Memorable Advice From Our 2022 FACES of Louisville

Meghan Tinker: “I don’t know whether I said this to my husband or if he said it to me, but it’s our mantra: ‘Doers keep doing.’ If you’re kind of in the middle of something difficult, just keep plowing through, and you’ll get to the sunny side.” Image: House of Colour Louisville

Grace Hayba: “When my sister was applying to grad school, she wanted to go to Harvard. She knew getting accepted into an Ivy League university could be tough, but she said, ‘Someone’s going to get that spot. Why not me?’ I’ve always said that besides losing those closest to me, my biggest fear is having regrets. As Poet Norman Vincent Peale once said, ‘Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.’” Image: WDRB News

Alison Settle: “Back when I was a line cook, I had a really hard time and felt very stressed out. A chef said to me, ‘Alison, if you’re going to continue down this road, it never gets easier — it only gets harder. You might get more accolades, responsibility, or pay raises, but this never gets easier. It only gets harder.’ I’m really thankful he said that because it has stuck with me. As my career has progressed, I’ve never thought that once I reach a certain goal, things will suddenly become easy. I know that if I’m going to stay on this path, I need to keep giving it my all, and my all has to be more and more all the time. That was a really important piece of wisdom I received.” Image: Hermitage Farm

Marianne Eaves: “It was from my dad, and it was one of the things that made me stand out at Brown-Forman. He said, ‘If this is really where you want to work, tell them that you’ll mop the floors — any way that you can get in the door, and then show them the value you bring. Operate like you are doing the job that you want to be doing.’ You’ve got to make sure that when people think of a job they need to have done, they think of you.” Image: Sweetens Cove

Liz Richter: I will go with a Tina Fey quote: “Say ‘yes,’ and figure it out.” That hits home for me because I was a homeschooled kid. It’s the idea that if you don’t know how to do something, it is your responsibility to research and learn. There has never been a better time to exist to figure things out on our own. We have YouTube, and there are tutorials for everything. That’s my approach to art: If I get an opportunity and I want to take it — even if I’m not totally sure if it’s within my scope — I will try. I want to be completely fearless in how I approach my practice because you cannot make good work if you’re operating out of fear. Just say ‘yes’ and figure it out! If the universe offers you something, never turn it down because of fear or because you doubt your abilities.” Image: Leslie Rodriguez

Ember Marr: “‘Feedback is a gift.’ A lot of people are not great at giving and receiving feedback or having uncomfortable conversations. But I think the more you can make yourself comfortable with discomfort, the easier things will be for you because you’re able to grow and learn.” Image: provided

Rachel Platt: “My parents were the epitome of hard work and public service, and their lessons were very simple: work hard and be kind. That’s just always stuck with me my entire life.” Image: provided

Emily Heyde: “Believe in yourself! You know what you’re capable of and what you can bring to the table. All it takes is believing in yourself and making it happen. Of course, it also takes a lot of hard work and dedication to reach your goals.” Image: provided

Sarah Martin Rowe: “It’s advice that I received from my husband. He said your daily goal in business is not to solve all the problems or check everything off your to-do list. The primary goal should just be to move the needle, to make one step every single day.” Image: Amanda Graves Photography