As years end and begin, we like to think back fondly (or not so fondly) on the last twelve months and look ahead with expectancy to those upcoming. As 2018 transitioned into 2019, popular culture decided (for some reason) to look back … way back … to 10 years ago. This manifested in a variety of ways: some called it the 10-Year Challenge, others called it the How Hard Did Aging Hit You? Challenge. For us at InterWorks, we prefer a simpler now-and-then approach.
Enjoy some photos of our team now, and take a look back—and maybe even a listen—through the days of yore.
Vicky Lockett
Then
Age: 3
Hometown: Oxford
Favorite Song: Culture Club’s “Karma Chameleon”
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: Vet—too much time spent watching James Herriot’s “All Creatures Great and Small”
Now
Age: 36
Current Location: Basingstoke, or as us locals call it, Amazingstoke
Favorite Song: changes every five minutes but anything by Kelly Clarkson
Current Profession: Communications manager
Maxwell Croft
Above: Maxwell (bottom left) with his brothers
Then
Age: 17
Hometown: Paducah, KY
Favorite Song: “Love in This Club, Pt. II” by Beyoncé and Usher
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: Doctor
Now
Age: 27
Current Location: Chicago, IL
Favorite Song: “At Last” by Beyoncé
Current Profession: Analytics consultant
Sarah Dorfman
Above: Sarah (far right) with her brothers
Then
Age: 10
Hometown: Wilton, Connecticut
Favorite Song: “The Sign” by Ace of Base
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: Actor
Now
Age: 35
Current Location: Los Angeles, CA
Favorite Song: “High Hopes” by Panic! At the Disco
Current Profession: Analytics consultant; stand-up comic
Ricki Thompson
Then
Age: 7ish
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Favorite Song: Whatever was on my older brother’s iTouch
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: Everything
Now
Age: 22
Current Location: Tulsa, OK
Favorite Song: Whatever is on my brother’s Spotify
Current Profession: Marketing generalist
Rachel Kurtz
Then
Age: 4ish
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Favorite Song: “What’s Up?” – 4 Non Blondes
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: Actress
Now
Age: 30
Current Location: New York, NY
Favorite Song: “still feel.” – half-alive
Current Profession: Analytics consultant
Brenden Goetz
Above: Brenden (front-right goalie) with his hockey team
Then
Age: 11 or 12
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Favorite Song: “Only in Dreams” by Weezer
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: Hockey player
Now
Age: 33
Current Location: Boulder, CO
Favorite Song: “Anna Sun” by Walk the Moon
Current Profession: Data engineer
Matt Clark
Then
Age: 15
Hometown: Midwest City, OK
Favorite Song: “No Diggity” – Blackstreet
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: Aeronautical engineer
Now
Age: 35
Current Location: Stillwater, OK
Favorite Song: “Nothing I Can’t Do” – Lecrea, Tedashii, Trip Lee
Current Profession: Account executive
Garrett Sauls
Then
Age: 12
Hometown: Woodward, Oklahoma
Favorite Song: “With You” – Linkin Park
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: Film director
Now
Age: 29
Current Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Favorite Song: “Carolina” – Young Mister
Current Profession: Communications manager
Courtney Savage
Then
Age: 4
Hometown: Stillwater OK (but growing up in the Air Force, I don’t really have a hometown! This pic was taken in Sacramento, CA)
Favorite Song: “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” by Culture Club
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: Stewardess
Now
Age: 41
Current Location: Stillwater OK
Favorite Song: “Sweet Emotion” by Aerosmith
Current Profession: Operations coordinator
Robert Curtis
Age: 3
Hometown: Stillwater, OK
Favorite Song: “Believe It or Not (Theme from Greatest American Hero)” by Joey Scarbury
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: the Hulk
Now
Age: 42
Current Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Favorite Song: anything by Al Green
Current Profession: Practice Lead for InterWorks Australia (but I still want to be the Hulk)
Katie Bridges
Then
Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA
Favorite Song: anything by the Dixie Chicks
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: Teacher
Now
Current Location: New Orleans, LA
Favorite Song: Such a hard question! It totally depends on my mood: if I want something quieter, I go with Horse Feathers. Day to day, I’m listening to a lot of The Mulligan Brothers and The Decemberists. For more upbeat, I’m really into Janelle Monae’s Dirty Computer album.
Current Profession: Analytics consultant
Carter Link
Then
Age: 3
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Favorite Song: Barney theme song
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: Artist
Now
Age: 23
Current Location: Tulsa, OK
Favorite Song: “Lovers in Japan” by Coldplay
Current Profession: Graphic designer
Andrea Avey
Then
Age: 10
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Favorite Song: “Jumpin’, Jumpin'” by Destiny’s Child
What You Want to Be When You Grow up: Singer
Now
Age: 28
Current Location: Tulsa, OK
Favorite Song: “LOVE.” by Kendrick Lamar
Current Profession: Content coordinator