He Built a $10M Business, Lost It All, and Bounced Back (Brian Creager)

Entrepreneur Brian Creager shares his journey from corporate VP to founder, navigating challenges like product failure and bankruptcy. He stresses the importance of strategic growth, people, process, and technology while advocating for life balance. It’s an inspiring story of resilience and vision.

Making It explores the lives and stories of entrepreneurs as they share their unique perspectives on their success and the path to making it.

“I vowed to myself at the end of that board of directors meeting, the next time I create a seven-figure business, it's going to be for me.”— Brian Creager

Guest Bio:

Brian Creager has more than 30 years’ experience leading businesses through growth and scaling. He worked worldwide in engineering, product development, technology, marketing, and executive leadership. From that, he started and grew an eight-figure business that taught him everything he needed for his current business — Inners Creek. Inners Creek helps frustrated and overwhelmed leaders at the top feel less alone by providing steady, incremental guidance, and direction. Their systemized approach reduces stress, clarifies decisions, and creates space for confident leadership.


Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:

Mirasee
Brian’s website: Inners Creek
Free Discovery Call with Brian: https://callbrian.vip/makingit

Credits:

Producer: Michi Lantz
Editor: Andrew Chapman
Audio Editor: Marvin del Rosario
Executive Producer: Danny Iny
Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio

Music credits:

Track Title: The Sunniest Kids
Artist Name: Rhythm Scott
Writer Name: Scott Roush
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Sweet Loving Waltz
Artist Name: Sounds Like Sander
Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Endless Dreams
Artist Name: Soundroll
License code: PZTNAHPB24I6Q0DZ
Publisher Name: Uppbeat

Special effects credits:

24990513_birds-chirping_by_promission used with permission of the author and under license by AudioJungle/Envato Market.

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Creators & Guests

Producer

Andrew Chapman

Guest

Brian Creager

Editor

Marvin Del Rosario

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