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Cory is a social entrepreneur, writer and student. He is the founder of a digital marketing agency, Grow Ensemble, that helps impact driven organizations drive traffic to their websites.

At age 20, Cory dropped out of Gonzaga University to aggressively pursue a professional career in digital marketing. In 18 months, Cory went from a part-time Project Manager Assistant to CEO of a then multi-million dollar marketing agency with over 20 full-time employees. Cory grew up in Washington state and now lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Cory loves to travel, learn and take a road trip with his girlfriend and pup, Milou in their van.

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Read through my book notes, check out my writing or learn more about me and what I’m up to.

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