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Founder Issues: Handling the Ups and Downs of Entrepreneurship
Created 8 years ago in Business / Getting Started
As richly rewarding as entrepreneurship is, it can also be one of the toughest, loneliest jobs. It’s likely many of the people you love don’t truly understand what you do, or what you deal with on a daily basis.
Since 2008, I've have had my share of ups and downs running iThemes.com, from growing a multi-million dollar business, launching hit products, hiring a superstar team while building a great culture, to dealing with divorce, depression, loss, failure and the numerous conflicts and crises that entrepreneurs deal with.
Too often we work IN and ON our businesses ... but not on ourselves. That has to change.
I cherish sharing my depth of experiences dealing with the human side of being an entrepreneur, and the issues and challenges that come with it, and hope to be an empathetic ear and work with you to avoid some of the pitfalls and obstacles to health and happiness.
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I have had the opportunity to hear Cory speak about maintaining your mental well being a couple of times so when I was looking for someone to talk with he naturally came to mind.
Cory was able to listen to the hurdles that I am currently dealing with both in life and with my business and provide objective and actionable feedback based on her own experiences in balancing life and entrepreneurship. I cannot wait to put some of his ideas into action and see what kind of impact I am able to make.
I've known Cory a long time, and he's always willing to help. He's insightful about a wide range of topics, and quick to admit nobody succeeds alone. He genuinely wants you to feel happy and be successful, even without really knowing you yet. He's a good friend, leader, and person. His advice to me, I wouldn't have gotten from anyone else, which makes him a unique asset not just here on Clarity, but out in the world. Get to know this guy, because he's one of the good ones. 💜
Source: Clarity John James Jacoby May 8, 2017Talking to Cory was a pleasure! He helped me make more sense of some high-level business decisions I've been tossing around. He asked the right questions and shared from his wealth of professional and personal experience. I walked away with new found passion for what is to come and homework that will help me continue on my journey.
Thanks again Cory!
Speaking with Cory provided a fresh perspective on the direction I want to take a new service. He offered advice from his own experiences and helped me think through a problem I was having difficulty solving. Cory took a genuine interest in our conversation, offered feedback and even gave me some homework to start moving in the right direction right away.
Source: Clarity Scott DeLuzio May 3, 2017It was wonderful to get an outside perspective on my new business direction. Cory was able to give me some key phrases that I needed to perfect my positioning. He gave me homework to get started on providing the right kind of content for my prospects. This came at the perfect time. Thanks, Cory.
Source: Clarity James Bullis Apr 28, 2017Speaking with Cory was great!
He took the time to listen to my questions, offered actionable advice with insight he has gained from his own experiences.
Additionally, Cory’s calmness was an added bonus as to keep me on point and not feel overwhelmed whatsoever.
Thanks again!
Source: Clarity Adam Silver Apr 28, 2017I find Cory as very experienced entrepreneur. Within 20 minutes he gave me a lot of great tips that significantly improve my business model. Besides that he is the great guy and I've enjoyed talking to him. I'm highly recommending to work with Cory.
Source: Clarity Vasyl Martyniuk Apr 28, 2017