Ryan Skinner is currently the co-owner of the Woburn based Summit Financial Partners. His journey into and slow burn out of a hell of multiple addictions is living proof that with deep faith, the encouragement of loving friends, sponsors, mentors and family and an effective 12-step program, anything is possible.

Taking full advantage of his second chance at life, he is building a successful business, taking care of his fiance, stepchildren and, perhaps most importantly, paying his reversal of fortunate forward in many inspiring ways.

In addiction to being a sponsor to younger recovering addicts, Ryan speaks at high schools and gives regular talks about making changes and turning adversity into positives to those enrolled in a drug program at Middlesex House of Corrections in Billerica.

Whether he is buying lunch for the police department that arrested him multiple times, or getting together with fellow addicts in recover - Deadmen on Vacation; he is living his best life.