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What if you could reclaim joy and excitement, get out of the “stuck zone,” and unlock growth in your business and life?


You’ve started with an idea, now you’ve built something real. The envy of so many. Yet, inside, as you read these words, you know something’s wrong. Actually, it’s more than just one thing…

You know there are ups and downs to business, and to life. You’re no stranger to uncertainty. You’ve done the sleepless nights, the waiting to see if your idea is “real” enough, and if you’re good enough to make it happen. It was. And, you are.

But, this time feels…different. For the first time in a long time, you’re stuck. And, so is your business. The very thing you’re so proud to have built and you rely on as a source of income, impact and, if you’re like so many other founders, even identity. 


And, there’s something else…

In the beginning, sure, it was brutally hard. But, it was also insanely fun. There was a certain innate joy, revelry and comradery that fueled you and your team. Well, that, and a whole lot of possibility and even irrational refusal to quit (and likely a whole lot of caffeine)! Thing is, while that frenetic, mad-pace and semi-delusional enthusiasm can fuel you through the early days, over time, it transforms into a recipe for disaster. Enthusiasm, fun and insane hours becomes burnout, overwhelm, anxiety, stagnation and, left “untreated”…contraction followed by collapse.

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Whether this whole process is a good thing or a bad thing doesn’t really matter right now. You just know, deep down, what got you here won’t get you there. And, you don’t know another way.

You need help figuring out how to get things moving again.


You, in fact, are the reason we exist…

At ICI, we work with leaders to:

  • Get unstuck and jumpstart growth (in business and life)
  • Reclaim a sense of personal freedom, joy and ease along the way
  • Create new systems and processes needed to support next-level performance
  • Rediscover and step back into your true zone of genius
  • Evolve your team, knowing they’ve got the capabilities to take the company where you know it can go, while allowing you to spend more time doing what you’re best at (and what brings you most joy)
  • Tap the power of all of the above to drive new and expanded levels of impact and revenue

How are we different?

We’re able to guide you in a way nobody else can, by tapping into our unique, proven methodology, the CRV™.

The CRV™ is a proven methodology that integrates our founder’s blended experience as a successful, multi-time entrepreneur, small-business consultant and business coach, with her accomplishments in the creative arts, personal growth and degrees/certification in entrepreneurship, anthropology, non-profit management and innovation and design-thinking.

Through this highly-effective process, you will go further than you’ve ever gone before as we set sail together on a business- and life-changing voyage.


There are six ports of call in the CRV™:

  • Heal and protect your energy
  • Build your creative confidence
  • Release your rebel
  • Discover and claim your genius
  • Create the ultimate team and culture
  • Map and live the strategy

During your experience, you will learn how to release your attachment to the everyday program of being you, while you release any addictions to emotions, thoughts, habits, and actions that do not serve you or your business.

Your custom-designed CRV™ will stir you up! The life-giving, nutrient-rich sediment that has settled onto the ocean floor of you will become fully incorporated throughout your business and personal ecosystems, bringing you new energy, clarity, and courage.

It is from this sound footing that we will reconnect you to inspiration, creative expression, your true self, and your unique zone of genius. We will then help you create your ultimate team and culture so that, at last, you may delegate and trust with complete confidence.

The end result – more joy, freedom and growth and less fear, frustration and stagnation. 

If you’ve been nodding along and saying to yourself, “This is me. This makes sense. FREEDOM, JOY AND GROWTH is what I yearn for! How can we work together?” The answer is simple (because you don’t have time for complex right now)…


Here is how we will work together…

We’ll begin with your free, 30-minute exploratory call during which we will discuss:

  • What it is you want to have happen (your desired outcome)
  • Where you are stuck or unclear
  • Any and all obstacles you perceive to be in your path

Super important – This is NOT a 30-minute sales pitch, it is about getting to know each other, then being able to deliver immediate, specific valuable insights.

If it feels right to both of us after your complimentary 30-minute session, we’ll explore how to travel on together. And, if not, that’s completely fine as well. There is no obligation to continue on, and you’re free to build on whatever insights you might take away from the call on your own.

Should we decide to continue on together, we’ll develop a completely custom CRV™ map designed just for you, and you weigh in with any further customizations you desire. This is our first nautical chart, showing us where we are going, but it does not lock us in if we see a need to change course.

Next, you will complete a detailed and fun questionnaire so that we have a complete picture of where you have been, where you are now, and where you want to go. As part of this process, you will take two brief assessments which will reveal to you how you are wired to take action, as well as your strengths. This is powerful information (liberation on steroids!), and you will learn how to leverage it in every aspect of your life and business.

You will receive a gorgeous, custom-designed Inspired! bag stuffed with carefully-curated creativity supplies and tools designed to help you transition from stuck-mode to growth-mode, as well as a book or two chosen just for you. This is the beginning of your journey of getting beyond your rational mind to reach insights, intuition, and depths of perception that may have always felt out of reach. You will also establish a daily creative habit as you play and explore with new tools and skills.

Next, we set sail on your Voyage, designed specifically with your needs and goals in mind. We work together, one-on-one, over the course of 6 or 10 hour-long sessions (you choose the package).

Each Voyage is unique, but there are some common areas of focus, such as:

— Plugging Any Leaks in Your Energy & Boundaries Buckets

— Clearing the Deck for More Creativity & Leadership of Self

  • Coaching Yourself Through Fear & Limiting Beliefs
  • Voice, Vulnerability & Visibility
  • Moving from Survival to Creation

— Remembering Who You Truly Are

  • Your Superpowers, Strengths & Unique Genius
  • Your Liberation Quadrants
  • Mining Your Play History
  • Gaining Clarity on Your Current (and maybe forgotten) Dreams

— Deciding the Path for the Next 12 Months

  • Desired Lifestyle + Workstyle
  • Desired Financial Goals
  • Desired Product Offerings & New Product Creation
  • Desired Talent to Get You There

— Deciding Who Needs to Be on the Bus

  • Analyze Existing Team Members
  • Analyze Talent Needed for the Future
  • Formulate Gap Analysis
  • Formulate New Team Strategy

— Embracing Leverage

  • Setting the Stage
  • Delegating with Confidence
  • Do Less, Achieve More + Quantum Leaping

What’s my investment?

All Coaching Packages:
6-Session Package: $3,000
10-Session Package: $5,000
Each one-on-one session is one hour via phone. Add-on hours are $550 each.
Price includes an Inspired! swag bag stuffed with writing and creativity supplies and lots of surprises!

What Our Clients Are Saying…

Susie saw in me what I could not … the artist inside, both in who I am and in the art I bring out in my business. While working with Susie, I was able to identify what was working and what was not. The changes that have evolved in my life and business allowed me to go deeper into my craft—magical.

Donna Cravotta

Susie is an incredible combination of smarts, heart, business acumen, and intuition. Her analogies make me laugh and bring a much deeper level of understanding to a concept she is sharing. Her inside-out approach resulted in waaaaay more than I anticipated, including a deep understanding of our team’s dynamic, strengths, and motivations. Susie’s ability to laser in and read people is uncanny and a mega superpower. She is a soul-sage – sensing what’s going on below the surface and then helping you dive deep and mine your own riches. Susie continues to deepen her already-broad skill set through adventurous travel, ongoing education, and deep work. Her writing inspires me to be a better writer, and her creative approach to problem solving always leaves me feeling lighter.

If you’re stuck in business or life and need a sherpa to get you outta the woods, Susie truly engages, inspires, and fosters deeper, cohesive insights that will help you and your team thrive!

Rachel Gogos

My husband, daughter, and I all attended Susie deVille’s Inspired! Retreat, and WOW, what a great investment it was. In fact, it was by far the gift that has continued to give! We had been through a terrible year as a family and when the opportunity arose to travel from Florida to Highlands, NC to get a mental break from it all and access all of our senses, we jumped on it.

Not knowing much of what to expect, we all went with an open mind. First, I want to say that Susie is a one of a kind gem! Not only is she brilliant, she’s caring and so incredibly enthusiastic when it comes to sharing her gifts with the world. She had such a natural and innate ability to call forth the creative talent in all of us, so much so that even I was amazed at my artwork.

Fast forward several months now, I have continued to stay true to the rituals I cultivated in Susie’s program. I don’t go anywhere without my art journal and my pencils. I have created a few pieces of art that I never dreamed possible. Most importantly, what I learned that weekend has become fully integrated into my life and will stay with me forever.

It was so special to be able to experience this magical weekend with my husband, daughter, and girlfriend. The quality of other folks we met there was also exemplary. Thank you, Susie, for doing the sacred work you do in the world. You most certainly made a tremendous impact on our lives!

Kellie and Kayla Kuecha and Cliff Moitt

Click the button below to schedule a free 30-minute consult, so that we can get to know each other a bit better and see if we’d be a good fit.

REMEMBER – there is no obligation, you have nothing to lose (and the potential to reclaim joy and growth to gain).

 

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