10/07/2025
Owner in interview: Where do you see yourself in the next few years?
Me (18 years old): Sitting where you’re sitting owning my own company.
Owner: Chuckles.
I was just a kid. No diploma in that binder had to finish up in summer school after all the “fun” I had during the year.
But I already had my first taste of leadership. I’d been a weekend plant supervisor and had just enough confidence (or craziness) to speak what I believed… even if I didn’t know how I’d get there.
Today, I look back and realize I wasn’t wrong.
If you feel behind or off track, just know this:
Your journey might be delayed, but it doesn’t mean you’re denied.
You just gotta keep showing up.
Would your younger self be proud of where you are right now?
