Where Love Triumphs Over Hate – A Conversation with Rick

Episode Title: Where Love Triumphs Over Hate – A Conversation with Rick Collins

On this powerful episode of Talking with Derek Matthews, we dive deep into a moving conversation about leadership, legacy, and love with a very special guest, Mr. Rick Collins—Co-Founder of the 2nd Lt. Richard W. Collins III Foundation and a man I hold dear to my heart and family.

Mr. Collins’ son, 1st Lt. Richard W. Collins III, was a courageous young leader whose life was tragically taken in 2017 by a white supremacist—just two days after his Army commissioning. Yet from that pain, a mission was born. Through the work of the Foundation, Mr. Collins and his family have turned their grief into a powerful force for justice, equity, and transformative leadership.

Together, we talk about Richard’s extraordinary legacy, the Collins family's deep tradition of service, and what it truly means to lead with resilience and love in the face of injustice.

This is more than a conversation—it’s a call to action for all of us.