting operational workload by 50% during a global shutdown.
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Established a business model focused on wellness and personal attention rather than oversized classes for the masses.
RECENT PROJECT (ZENKI DOJO, LA)
Challenge
Transformation
A traditional martial arts studio struggling to scale.
A 4,800 sq.ft. elite training & wellness center in Los Feliz.
Outdated branding, no strategic advantage or target market.
Full rebrand with clear value proposition & targeted strategy.
Facility constraints holding back growth.
Advanced amenities
High operational workload with little leverage.
Operational workload cut in half.
Limited market visibility.
New partnerships and expanded team to sustain growth.
Opening Up Minds
TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF THINKERS
Building the Future Through Montessori Principles and Entrepreneurial Education
Derek teaches economics, finance, and sustainable small business building at Creo Montessori School in Gilbert, AZ. His mission is to help students rediscover critical thinking and independence through hands-on learning. This is one of the many building blocks that create the foundation of true innovation.
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." -
Mahatma Gandhi
