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.
Larry West III
What my parents did right was prepare me for adulthood early and intentionally. They did not wait until I was “figured out” to start investing in my future; they began building the foundation while I was still becoming myself. For my 18th birthday—the same year I graduated high school—my mother established an LLC in my name. That decision shifted my mindset immediately. Read More>>
Sakina
My parents grew up with very little; my mother, in particular, shouldered responsibility for me & my two siblings at a very young age — something that was simply expected of her. Yet they chose differently for us. They gave me everything they could, prioritizing my education and letting me find my own voice to become independent. Read More>>
NATASHIA WILLIAMS
My parents (shout out to Charles and Constance Williams) for giving me my work ethic. They showed me how to adapt with greater vision and integrity, while staying the course no matter what. My mother worked as a high level nurse all her adult life while juggling four children, while my father worked in security- many evening shifts. Read More>>
Autumn Pruitt
My parents did many things right, but what stands out most is the way they lived their values consistently—at home, in public, and in the quiet, ordinary moments of life. My dad is in full-time ministry, and while many people grow up in that environment with resentment, my experience was different. Read More>>
Ja’Shaundria Morris
My parents did a lot right, but what stands out most is how they showed up for me during the moments when things didn’t go as planned. When I got hurt, failed a test, wanted to quit, or didn’t get hired or accepted into a school or job, they never let those moments define me. Read More>>
Meagan Ducharme
The thing my parents did right was give me a deep sense of freedom paired with responsibility. From an early age, I understood that my life was mine to navigate—that my choices mattered, and that I would be accountable for them. That trust shaped how I moved through the world. Read More>>
Dynasty Myles
My parents did many things right, but what stands out most is that they instilled responsibility, resilience, and the expectation to figure things out. I was taught early that effort matters, that nothing comes without work, and that accountability is non-negotiable. Those lessons shaped how I show up in life and in business. Read More>>