Helping more people thrive doing what they love or are passionate about means helping more folks learn from those who came before them and so we asked successful entrepreneurs, artists and creatives to tell us what they would do differently, knowing what they know now, if they were starting over.

Elli Benchimol

I wish I could have done so many things differently, I wish I took the time to take a bookkeeping course, a quickbooks course, and got some mentorship from a financial advisor and accountants that specializes in Restaurants. I made so many errors in the beginning setting up my accounts, that I am still cleaning them up today. Read more>>

Savannah Campbell

If I were starting over today, I’d go all in. Don’t get me wrong, I put in the time and effort to do market research, learn better social media skills, and create a brand identity – but I was weary. Deep down I didn’t have confidence in the heights my business could reach so I moved inch by inch instead of looking a mile down the road. Read more>>

Faiz Imran

Having ventured into multiple entrepreneurial endeavors and successfully exiting four companies, particularly those for which I raised external capital, I’ve learned a lot and have many things I’d do differently. One of the most profound realizations is around the often-overlooked essence of entrepreneurship: profitability and value creation. Read more>>

Tara Hauck

If I were to start over, I may have chosen to take online classes vs going to school for photography. I also would have worked with more of a variety of photographers right away…learning on the job was great experience. Apprenticing and assisting professionals was exciting. Read more>>

Jenn Chen

I have such a clear picture of what I would do differently if I was able to start my family photography business from scratch.. I have a lot of thoughts, but it always comes back to I wish I had run my business like a business from the start. Read more>>

Rachael Spiewak

If I could start over, I would work on my own internal development first. Beginning to take care of my mental and emotional “stuff” changed everything in my business for the better. I wish I knew this would be the secret to my success ages ago. Read more>>

Devin Riddle

If I were starting over there various things I would do different. The first thing I would do is change my mindset on how I view business and how businesses are ran. Read more>>

Kendall Seals

Slow down and enjoy the ride. I love building things. At the end of the day I am a builder. When I first started out I was so impatient. I wanted to get to the destination as fast as possible. Read more>>

FRANK EDWARDS

This is a great question. If I were to start my business anew today, I’d definitely buy less equipment! In the first few years of this company, I thought having all of the latest camera gear would make me more “official” or better at my job. Read more>>

Nimisha Nair

Is it funny/sad to say that I think about this more often than not? What I’m trying to get better at now is fully embracing the tech whirlwind that’s all around us – social media, film gadgets, the whole shebang. Read more>>