The Overdrive Podcast: By Christian Brothers Automotive · Christian Brothers Automotive, Cameron Giddings

Empowering Youth and Building Leaders | An Interview with Tre 9

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Eyes On Me works in five Houston-area communities and uses a five-C process: connect, cultivate, commit, covenant, commission.

Cameron Giddings opens by honoring Bobby Herring, also known as Trey Nine, and the reach of his work in the greater Houston area and beyond. Trey Nine comes in as the founder of Eyes On Me, a nonprofit built around mentoring, discipling, and serving at-risk youth and their families. The conversation treats that mission as something lived, not theoretical. Trey Nine speaks about the heart behind the work and the long haul of staying faithful to it. The episode keeps coming back to presence. Trey Nine explains that community change starts with being there consistently, not showing up only when a headline makes a neighborhood feel urgent. He describes how the work grew through direct involvement in the places where people already live. That steady commitment becomes the backbone of the conversation. A major thread centers on the God's point mission center in Greens Point. Trey Nine explains that the team operates from the third floor of an office building and has renamed the area God's point, as a declaration that the neighborhood is seen differently. The space includes a podcast studio, a dance studio, a choreography studio, a recording studio, and a shoe customization and art studio. Each room is part of a larger effort to raise up future podcasters, musicians, dance choreographers, playwrights, and other young creators. The episode also remembers practical acts of service. Trey Nine and the host talk about times when the community responded to flooding by taking in clothes, goods, and services for people who had lost everything. That detail matters because it shows the ministry moving toward immediate needs, not just inspirational language. The work comes across as responsive and hands-on. The conversation spends time on public fear too. Trey Nine reflects on how apartment complexes and certain neighborhoods can look intimidating from the outside, especially when people have only heard the reputation or watched the news. He pushes back on the idea that everyone in those places is a threat. His point is simple and direct: most people are trying to survive and live their lives. That perspective leads into a critique of how stories get told. Trey Nine says too few good stories are being shared about these neighborhoods, and he uses social media to show what is actually happening there. He wants people to see that many of the frightening assumptions are incomplete. The episode treats storytelling itself as part of the work of care. The host responds by reflecting on how those neighborhoods can feel from the outside and how easily fear grows when the only input is news coverage. That exchange gives the episode a practical edge. It is not only about motivation; it is about how perception shapes whether people show up at all. The conversation keeps linking courage to proximity. Faith remains the governing language throughout. Purpose, stewardship, service, calling, discipline, vision, and growth all appear as more than slogans. Trey Nine talks about building youth so they can become leaders, not just recipients of help. The language is direct about God, family, and responsibility, and it treats those ideas as central rather than decorative. The interview style helps the episode stay personal. Cameron Giddings often reflects Trey Nine's point back to him and then moves toward another leadership or faith question. That rhythm gives the conversation warmth and a steady sense of movement. It also leaves space for Trey Nine to tell the story in his own voice. By the end, the episode has built a clear picture of service as formation. Community work is shown as creative, patient, and rooted in relationship. The story of Eyes On Me becomes a story about changing what a neighborhood means by investing in the people who live there. The closing tone stays grateful, hopeful, and aimed at the next generation.

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A faith-driven conversation about mentorship, community care, and staying present in hard places.

This episode follows Bobby Herring, also called Trey Nine, through the work around Eyes On Me and the God's Point Mission Center in Greens Point.

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