Janelle and Rebekah take a look back at the careers they started in their 20s and ask a simple question: what would they do differently now?

Rebekah reflects on starting at the front desk, moving through management and operations, and realizing that marketing was the lane she loved most. With the perspective she has now, she would have been more intentional about building that path earlier, while still appreciating the generalist experience that shaped her.

Janelle shares that she would have leaned into leadership sooner, asked more questions, and spent more time learning from people who were strong in the areas she wanted to grow. She also talks about the mistake of asking too many people for input on every decision and how that can slow progress, create confusion, and make leadership feel less clear.

They also talk about the lessons that come with age and experience: setting boundaries, saying no, knowing when a workplace is no longer healthy, trusting your own voice, and learning not to measure your worth by praise. Rebekah opens up about the shift from being used to external validation to learning how to feel proud of her own work without needing constant applause. Janelle shares how she is working on speaking up sooner and trusting the insight she already has.

The bigger message is not about rewriting the past. It is about learning from it, recognizing growth, and using those lessons to move forward with more confidence.