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You Can Do it All with SF BANKS


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Joining me today is S.F. Banks, who is doing phenomenal work in our community with our youth. In 2007 he opened up an I.M. Defense Institute, which shows women and men how to defend themselves from attackers. He also has a youth program and is a creator of Camp  Warrior King, exposing youth to upbeat, fun activities. In addition, S.F. founded You Can Have It All, a youth conference, and the accompanying You Can Have It All youth magazine. Lastly, he created Team Hot Sauce, a cartoon storytelling platform for youth.


Overcoming Your Past


SF is a big believer in taking the pains from your past and making those into the beauty of your future. “Let those things that you’ve overcome, fuel you towards your future.” 


Having two aunts - one that was murdered by her husband, along with murdering their child (his cousin), and another aunt who suffered severe brain damage from her husband, S.F. is on a mission to help women defend themselves as a result of these experiences he had as a child. 


“I still have a toy of my cousin JoJo’s in my truck that I keep to help me remember my purpose.” His cousin’s truck is a constant reminder of how he can help keep one or more children from the same situation that his aunts went through. 


Listen in to find out how S.F. started his journey with the I.M. Defense Institute over a decade ago, an example of a client who could protect themselves as a result of his program, and how he provides food and shelter to the children he supports in the African orphanage.


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