So when you look back, what's that through line between that hardworking, hungry kid and the woman who would later build a career in a field that really didn't even exist yet?

You know, no matter what decade I enter, I kind of still feel like that hardworking, hungry kid.

That spirit's never really been tamed much.

But really, I think the short answer is, you know, it's drive, it's determination, and it's vision.

You know, that's innate in me as far back as I can remember.

But the long answer really would be my parents, you know, their support and encouragement and seeing that in me and helping to create opportunities to further enhance my goals and my focus.

And I'm super thankful to have them as role models and as my number one supporters throughout life.

But what did working at that level teach you about what actually separates elite performers from everyone else?