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EPISODE · Jan 6, 2026 · 15 MIN

How One Man's Painful Past Became a Mission to Save Young Lives with Derrick Anderson

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Derrick Anderson is the founder of Skills2Heal, a mentoring and youth development organization built to empower young people ages 16 to 24 with the life skills, social tools, and support systems they need to find their path and calling. What started in his own home, offering haircuts, food, and tutoring to kids in need, has grown into a community movement partnering with schools, juvenile justice systems, and local organizations. In this episode, Derrick and Jackson get raw and real about growing up in poverty, breaking cycles of addiction and abuse, and why it truly takes a village to raise the next generation.🔔 Subscribe for weekly entrepreneur interviews and real business strategies.0:00 - Introduction: meet Derrick Anderson, founder of Skills2Heal 1:00 - What Skills2Heal is and who it serves: ages 16 to 24 2:00 - How it all started: haircuts, food, and tutoring from his own home 3:00 - The $100K question: resources and vision go hand in hand 4:00 - Derrick's why: growing up in poverty, drugs, and finding God's purpose 7:00 - Jackson's story: adversity, family, and the silver lining of dark paths 10:00 - God sends all kinds of people: shaping, making, and breaking us 11:00 - Two paths: the one you walk and the one you create for others 12:00 - AI and the next generation: a nuclear bomb in the wrong hands 13:00 - Final advice: walk your path, never give up, impact over office#VisionProsLive #DerrickAnderson #Skills2Heal #YouthMentorship #CommunityLeadership #EntrepreneurMindset #BreakingCycles #FaithAndBusiness #NextGeneration #JacksonCalame

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