{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f3e7b3be-7600-55a2-ab13-90336700cf18/6af51c003ea1495905294cf5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#274 Ken Miller — Selling His Business for Millions, Hitting Rock Bottom & Finding His Way Back","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6225fae2118c5487cf94dff4/1794448336639-641b1ba5-08d0-4a2c-9dad-6673fc3e414e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>⚠️ <strong>Content Warning</strong></p><p> This episode contains open discussions about suicide, depression and mental health breakdown. Please take care of yourself first. If you’re not in the right headspace, come back to this one when you’re ready. There is no rush.</p><p> If you need support, call <strong>Lifeline on 13 11 14</strong> (available 24/7) or the <strong>Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>This week I sat down with Ken Miller, and this one was personal. Ken is the dad of one of my best mates, Josh, and I have known him for a long time. I had never heard his full story until this conversation.</p><p><br></p><p>Ken started Australian Professional Shopfitters and ran it for 30 years, building it into a huge business. A few years ago he sold it for millions. From the outside he had made it. Then, right after the sale, his partner left and everything fell apart. He spiralled into a deep depression and tried to take his own life.</p><p><br></p><p>It took months of struggle before he reached out for help. Sessions with a psychologist made a difference, but a second breakdown led him to check into a mental health facility for a month to get deeper support.</p><p><br></p><p>Ken tells all of it with total honesty. It is a powerful reminder that behind the money, the title and the success of running a huge business, a person can be crumbling. And that reaching out is where it starts to turn around.</p><p><br></p><p>If you are carrying something heavy right now, or you know someone who might be, send them this one.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode we cover:</strong></p><ul><li>Building and running Australian Professional Shopfitters for 30 years</li><li>Selling the business for millions and what came next</li><li>The depression and spiral after his partner left</li><li>His suicide attempt and the months before he asked for help</li><li>Working with a psychologist and why it wasn’t the end of the story</li><li>A month in a mental health facility</li><li>What success looks like when you are struggling underneath</li><li>What he wants other people to know about reaching out</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow Ken</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/itskenmiller/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/itskenmiller/?hl=en</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support Ken&#39;s Movember Fundraiser</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://movember.com/m/15528890?mc=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://movember.com/m/15528890?mc=1</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>If this episode brought something up for you:</strong></p><p>📞 <strong>Lifeline</strong></p><p> 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au</p><p>📞 <strong>Suicide Call Back Service</strong></p><p> 1300 659 467</p><p>💻 <strong>Beyond Blue</strong></p><p> beyondblue.org.au</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Cooper</strong></p><p> Workshop and Speaking Enquiries</p><p> <a href=\"https://form.typeform.com/to/DSPSnvEH\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://form.typeform.com/to/DSPSnvEH</a></p><p> 1% Good Club Book</p><p> <a href=\"https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/e1xrkr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/e1xrkr</a></p><p> <a href=\"https://amzn.to/46ve1i2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://amzn.to/46ve1i2</a></p><p> Instagram</p><p> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cooperchapman/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/cooperchapman/</a></p><p> TikTok</p><p> <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@cooperchapman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@cooperchapman</a>_</p><p> LinkedIn</p><p> <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/</a></p><p> The Good Human Factory Instagram</p><p> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thegoodhumanfactory/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/thegoodhumanfactory/</a></p><p> The Good Human Factory</p><p> <a href=\"https://www.thegoodhumanfactory.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thegoodhumanfactory.com</a></p><p> THE GOOD HUMAN FACTORY™️ 2020</p>","author_name":"The Good Human Factory"}