A little background for those wondering, heading to class 8/8 - many thanks to Delta for giving this guy a chance. Excited to join up & learn!

121 regional captain
5,500+ TPIC
Former Chief Pilot 141 Flight School
Volunteer at same organization for 9 years
Suboptimal college GPA
5 speeding tickets (wasn't asked about)
2 part 61 checkride failures
Former pilot rep at current shop
Small business owner
2 internal recs

For those with lots of time and worried about potential black marks on your resume don't give up. Own your mistakes, hide nothing and you'll have your chance before you know it.