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.

Billy D Nelson

If I were to start my business over from the beginning, I would do everything much differently. Not saying what I did in 2020 was incorrect, but with the capital I had at the time I could’ve saved much more. In the beginning stages I didn’t have much guidance because no one knew I was starting a business. When I began everything, I knew exactly what steps I had to take, but the only thing that was stopping me were my funds. I contemplated using the capital in my bank account or should I just sell my personal belongings to get my business started. Read more>>

Kenzie Perry

If I were starting over, I would have ventured away from incorporating lifestyle products through my interior design brand. However, I am completely grateful for the experience to learn what works and doesn’t work in hindsight. I created my design brand by impulse during the pandemic. Other than admiring a few successful, well known designers and brands online, I was naive to a lot of things. I could have arrived to where I presently am, if I focused on one good idea and exclusively promoted the product. In pursuing lifestyle products, capital could have been saved by testing products first or offer a made-to-order option. Read more>>

Annie Taylor

If I had the choice of starting the journey of entrepreneurship over, I wouldn’t. When I decided to pivot into the design industry from media, I had no clue what I’d experience along the way. I knew I’d have challenging days, and some days that were frequent reminders of why I started it in the first place. What I came to realize is that creating my own pace, and take the time I needed to learn, and gain the experiences I needed to grow. The challenge of being a sponge can be intimidating sometimes, but its the foundational piece thats often overlooked if you move to fast.  wouldn’t want to move any faster because I’d probably had missed something. Read more>>

Natalie Citarelli

I would have spent the money on people who were more knowledgeable than I was in real estate, rather than trying to figure it out myself which had cost me more time in years for things I could have probably got done 10 years less than I actually did. I would’ve made a better game plan and vision for my company and put the right people in place, rather than letting it just “fall in place” without any guidance. I also will never negotiate my value ever again. If you pay the right people, you get places faster. It’s all about who you know, what you know; if you think you know it all, you won’t get very far. You can only go so far by yourself, but much further with others involved. Read more>>