Parents teach us many things including how to be a parent. We can learn from their mistakes, sure, but we can also learn a lot from the things they got right. We asked successful entrepreneurs and creatives to open up to us about their parents and what they felt their parents got right.

Kai Amos

My name is Kai Amos. I’m a 26-year-old Black influencer, born and raised in Idaho but currently living (happily) in Brooklyn, New York. I post content that focuses primarily on minority empowerment and fashion. Over the last 2 years, I’ve built a following on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Read more>>

Tiffany Bergin

My parents taught me yoga and meditation at a very young age. I was raised training in traditional martial arts and they were my teachers, I learned strong discipline from these traditions. My parents always believed in me and taught me to never give up. They had a risk-taking, adventurous way of living their lives that both inspired me and showed me where boundaries could be helpful. Read more>>

Ace Marrero

My path to becoming an actor is a little different than most people I know. It’s not uncommon for some parents to scoff at the idea of their child wanting to pursue a career in the arts. I have adult friends who have been working in this business for decades, yet still get the, “Are you still trying to do that acting thing?” Read more>>

Deezy Hendo

Growing up as the only child my parents were kinda strict. I had to maintain certain grades, had curfews and remain overall well mannered and disciplined. I’m grateful for it because it carried over into my adulthood to help me stay focused and stay on top of my business. Read more>>

Theresa Fackler

Oh wow…so many things I could share. I feel like my parents really instilled a hard work ethic. They were always ‘busy’ but also knew how to take down time. Both of them were really good at getting ‘stuff’ done. In a world of so many distractions now, being brought up around doers made an impact. And it wasn’t just about the doing…it was about doing it right and redoing it if need be. Read more>>

Shatara Winston

I’m grateful for my parents, I wouldn’t be the woman I am today without their love and guidance. My parents set a strong foundation, their heart to serve and support others played an instrumental role in how I move through life. My parents never forced their beliefs on me but rather led by example. My siblings and I had the best role models in the form in parents. Read more>>

William Pierre

I grew up in a household where it was instilled into me that what ever I wanted to do in life, go out and achieve it. My mother and father always told me what ever you want to do always give it your all in a honest fashion. This statement has always stuck with me since I was a kid. In everything I ever done, Ive always tried to give it my all. Even with now with me owning my own artist management company. Read more>>

Freddy Punches

My parents did a lot of things right. The foremost was showing me the love and support they did. I trust that’s quite the vague thing to do and say but I have faith we all relate in our own way. My mom would always go out of her way to give us the extra aesthetic in varies ways of our life, like our holiday decor during the Christmas season would change. The curtains, table cloths, couch pillows & even the flower arrangements would be a nice red Christmas color. Read more>>

MIchael Morgan

Embrace my many crazy passions as I really figured out what I loved. Making music, performing, and just music in general being very much in that forefront. For my first local show, with my “first” real band; we played at a church that I happened to also book. They without helped run the door, bought food/drinks for concessions, and ran concessions. That really meant a lot to say the least, especially looking back on it now. Read more>>

Sohna Harzeez

My parents allowed me to be myself. They were hella protective but allowed for my creative expression to be what it was. If I wanted to be a ballerina, lessons at the local rec center, dance parties downstairs, etc. I wanted to play an instrument. I wanted to play the clarinet because it looked interesting. My mom said the noise might get on her nerves so we settled on the violin. Boy was she big mad. Read more>>

Brady Firenze

I think that simply being supportive is the first and most important step a parent can take in raising their child into an independent adult, but beyond that my parents have gone so far above and beyond. They both always wanted me to take whatever I was doing seriously and to do it with purpose, regardless of what it was. Read more>>

Jason Schein

Looking back, it’s hard to find things they didn’t do right. Both were highly educated, believed in education, and expected us to take education seriously. Both were trained as scientists, but eventually left that field to pursue other interests. They ended up working together at the car dealerships that my mother owned, learning the ins and outs of that industry from the ground up. Read more>>

Briana Coleman

What can I say? I get the beauty from my mom and the beast from my dad. Growing up with both of my parents, I was the only child. I do have two older sisters but I was the only child living at home. My parents sacrificed so much for me so that I could excel in various creative avenues to modeling and acting, ballet, hip hop dancing, broadway, pageantry, photography, singing live shows as a recording artist and endless violin, guitar and piano lessons to name a few. Read more>>

Ivet Castañeda Ruiz

My parents immigrated from Mexico to the United States in the 80s shortly after they married. My mother left her career as a teacher in Mexico behind and followed my father to the United States in search of the “American dream”. Both my parents had to leave everything they knew behind, careers, friends and family in hopes of being able to create a better future for themselves and their children. Read more>>

Keyveona Mitchell

Having the parents that I have made a very big impact on things. Especially when it came to my dreams and aspirations. My mom always told me to do something with my talent when it came to the beauty industry. She seen how much I loved doing hair, how good I was and always motivated me into making it something bigger in my life. My dad always pushed me to want bigger and better things. Read more>>

Madhu Akasapu-Smith

When I was 17 years old I told my father I wanted to be a fashion designer . My father being a practical one and wanting his daughter to get a good-earning job, gave me three choices instead. He said I could either become a Doctor, a Lawyer, or an Engineer. Well I rolled the dice and I picked Engineering. I ended up doing my Masters in Water Resources Engineering and I continue to work as one. Read more>>

Wanda Wesolowski

My parents are both musically inclined. My dad wrote songs, recorded them and shared them with my siblings and me. My mom used to professionally host karaoke several nights a week. My step-mother cleared out an unused room in our house and made it into a music room with her grand piano and all my dad’s guitars on the walls. Read more>>

Ariel Corinne

From the very beginning of my life, my mother has been supportive of my singing and participation in the arts. She always encouraged me to be in the choir at school and to take up violin lessons. My father, on the other hand, was very focused on me being in sports such as tennis and did not completely support my desire to commit my time to the fine arts. Read more>>

Sierra Fields

The things my parents did Right is, keep us in church. Teaching us about God and about praying. Also, raising us up the way that we should go. The way that has impact my life is knowing how to deal with life. Keeping God as the head of my life, reading the word, and praying about everything. I am so proud of the woman I am today. The journey is amazing and having family, friends that loves and cares. Read more>>

Shana Benhayoun

I feel very fortunate to have grown up in a family that breeds entrepreneurs! My family originates from Poland during World War II when my grandparents were displaced from their homes and forced to build a life for themselves without help from anyone around them. Both my grandmother and grandfather, individually, used their birth-given talents to build a business for themselves. Read more>>

Kasey Short

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Irene Eicher

I will forever be grateful to my parents for teaching me family values and great work ethic. Read more>>

Tyrone Ferby

My mom Raise me to be a understanding, respectful man Read more>>

Erin Isenhart

I grew up, the eldest of four children, in a beautiful, historic yellow house in a small town in North Dakota. The home I grew up in fostered creativity and hard work. Our parents taught us to treat people with kindness and to always do the right thing. Read more>>