Entrepreneurship often starts with disruption—sometimes in the market, sometimes in the self. For Ashley Miers, it was both. Her journey from a young woman battling suicidal depression to a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur, coach, and media creator is a testament to the power of transformation.
Breaking the Mold
Trying to “fit in” never came naturally to Miers. She founded Violet Vista Ventures in 2008 to carve her own space in media and music. Her projects ranged from consciousness documentaries to songwriting, including music placements on ABC Family. Yet her greatest venture was still ahead: rebuilding her own life.
Miers struggled for years with self-worth, cycling through substance abuse and toxic relationships. She started exploring recovery between 2012–2014, but her progress was painstaking—two steps forward, one step back. In 2017, Miers committed fully to sobriety and intensive therapy. By 2018, she was a certified yoga teacher, a new mother, and a woman ready to help others rise from similar darkness.
Coaching With Compassion
2019 marked the birth of Ashley Miers Health, a coaching business designed to help women overcome depression and embrace self-mastery. Her flagship program, Transcend the Turbulence, balances emotional stabilization with actionable goal setting—a reflection of her own recovery journey.
“The more I’ve learned to love myself, the more successful I’ve become,” she says. “True growth starts on the inside.”
Building Community and Capacity
A key decision that propelled her growth was investing in mentorship through the Healthpreneur program. It taught her to streamline operations, build infrastructure, and delegate effectively. More importantly, it reinforced that success requires proximity to the right people.
“I realized I can learn and figure out almost anything with desire and dedication,” she explains. That mindset continues to fuel her ventures.
Dancing in the Kitchen: A New Chapter
Today, Miers is channeling her passion for music, mental health, and food into Dancing in the Kitchen, a cooking and lifestyle series co-created with friends Octavia Klein and Elizabeth Russo. With its growing subscriber base and Roku presence, the show is making a case for streaming platforms like Netflix to embrace wellness-driven entertainment.
Her long-term vision is expansive: a household brand with merchandise in major retailers and a platform that “uplifts in a media climate too often dominated by negativity.”
Inspiring the Next Generation
Through her mastermind UPLIFT, Miers is also committed to helping other women step into the spotlight. Whether publishing a book, launching a startup, or releasing an album, participants receive both emotional support and the business assets to make their dreams reality.
“I don’t just want women to dream—I want them to succeed,” she emphasizes.
From her darkest battles to her brightest ventures, Miers embodies a lesson every entrepreneur can take to heart: transformation is not only possible, it can become your most powerful business model.
Explore Ashley Miers’ work:
ashleymiershealth.com
dancinginthekitchen.tv
violetvista.com
