Season 2, Episode 7 – The Come Up Chronicles: Jenessa Miller’s Extraordinary Journey

Quick-look Bio

• Current role   Senior Inside Account Manager, Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services (NPAS)
• First NPAS gig   Corrections desk, 2012
• Previous life   Wholesale & retail processing (2001-2008); mortgage-broker ops (2009-2012)
• Where she logs in   Central Jersey—close enough to hit Wawa but far enough to skip Turnpike traffic
• Home crew   15-year husband + rising 9th- & 6th-graders + 80-lb “mystery-mix” pup named Rip (yes, after Yellowstone)
• Weekend alter-ego   Comic-Con handler—look for the headset and the emergency Sharpie

The 4-Habit Ladder

Mic-Drop Moments

• “Solve tiny problems fast—big problems will eventually ask for you.”
• “LOs don’t need miracles. They need one phone call instead of seven emails.”
• “If a process can’t survive two appraisers, it’s not ready for ops.”
• “Success is learning to prune. Every yes costs a hobby.”

Rapid-Rush Recap

TL;DR – Episode Takeaways

• Track the bugs. Your “annoyance spreadsheet” is tomorrow’s promotion pitch.
• Micro-teaching builds influence—15-minute Slack clinics kept her queue late-free.
• Pair every ops idea with appraiser feedback (Jenessa’s 2-Yes Rule).
• Trim the calendar as the title grows; energy beats busy-badge culture.

📌 Jenessa’s story proves career compounding isn’t random—it’s disciplined curiosity and repeatable habits.

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