Reflecting on their experiences and recalling their memories of their beginning years as a teacher, the storytellers share their stories of being an early career teacher and the advice they would provide others stepping out on their journey in the profession, together with the impact of COVID-19 on their teaching practice in Meetings 13–15. Their stories highlight the importance of mentoring (Cole. Development and Learning in Organizations, 29(4), 22–24, 2015; Cordingley & Buckler. Mentoring and coaching for teachers’ continuing professional development, 2012; Fluckiger et al. Mentoring teacher’s stories: Caring mentors help novice teachers stick with teaching and develop expertise. Teacher Education Faculty Publications. Paper 7, 2006; Hudson. Professional Development in Education, 39(5), 771–783, 2013; Hudson et al. School Leadership & Management, 33(3), 284–301, 2013; McCaughtry et al. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 24, 326–343, 2005) and supporting early career teachers, and their willingness to reach out and support their colleagues, though support is not always offered by others in the profession. Based on their experiences, teachers share the keys to continuing in the profession and effective leadership—relationships, trust, and support (Bryk & Schneider. Trust in schools: A core resource for improvement. Russell Sage Foundation, 2002; Hattie. Visible learning for teachers: Maximizing impact on learning. Routledge, 2012; Robinson. Student-centered leadership. John Wiley & Sons, 2011), as well as dealing with unexpected change, such as the changes that stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic.