Almost every entrepreneur has had to decide whether to take the leap now or wait– perhaps they wanted to acquire more capital, experience or connections. Given how common this predicament is, we asked some successful business owners to reflect back on whether they wish they had started sooner or waited for a better time.

Luke Wilson

I think most entrepreneurs would say that they wish they had started their business soone, and because my business is brand new, I think I would have to agree completely. At the same time, I did try to start a business more than 10 years ago, and while at the time I was fresh out of my MBA program and was at the top of my class, I had no real idea how to start and grow a business from idea to scale. Read more>>

Gg Tryels

I started my Business in 2020 during the pandemic! I honestly wish I would have started sooner, I say this because I feel that my products could have been promoting and helping others with there skin before tha pandemic and I believe I would’ve had a lot more viewers. Read more>>

Jacey Sikes

I definitely wish I would’ve really leaned into my business sooner. I shot my first sessions and weddings while I was still in college. I was already unsure of where my degree was going and photography was the first thing I felt confident in, but it wasn’t even my degree. Read more>>

Harris O’Malley

In theory, it would be nice to have started my career earlier – especially since it would mean I would have had more time before industry-wide issues in publishing were triggered by Facebook’s push of video content, restriction of reach for professional pages and other changes – I literally couldn’t have. Read more>>

Sebbastián Quiroga

I would have liked to start my artistic career earlier. Although I began to study art from a very young age, and later obtained my degree as a designer in visual communication, it was not until several years later that I made the decision to exhibit all my work to the public. While studying he had participated in some painting contests, with quite good results. Read more>>

DerNeccia Livingston

Sometimes I sit back and wonder, where would I be if I had started chasing my dreams earlier than, the age of, 23. Or sometimes I even wonder where I would be if I had the support that I needed. We all don’t get the support we needed as soon as we decide to take on the challenge of chasing our dreams. But there is one particular thing I didn’t do. And that was give up. Read more>>

Julienne Greer

I believe I started my creative career exactly at the time it was meant to be started and it has evolved in many different iterations since. As a higher education professor, I am a passionate advocate of mashing up whatever moves you and of encourages young adults to do the same. My creative career started as a performer when I was a kid, but it has morphed in so many different ways as I have grown literally and figuratively. Read more>>

Jessica Gullasch

I often think about this. I do wish I would have started content creation and acting a lot sooner but most importantly, I wish I would have remained consistent in the pursuit of those careers. I feel like I would have been much further along now instead of still trying to establish myself in the industry. It’s been an uphill battle, but I plan on reaching the top and when I get there, I’ll be glad I didn’t give up. Read more>>

Travis Keyes

“Do you wish you had started your creative career sooner or later?” Read more>>

Quanna Della

We wish we would have done this sooner we have always this energy we just didnt know that podcasting would become such a major ave for people to express themselves and even make money from it Read more>>

Steven Sherer

Yes! I wished I started sooner! I always knew I wanted to do music. It’s the one thing that makes me feel so free! Creating music and performing gives me such a rush! Read more>>

Peppur Chambers

It’s really easy for any of us to think about the “shoulda’s” and “coulda’s” when it comes to being a creative artist and starting a career in the field. I do sometimes wish that I had gone to a performing arts school because I would have been given the license to formally study and hone my crafts (dance, music) earlier in life. Read more>>

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