Pat Miller spent 20 years on the radio under a name that wasn't his.

He went on the air as "J Pat". He was forced to cheer for the Green Bay Packers
while his actual loyalty stayed with the Chicago Bears and Cubs. He
programmed a country station he didn't connect with. And the whole
time, he was getting really good at being someone else.

In 2018 he walked away. No six-month runway. No clients lined up.
Just a hunch that life was too short to build someone else's dream —
the line that later became his TEDx talk.

Two years later, on March 18, 2020, the world shut down. The next
day, Pat went live on LinkedIn and hosted a show he called Small
Business Rally Point. 90 days later, it was a community. Today,
the Small Business Owners Community (SBOC) is a membership, an
annual conference that's drawn Mel Robbins, Mike Michalowicz, and
Sahil Bloom, and a daily show called Businessing with Pat Miller.

This conversation is about what it actually takes — on the inside —
to step out of a professional identity you spent two decades
constructing. About how a strength becomes a hindrance. About
"chiseling your way out" toward who you actually are. And about
excavating the room you wish you could walk into when you realize
founding a business is the loneliest job in the world.

If you're building on your own, this one will land.

CONNECT WITH PAT
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpatmiller/
SBOC: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessingShow

THE BIGGER STAGE
Conversations with founders excavating the story underneath what
they've already built. The shift from operator to authority to icon,
captured on camera. Hosted by Matt Stone.

Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@thebiggerstage
Learn more: https://thebiggerstage.com