Crystal Polite

And especially when we got together early 2000s, mid 2000s, it was really you didn't have a lot of coaches and mentors out there.

Though for us, it was trying to figure it out, figure out what we want to do.

Figure out where we want to go starting and failing.

The difference was I was never afraid to fail ever.

Dedrick, not so much.

Dedrick was not trying to go back broke.

My mentality was I'll lose it and I'll get it back again.

Yes.

And I'll tell you one of the best things.

And I always try to tell this to young college students, high school students, especially parents.

One of the best things my mother ever said to me was once you got out of college, come back home, live with me.

Don't rush to jump out there on your own.

Come back home, figure out what you want to do.

While your headaches are my headaches, your worries are my worries.

Don't rush to get out there and put the weight of the world on your shoulders before it's time.

So out of her four kids, I was the one that listened.

I came back home.

I had that safety net.

I was able to start a nonprofit.

I was able to start my own business.