I’ve seen a lot of talent in my career. But meeting 16-year-old Cooper Ramsey at an Operation Homefront event? That moment stuck with me.

Cooper’s already performing on big stages, releasing original music, and capturing fans across the country. But what makes her story unforgettable isn’t just her rising career. It’s the courage behind the spotlight. The decision to leave her hometown. The quiet moments when the dream felt scary. The way she’s learning to trust her voice. And use it.

She opens up about ambition, anxiety, friendship, and what it’s really like to grow up chasing something big.

What You’ll Discover:

• What it means to know your dream by age 10 (00:10:59)
• The decision to move to Nashville and leave everything behind (00:21:04)
• Behind the scenes of building a music career at 16 (00:26:23)
• OCD and anxiety as part of her story, not the whole story (01:03:15)
• Using songwriting to connect and create space for others (00:42:56)
• The truth about friendship, loneliness, and staying grounded (00:33:00)

There’s something about Cooper’s story that reminds me how brave it is to be young and clear-eyed about who you are. Her voice, her presence, and her heart…it all shines. 

If you’ve ever chased something that felt a little too big, a little too fast, and absolutely worth it anyway, this one’s for you.

For a full transcript and more, check out our blog post: https://www.lindsaycz.com/show-notes/cooper-ramsey-02 

To watch this conversation, check us out on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hyhXQMRe0Do 

Connect with Cooper Ramsey

Find Cooper on socials @cooperramseymusic

Check out Cooper’s website: CooperRamsey.com

Listen to Cooper’s music on Spotify

[00:00:23] That was something that was a little shocking. I was like, it's gonna be unicorns and rainbows when I move. And there were some moments where I was really scared.

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[00:01:28] The transition for our kids out of school, but specifically my son going from elementary to middle school next year and we're so excited. Our son is just, he's so ready, he's so pumped. But I'm just going to be honest, I am the worst when it comes to change, when it evolves with the passing of time. I have been thinking a lot about when he started kindergarten and the true story there is, I knew I was gonna be a complete mess in that moment.

[00:02:33] And I felt like I was gonna throw up and I knew that I could not be outside at that party 'cause we lived on the corner until it was really close to when the bus was coming. So I waited until five minutes before. My son is so excited. My husband was there with us, took the day off work to be there and I thought I was fine.

[00:03:11] I needed the floodgates to open. But you guys. There was nothing cute about what happened. I was crying to the point that I knew I had to control myself because I'm like, this is every parenting 1 0 1. This is exactly what they say not to do. My son is so excited. What is wrong with me? Pull yourself together.

[00:03:45] We went and played golf and I was, I don't even know, I didn't even like golf at the time. I don't know why I went and played golf, but I was like, I'm just gonna go hit golf balls. And we did. And it was great. And he made it through and then we were so happy. And it was kindergarten happiness, la. the other thing though is I think part of why this transition to middle school has hit me harder as I was thinking about this, is this is the first group, he had COVID in kindergarten pop up, obviously, which was such a horrible thing for everybody with the pandemic and just with that pandemic.

[00:04:31] And anyway, we are excited for the moving up ceremony for our children and I think we need a little levity at this point. So here's my joke of the day. If you follow me on social, you know that I like to do a joke of the day. This is one of our early favorites actually from when we were in middle school during the pandemic.

[00:05:13] Cooper Ramsey is an amazing, super talented songwriter, storyteller recording artist in Nashville, making her rise through country music. And Cooper is a star. She is 16 years old. But here is my history. So I was hosting an event in Washington, DC. This is this amazing organization, Operation Home Front, and they take care of a lot of military family needs and just make sure that the families have what they have. Everything from supporting families while they have, loved ones serving overseas or what have you. they really take care of it all. Cooper was the musical artist who was there to perform, and I. I walked into a room where I met these kids before I was on stage with them.

[00:06:16] And it was really cool to watch that. But then to hear Cooper's story about how she's from New York, moved her family, who supported her and decided it made sense to move and uproot everything and go to Nashville to give her a shot at this job. I just wanted to know more. And so Cooper has shared with me a bit about.

[00:07:06] I think that this is something that really just might be helpful in general for everybody. If you haven't heard her music, you need to go seek it out. Cooper Ramsey, she is just a star on the rise. She's amazing. In this episode, we're gonna talk about what it means to grow up in the spotlight. Also, what it takes to stay grounded when your life doesn't look like anyone else's anymore.

[00:07:51] Cooper:Yes. Yes. Yes.

[00:07:56] Cooper: So right now I'm at home in Nashville. I have been home since June and today I have had school all day and then I came home, did some content filming and some writing and some guitar. And then I did my homework and then I ate dinner and now I'm here and then rinse and repeat. Like every day. Pretty much. Ish. Pretty much, yeah. This week, especially with finals prep.

[00:08:34] I remember walking into the room where I had an opportunity to meet the finalists who were ultimately the recipients of the Award of Military Child of the Year. And I remember them. We were sitting at this table and you were there with them and. more than one of them was completely losing their mind because they were sitting there with you and I knew I was losing my mind.

[00:09:07] Lindsay: But it was, but that was so cool. And they, yes, I agree with you on that because these, each of, there was one child from each branch of the military service, and it was incredible because their stories were just amazing and they were the ultimate leaders.

[00:09:38] And I was listening at that point to the conversation between the two of you. And you were talking about leaning in really to a fan base and some version of you discussing social media and just what really is trying to resonate with your peers. And I was like, oh my gosh, I'm so excited to have a conversation with you because I love music.

[00:10:15] And you sent me back this list and I was like, I literally went down this. There's. There were like seven things and everything on the list. I was like,yes. so I think we're just gonna go down your list because it is like, this is so fascinating on so many different levels. I resonate with these things as a huge music fan, but also as a mom, as someone who just loves to perform.

[00:10:52] Lindsay: Just, yeah, let's start there. Just, take me back because I guess the other thing that I just wanna say is you, I know you're about to do your first festival. Is that right?

[00:11:08] Lindsay: That's so great.

[00:11:22] Lindsay: Who would you consider some of your influences that are performing?

[00:11:53] Lindsay: Okay. This is, you're 16 years old and you're on your trajectory. Yes. And you're about to play a festival. You write your own songs, you have several out. But how did this start for you?

[00:12:11] I've been singing since I was two. My mom is musical. My dad is tone deaf, but he loves music. So a very musical household and. I got into theater when I was, I wanna say around six, and that kind of got me really confident on stage. But I've always just loved singing. I didn't wanna be an actress, I didn't wanna be on Broadway.

[00:13:01] And especially during COVID, I was writing a lot more poetry because it was how I was expressing everything that kids were going through at that time, myself included. So I. When I was sitting at home alone, every day I was picking up the guitar more, I was writing more poetry, and it just clicked.

[00:13:48] Lindsay: I love that. I have a child who's at the door and that's why he's like banging and we're fine. And I'm just gonna keep this in here because I will tell them, I tell you that, we were at the dinner table and they were listening to your music.

[00:14:00] Lindsay: And my daughter, who's eight is , “Oh wow. That's what I want.”

[00:14:07] Lindsay: So I think that's something that I would love to know about how you strategically do that, about trying to connect with peers.

[00:14:17] Lindsay: Because I think it's, there's so much now different in music, right?

[00:14:37] Cooper: Yeah. I would say the months before moving here, I started to really take social media seriously, but not even close to the extent that I do now.

[00:15:05] But I've started to just view it like, Hey, here's an opportunity to show people me and people are gonna like it and people might not. So over the past few months, I've really tried to produce content that is gonna connect with people and show them who I am. 'cause as much as my singing is who I am, it's not all that I am.

[00:16:29] Or Your rendition was beautiful. Or even, especially when I do originals and people say that, if I play a writer's round, for those of you not in Nashville, a writer's round is just songwriters on a stage going around sharing original music

[00:16:49] Cooper: Oh, it's like when in Nashville, that's been the best thing is the writing community. People tell you Nashville's insane as far as writing and connectivity goes, but it just blew me away. I've written…I think it's 39 songs since I moved here in June. So that's wild to me because the amount of people that I've met and the amount of great organizations I've gotten connected to has been the biggest shock out of everything here.

[00:17:25] Cooper: Yeah. That kind of actually leads me to my first thing they don't tell you is that people want you to succeed. Like everyone in Nashville is rooting for you even if they're not the right, let's say you're in a meeting, even if it's not the right person to work with you to help you build your career.

[00:18:16] Lindsay: So you're a kid and you're playing guitar and you realize by 10 that this is what I wanna do with my life and then what happened next?

[00:18:42] I started to express that, my, my close family always knew, but, a lot of times, kids wanna be astronauts, kids wanna be doctors. Kids wanna be, and I don't think my family ever thought that. I've been incredibly driven since I was very young.

[00:19:43] And then when COVID hit and I did the research, I read the books. I was writing. I was really getting interested in the life and what I wanted and how I was gonna get there. And what was the next step?

[00:20:08] Cooper: Yeah. So I started, I met my incredible manager almost two years ago, and pretty much immediately after we started working together, we took some trips down to Nashville. And every meeting I had,I walked into some of the biggest rooms in Nashville with some of the names that I have.

[00:21:22] Wow. It was quick. I had applied to schools and stuff just in case we decided to move, but March we were like, okay, let's move. Let's look for somewhere to live 'cause we're gonna need that. But yeah, it was a very quick turnaround, but it's been the best six months of my life. Seven.

[00:21:59] Cooper: A huge thing was really the community that I had already started to build with those meetings. I was building relationships.

[00:22:33] 'cause Nashville truly is just about knowing people and I knew a lot more people than many people do when they move. So that was probably the biggest competence boost was the fact that my manager and my family and I had done everything we could to build me the most solid support system possible.

[00:22:58] Cooper: Yes.

[00:23:02] Cooper: Mildly terrifying. I didn't really process it until probably like the week of when I was sleeping on an air mattress in my room and my house was empty. It was very strange. I've lived in New York my whole life, so on the last week I was like, whoa, I'm not gonna live here anymore.

[00:23:51] And once I was on the plane, I was like, I will miss it. I'll miss it a ton. But I don't regret any of it. I knew it was what was needed if I really wanted to do this with my life. So the fear was matched with the feeling that I knew what I was doing and I knew this was the right thing for me.

[00:24:31] Lindsay: Wow. So then it's just been like a grind for you? It's been crazy.

[00:24:45] Wow. Seven months. When I look at what I've done in seven months, it blows me away. So everything has led me here. I just couldn't be happier with the decision and. I see every day how important it was, because a new success comes, or a new learning curve. And I'm like, I wouldn't know this if I was sitting at home in New York.

[00:25:38] Lindsay: Nothing good happens without scary Or totally the risk. And that's a really young age to get that lesson. I feel what are, how, what would you describe as those scary parts?

[00:26:24] I was like, they're scared and they're gonna be all together, but I'm gonna be all alone. And, when we moved here for the summer, no one's really here in the summer. Nashville is very quiet. So writes were very infrequent. Co-writes, meaning I was writing a lot on my own and I didn't really know all the nuances of social media yet, so I was just trying to figure that out.

[00:27:17] But we got through it and we came out, closer than we'd ever been happier. It was a really great summer, but there were nights where I would be like watching TV or like sitting out on the porch. I'd be like, I am in the middle of Tennessee. I have no friends. What am I doing? Like I'm, what have I gotten myself into?

[00:28:27] Lindsay: It's so funny how that's like such a thing with everyone. Like our own minds do that, right? Yeah. Like it's like when you're stuck, when you're by yourself and you have anar, it's like you create this narrative and everything can be great.

[00:29:05] Cooper: Yes. You're, I think it was also, I'm incredibly close with my dad. Okay. So having him, my dad wasn't able to move down with us because of his job.

[00:29:46] my dad and I are carbon copy, so we do everything together and my mom and I are like just, I always say my mom is like my best friend and my dad is like my twin, like my dad and I have all the same interests and my mom and I are just incredibly close. But I think for us to be without him was scary, even if I didn't really realize that I was scared of it.

[00:30:38] Halfway up the country I guess. Yeah. But that was something that was a little shocking. I was like, it's gonna be unicorns and rainbows when I moved. And there were some moments where I was really scared.

[00:30:58] Cooper: Yeah. And that, yeah.

[00:31:02] Cooper: That has been one of the weirdest things about it, my friends are so supportive of me, but at the same time, I need to accept that I moved, it's not like one of them moved. They're all together. Like they have inside jokes without me.

[00:31:46] And I'm like, but there's everything there that I need. I was like, I have to go and. I think they were very sad. I think it's hard for a lot of them to understand, the friends I've been close with since I was a kid, I think understand how seriously I do take it.

[00:32:48] Lindsay: So how do you manage that?

[00:33:04] Also, I just make sure that I tell them, Hey, I have great friends here, but I miss you guys. I always want them to know that just because I have a new life doesn't mean that they mean any less to me. So I think just keeping that line of communication open has been huge and I'm so incredibly blessed that my friends are such good communicators and are so kind and so outgoing. I think we've just been able to really show our appreciation for each other and not go two weeks without talking. Or if we do, Hey, I've been crazy. I miss you. Let's chat this weekend.

[00:33:59] Yeah. And, but then I'm like, oh my God, you're in the thick of it though. You're like, in those years, yeah. I met all my girls like in, when I was your age. So it's like hearing the wisdom that you talk with is wow. Yeah. Yeah. But I think, not that you're soliciting advice, but I think looking back on it now, I'm like, wow, the biggest thing is what you're doing is reaching out, picking up the phone.

[00:34:40] And then other people, their life looks different and their happiness is in the moments and their family and all that stuff, right? Yeah. So it's yeah, I understand what you're saying about the juxtaposition of that type of thing. But I think yeah, communication is really key. Yeah. And if you're missing a ton of stuff, it's like just continuing to be open about it.

[00:35:18] Members of my family, my teachers, my friends' parents. I think everyone was a little surprised by the importance that I put into my career so young. I was kinda like, I love school, but that's not what I'm meant to do in life. I know I'm meant to do this and I have to do this. this is what I've been gifted with my voice and this is how I wanna make an impact and do something with my life. And I think people were a little, “Okay, you're 12, like stay in school, focus on that.” I'm like, no, you don't understand. This is the only thing I want in this life. I will work until I have this.

[00:36:16] Cooper: Meaning?

[00:36:22] Cooper: Yeah.

[00:36:28] Cooper: People were immediately very supportive. But I think really my age is such a huge thing that motivated people. They were like, get down here now, because you're gonna have a jumpstart. You're gonna hit the ground running. You've built this community. You're young, you're something new. Nashville's an incredibly crowded place with incredibly talented people. But when you get into my age group, that narrows down just the sheer number of artists there are in this town.

[00:37:24] Lindsay: Tell me more. What do you mean?

[00:37:54] And I think having other people in the industry say that and saying that I should do it now. It was the biggest motivator because your mom is saying something is very different from a record executive. So just hearing those seasoned opinions and having them be so positive and so supportive, and some of them critical, some of them, it's gonna be hard.

[00:38:48] Lindsay: What happens in a co-write? Like what’s that?

[00:39:08] Lindsay: So you mean it's like therapy?

[00:39:11] Lindsay: Oh wow.

[00:39:30] How do you wanna say it? It's incredibly deep and you walk out of it and you're like, that was the first interaction I've had with that person. and I told them, you're like, ah, everything about me. Things that I would never tell, like a teenager that I meet at Starbucks on the first time I meet them, and the person that you're, you just bore your heart out on the table and you work together to create something that says what you want it to say. So I think getting used to that was weird, but I really loved it. 'cause it's such a safe space to just be who you are and say what you truly mean.

[00:40:15] Cooper: Absolutely, yes. So a co-write can be anywhere from two writers to 20 writers. There are artists who have 12 co-writers on a song. One person can write one line and they're a co-writer. But mainly, I write with. One to four other people. I wanna say that's typically my range. I like a smaller group just 'cause I can really get to know other people and bounce off of them.

[00:41:06] Lindsay: Okay. Can you take me inside one of those, like what with a song that you did and explain how that happened. I don't, I am such a fan of hometown shows, but I want you to choose the one.

[00:41:47] Lindsay: And why, real quick, did you wanna, what did you know of them? Why did they, why were they so important?

[00:42:09] You gotta know their vibe. Yeah. What they write, what's their style, where are they from? That kind of cuts out a lot of the awkwardness. Sometimes it makes it more awkward though. I'll be like, Hey, so you're from South Carolina, right? And they'll be like, how do you know that? And I'll be like,no, I'm not creepy.

[00:42:49] Like even though I'm not in New York, that's where I grew up. It wasn't what I wanted for my life. I knew I wanted to be here, but it felt important to say all that my hometown has shown me and how it shows through me. And they just really helped me bring that to life. And that was something really vulnerable to write about.

[00:43:48] Lindsay: That's so cool. And what was the response? And also, in this day and age of Spotify and wherever people get their music, how do you measure success?

[00:44:20] Yes, love. I love it. Which was huge. Hometown shows didn't, but it got a ton of support just from so many people around me, and I had people saying they knew it, and like co-writers saying, Hey, I love that song. I listened to it, I played it at meetings, and the reactions were really great. I was really proud.

[00:44:49] Cooper: I think success is very mixed for everyone. I view writing a great line. As a success. I never wanna just look at the numbers. I think that's so harmful to an artist because it's not who you are. It doesn't show that what you're saying isn't valuable.

[00:45:54] Lindsay: What were, what were they saying when you mentioned that you early on had meetings and that it became clear that everyone was mentioning social media. What was the takeaway that you left with from those meetings as a best practice that they were suggesting?

[00:46:31] Lindsay: So how do you, how have you been doing it? What is it that you, because I do think that you really have a unique way of connecting. What is it that you have found that is the secret sauce?

[00:47:29] Lindsay: What's it like though, like being 16 and doing all that and still having all of, like the life stuff play, play in, how do you balance all that and also just the day-to-day like school stuff?

[00:48:17] It also makes me really proud of myself when I do it. 'cause I do love to learn in every aspect, both music and in school. So juggling it has certainly been difficult, but I've gotten better and better. So having the support of my teachers and my school as a whole and my friends and my family, everyone has really stepped up and made my life so much easier for me. My friends will take notes for me if I miss school for a meeting. My teachers send me work ahead of time. My parents help me get things done and stay organized. It has made all the difference.

[00:48:55] Cooper: That other people are just so willing to help me out.

[00:49:06] Cooper: Not much. I get to go to school every day and spend my day with people that I care about and find funny, and I laugh 90% of the day. I truly love school, which is something that I know a lot of teens don't, so I'm very grateful for that. I've always loved school and I get to hang out with my friends on weekends, time permitting, but it's always fun sometimes to have a day where I'm like, you know what?

[00:50:03] Lindsay: How about, it's funny, it's like you go from performing, I'm sure, like at your school in whatever kind of normal situation to the championship game. Yeah. What was that experience like for you?

[00:50:33] So I had been preparing for probably over a month. And playing my anthem every day, running through my guitar, finding my guitar arrangement. I arranged my version. Chris Stapleton was a huge inspiration to me. I said, how do I do something that people either love or they hate? And thank goodness, I think everyone loved it.

[00:51:25] I have no trouble with record executives. I have no trouble in a co-write. I have no trouble on a massive stage, but it really, when you're singing a song that you've written. Especially, with my background being in poetry, the words are so important and so raw and people always guess, who's this about? Who's that about? Was that about me? Was that about a boy? Was that about who?

[00:52:40] Lindsay: That's interesting that you say it's hard to accept.

[00:52:45] Lindsay: Like a confidence thing.

[00:53:12] Lindsay: So you do, so you perform at like holidays and just in that?

[00:53:20] Lindsay: Wait, so what is it like, the moment before you. started singing the national anthem. Yeah. Terrified. What is, what are those moments like for you? Terrifying. Yeah. How do you, how do you prep yourself and are you like an athlete? Do you have a routine or something that you do?

[00:54:05] So I'm sitting there and in my ears, welcome to the SEC final, and I was like, it's go time. It's happening. And I have these nine foot basketball players looking down at me, like the look, and I'm like, oh. And I just, I said, you have to tune it out. I just took some deep breaths. I tried to just ground myself and it worked, thank goodness.

[00:54:52] Lindsay: Yeah.

[00:55:16] But I would've been looking for him. Did you talk to him? But that was, I did not get to see him, but I was like, holy moly, Morgan Wallen just heard me sing the national anthem. That was pretty cool. I hope he hears me sing my songs one day.

[00:55:46] Cooper: Yes. Very inappropriate, but it's a crowd pleaser.

[00:56:30] And he's reaching out in the front row and he finishes and he's like adjusting his ears and someone in the crowd says something to him and he goes, what? You wanna hear it again? And everyone's yeah. And so he is okay. And they fire it up again. And I'm like, no way. He's about to do the whole song again.

[00:57:06] Lindsay: Yeah.

[00:57:24] People had their phones in his face. He must have had 20 cell phones because people are taking that opportunity for a selfie with him. And I'm watching this and I was just like, this is so amazing because this song is just so great. But it was like also he gets it and he's won with them. And I've just, I've never seen anyone do it to that level.

[00:58:05] Truly. I just say what I feel, and I think the young perspective we've seen consistently in music over the course of history, how important that is. We look at most successful rock bands, early twenties, mid twenties, Avril Levine, hugely influential, Britney, hugely influential. Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Taylor, the young voice is one that yearns to be heard. It is. Phoebe Bridgers wrote one of her most successful songs at 17 years old.

[00:59:42] It's always very sad when people relate to something like that. Yeah. But I truly just say what I need to say, and oftentimes I get very lucky and it resonates with people. I want people to feel something from my songs.

[01:00:02] Cooper: Yeah.

[01:00:05] When did that start and what has it been like?

[01:00:34] It was incredibly difficult being in middle school especially. That was one of the hardest parts of my OCD because for the first time, my compulsions were hindering my social life. and I've never struggled with my social life before and I don't anymore because I'm very open about it. even on this video I may blink a little like this, or I may do this with my lips.

[01:01:26] I'm like, I can't help it. Believe me, I'm trying. It's just as annoying for me. So I think. Once I started going to therapy and learning about my OCD, I knew I had to talk about it because there's such a stigma around it. Still, people say the stigma's fading. I will stand by the fact that there is still such a stigma around mental health, especially in teenagers and OCD particularly.

[01:02:26] And it's a huge part of who I am, but it does not define who I am. But that is something that has been an incredible gift to me because it has made me stronger and it has taught me how to speak up for other people. But it also has been incredibly difficult and taken away a lot of great times for me.

[01:02:58] Cooper: When I was an infant, I would do a motion with my arms and we thought it was some sort of seizure condition. It was not, thank goodness. But then when I was around eight, I had this weird, I can't even remember what it was, but I started blinking, which is very common for people with mild OCD, but it was paired with asking a specific question over and over again. It was something along the lines of, are you mad? Did I do something wrong? And my family and I just noticed something was off. And then I would be up at 12 o'clock, which, I'm in, I wanna say third, fourth grade, fifth grade at the time, organizing.

[01:04:09] Like I can't sit still and not go fix that stuffed animal. So my parents immediately. set me up with doctors and got testing done and we got the diagnosis and I met my incredible, I've had a plethora of therapists, but really my main two therapists changed my life and my family.

[01:05:08] That's frightening. And I think. My blessing was that I was never self-conscious about it. I was scared, but I was like, okay, we gotta fix it though. I was never like, I don't wanna deal with it. I'm fine. I'm fine. I was like, something's not right. I need help feeling better. And there were so many different periods of my OCD, there were different triggers, there were different compulsions, there were different physical ticks.

[01:06:20] Lindsay: So how do you manage it? Especially when you Yeah. Embarking on a career in the spotlight, right? Yeah.

[01:07:20] Lindsay: Wow. All right. Cooper, three things that no one knows about you. I love to talk to guests about this.

[01:08:04] Lindsay: Oh, that's fantastic. Is that salt water or fresh water?

[01:08:39] Lindsay: I love it. Where, okay. So share with people that are listening and watching this. Yes. Where can they listen to your music, find your music, and also see you live?

[01:09:25] So if you see Kayleigh, you know it's the right Cooper Ramsey. I don't know if there are many others. And Kayleigh you said is about the other girl. Yes. That is a message to the next girl for a boy that was not a very nice boy. So I don't know if Kayleigh is real, but if she is that song's for her.

[01:10:00] Cooper: Yeah, the Castellos are a country sister trio. I have started to form a relationship with them and I just admire them. They were the first people to stop and say hi to me, and they said, we've seen you on Instagram. I was like, oh my God, you guys hi. I'm a huge fan. I'm moving here. They're like, we saw you sing our song on Instagram. And I was like,wow.

[01:10:24] Cooper: Like they took five minutes to make someone feel special, and I wanna do that. So now, we get our hair done at the same place. So I feel very celebrity. But now becoming friends with them is a full circle moment just because of how much I admire them and how much I've learned from watching them. Shout out to the Castillos. Y'all are amazing.

[01:10:54] Cooper: I just wanna thank you. I really, the Operation Home Front event was so amazing and I just really enjoyed watching you speak and Oh, thank you. You truly shunned the spotlight on all the kids and I was just so grateful to be a part of the entertainment for everyone there. So thank you so much for having me. And I, like I said, I love to talk, so this has been super fun.

[01:11:36] Yeah. Moving and all the things, but also, It's relatable to the, what you're adapting to and really going for your dream. So I think that's awesome too. So thank you. We can't wait to follow you and see all your success and thank you so much, Lindsay. Thank you. We'll be chatting soon and good luck.

[01:12:26] I love that she's putting a spotlight on that at such an early age. Just the importance of how friendships can evolve, how they can change, but also thinking through the importance of friendships and how to nurture them right and make them grow. But obviously she is such a shining star. I can't wait to watch her just continue to soar.

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