In this episode I talk to Cory Miller, a friend of mine and tech entrepreneur. Cory seemingly had everything going for him and he explains mental health with the analogy of an iceberg.
Cory is not a veteran, but his story has inspired others to seek help for their own mental health issues. I encourage you to listen to his message and take it to heart.
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Scott DeLuzio: 00:00 Hey everybody, this is the Drive On Podcast where we talk about issues affecting veterans after they get out of the military. I’m your host, Scott DeLuzio and now let’s get on with the show.
Scott DeLuzio: 00:14 Hey everyone, thanks for tuning in to the Drive On Podcast today. We have a friend of mine from the tech world, Cory Miller. Cory and I met a few years ago at a tech conference. Now, Cory is unlike many of the other guests on this podcast, as he’s not a veteran. He does come from a military family. He does have veterans in his family but he can talk about a little bit about that later. That’s not really the reason why I’m having Cory on the show today. Instead, he was the CEO of a successful company and who was well-respected and looked up to. As a matter of fact, I think some people may even say that he’s a type of entrepreneur that they want to be. I know I would say that for myself anyways. And why not? He ran a successful company with a great team of employees. Financially, he was very successful. On the surface, it seemed like he had pretty much everything going right for him. Who wouldn’t want to be like him, right? But that wasn’t the full story. I’m going to let Cory introduce himself and then we’ll get into a little bit about his story. So, without any further delay, Cory, welcome to the show.
Cory Miller: 01:24 Hey, thanks Scott. That was a great intro. It’s nice knowing you. What has it been three, four or five years? I’m trying to think back when we first met.
Scott DeLuzio: 01:34 I think it was about three years now. At least.
Cory Miller: 01:38 Thank you for the intro. I started a company in 2008 called I Themes. Ran it for 10 years, actually 11 but at the 10-year mark I sold it to another company. We were required and spent the next year transitioning the team to the company that bought us. Then just earlier this year, in January, 2018 or, I’m sorry, 2019, when we’re talking, I left the team and that company to start again. So, my newest venture is, Leader.Team, where I’m helping support leaders across various organizations and it’s been a fun restart, reboot to business.
Scott DeLuzio: 02:24 Great. So, the reason that I wanted to have Cory on the show is because I wanted people to know that it’s not always rainbows and unicorns. It may appear to be on the surface. It’s not always a picture-perfect life. Even though it may seem like it is for other people. Cory was a great example of how on the surface it seemed like he had everything going right for him. But underneath that surface, as you peel back the layers, it really started to become apparent that the things were not quite going all that well for him. And so, Cory, you had talked a while back at a couple of different conferences. You were a speaker about the concept of the iceberg. Can you go into that a little...
