Pat Miller announces first business book 'Underdog to Empire'

Pat Miller, founder of Blue Diamond Construction and host of a top-rated Apple Podcast, has announced her first business book, set for release Sept. 22, 2026. The book is aimed at entrepreneurs who have been overlooked and frames Miller’s construction career as a blueprint for building and rebuilding a business.

Why it matters: - Pat Miller is packaging more than 30 years of construction and entrepreneurship experience into a business book aimed at founders who feel shut out of traditional networks. - The release extends Miller’s platform beyond Blue Diamond Construction and podcasting into publishing, speaking directly to entrepreneurs in high-friction industries. - The book lands as Miller continues to build on the audience from her podcast and her earlier bestselling memoir.

What happened: - Pat Miller, founder and president of Blue Diamond Construction, announced her first business book, Underdog to Empire: Breaking Barriers and Building Businesses with Strength, Strategy and a Sense of Humor. - The book is set for release on Sept. 22, 2026. - The eBook is available for pre-order now at Pat Miller's website and on Amazon. - Paperback and eBook editions will be available at launch. - Miller made the announcement from Jackson Township, New Jersey.

The details: - The book is written for entrepreneurs who have been overlooked, underestimated and forced to fight for opportunity. - Miller describes the book as an unfiltered, real-world blueprint built from 30 years in commercial construction. - The book is structured as 13 chapters of lessons from building a multi-million-dollar construction company. - Miller started Blue Diamond Construction with a $100 stack of flyers. - Miller rebuilt the company after losing her husband and business partner to cancer and taking on a quarter-million dollars in debt. - The book covers reputation building, networking from the outside, telling the truth when it costs a contract, recovering after setbacks and using underestimation as motivation. - Miller said, “I didn't write this book about how I made it. I wrote this book about how you can. The Underdog doesn't win in spite of being overlooked. The Underdog wins because of it.” - Miller writes in a direct style shaped by more than three decades in a male-dominated industry. - Miller’s weekly podcast features interviews with entrepreneurs and has helped build her audience. - Miller’s first internationally bestselling memoir, Kicking Karma's Ass, was published in December 2022.

Between the lines: - The book is being positioned less as inspirational branding and more as a tactical manual for founders who need practical lessons, not startup theory. - Miller’s story is built around resilience and reinvention, which fits the audience she has cultivated through podcasting and public speaking. - The release also reinforces Blue Diamond Construction’s founder as a personal brand, not just a construction executive.

What's next: - The paperback and eBook editions are scheduled to go live on Sept. 22, 2026. - Miller is likely to use the book release to deepen her visibility as an entrepreneur, speaker and podcaster. - More information is available at Pat Miller's website.

The bottom line: - Miller is turning a construction career marked by setbacks and recovery into a business playbook for overlooked entrepreneurs.