We asked some of the brightest folks in the community to open up to us about the most important lesson their business or career has taught them. We’ve highlighted some of those responses below.

Chris Kidd | Business and financial coach & entrepreneur

I’m a coach’s kid. My dad has been a coach my whole life, and he has been coaching me since I could walk. I practiced with his junior high and high school teams, and sat on the bench with the teams when I was growing up, and then he coached me through junior high, then moved up to high school with me and coached me through my senior year. I learned so much from him about persistence, work ethic, always believe there is a way to win, and constantly be learning and working to get better. That has been a big part of my life and success. I don’t think I would be the person I am today if it wasn’t for him. Read more>>

Kameron Carroll-Lara | StunnasOnly Recording Artist

My name is Kameron Carroll-Lara also known as StunnasOnly. I am a professional recording artist and I own my own label Automatic Money Getters Entertainment. I am from Dallas Texas but I lived in Fort Worth so growing up was interesting. I come from humble beginnings living with my two twin cousins and being raised by a single mother was for starters really difficult in a sense being the only man in the house I knew all I had to do was provide anyway I knew how or could, I guess that’s why I wanted to get into entrepreneurship just to do just that. I was always a extrovert and a very energetic kid with a creative mind which is why I chose the entertainment industry it’s just my happy place you dig? Read more>>

Rebecca Roberts | Executive Director of CYCLE

I am originally from Scotland. I was raised to think of others and to give back from an early age. The travel I have had both as a child and with work has helped shape me into a global citizen. Read more>>