Cory Miller (that’s me) is a former newspaper journalist turned full-time entrepreneur. In 2008, he started iThemes, which builds web design software and offers cutting-edge web design training for thousands of customers around the globe. Named the 7th fastest growing company in Oklahoma City in 2011 by the Metro 50, iThemes employs over 25+ people, with headquarters in Edmond, Oklahoma. In 2011, he co-founded The Div, Inc, a nonprofit tech foundation aimed at inspiring and training the next generation of web developers through its kid’s program, Div Jr. He is the co-author of WordPress All-in-One for Dummies (Wiley, 2011) and is a member and past communications chair of the Oklahoma chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization, a network of over 8,000 entrepreneurs in 40 countries with companies that have revenue over $1 million dollars annually. In 2018, after a decade of successful business, iThemes was acquired by LiquidWeb.com, a premiere web hosting company. Cory is currently the General Manager of iThemes, which is ran as an independent unit of Liquid Web. He blogs regularly about entrepreneurship and career advice here at CoryMiller.com.
5 Keys to Building a Multi-Million Dollar Ecommerce Business
In 2008, Cory started one of the first commercial products businesses in WordPress, running the ecommerce store at iThemes successfully for the past 10 years. In this talk, he’ll share some of the keys that helped iThemes be successful and maintain that success over a decade in business, sharing stories, insights, tips and more.