This is my blog. My name is Grant Storry and I’m currently trying my hand at entrepreneuring (yes, I know that’s not a real word). Before striking out on my own, I managed all global online marketing for Western Union Business Solutions, formerly Custom House. I had a fun ride and quickly climbed the corporate ladder, but I had always wanted to dabble in entrepreneurship since studying it at UVIC.
I’ve maintained a web presence in one form or another at TheStorry.com since 2002. I’ve been blogging off and on pretty much that whole time. The name for the site comes from one of those random social things that happen if your name happens to trigger a common reaction in people. A surprising number of times when I am introduced to someone new, and they hear that my last name is Storry, they’ll ask me to tell them a story:
“Mr. Storry, heh? Well, why don’t you tell me a story then?”
This question has been coming at me since elementary school, and though it has let up considerably in my adult life, it does still crop up from time to time. In years past, I’d have to come up with a story on the spot, usually with some heavily sarcastic undertones. But then blogging was invented! Blogging is literally telling your story to the world. I quickly registered “thestorry.com” and knew what I had to do. Now, whenever I get that question at a random cocktail party I say, “You know, you aren’t the first person to ask me that. In fact, so many have come before you that I actually started a website where I’ve been writing the story for years now. You can go check it out at thestorry.com!” — It’s been met with tepid response, go figure! 
Due to unforeseen circumstances (read: my lack of technical prowess), I have managed to wreck a few blogs and databases of posts in my time. The blog that exists here now is the most recent of a series of blogs I’ve had and subsequently destroyed. I’ve decided to keep this one going, rather than start fresh.
Speaking of starting fresh, it’s now 2011 and, as usual, I’ve made a resolution to “write” more. In years past, the resolution has been to “blog” more. This year I decided to get sneaky though and just say “write”. Whether I post or not, I’m going to make a greater effort to chronicle. The tagline for this blog is “in search of the profound”. Most of my posts will likely not be noteably profound; but at least you’ll hear about my effort to get there! Life’s all about the journey anyway, right?
