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Roxan Waldeck
Youth Inclusion
Roxan’s Youth Inclusion Recipe helps mentors, educators, and business leaders understand how to connect with, support, and empower youth by meeting them where they are and creating space for growth.
About This Recipe
Roxan’s Youth Inclusion in Business Recipe, developed through her work at Apeirogon, is a thoughtful, step-by-step guide for anyone working with young people—from entrepreneurs and team leaders to educators and mentors.
In a world where youth are often expected to “show up” like adults, Roxan invites us to take a step back and see young people for who they truly are: transitioning humans, full of curiosity, untapped potential, and inherited perspectives.
This recipe explores how to foster inclusion, allow mistakes, encourage creativity, and build psychologically safe spaces—all while holding up a mirror to adult behavior, language, and internal growth.
Through vulnerability, patience, and emotional intelligence, Roxan shows us how to mentor beyond instruction—where growth is mutual, learning is liberating, and young people thrive in their own time and voice.
Cover These 10 Perspectives
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Understand where the youth is at
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Have a teaching mindset
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Ask more questions, pass less judgement
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Take your adult hat off
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Understand your responsibility as a safe haven
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Grow with the youth
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Forgive and nudge in the right direction
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Apply the concept of “WAIT”
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Allow mistakes
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Meet them where they are, transform it to something positive
Who Is Our Heavy Chef?
Roxan Waldeck is a dedicated facilitator, mentor, and co-founder of Apeirogon, an academy committed to equipping young people with niche skills through a holistic, human-centered approach. With a background in youth development and education, Roxan’s work centers on creating safe, inclusive spaces where young people can grow, explore, and thrive.
Her philosophy challenges conventional methods of instruction, encouraging adults to meet youth where they are, listen deeply, and guide with compassion. Through her practice, Roxan empowers educators, mentors, and business leaders to move beyond traditional authority roles and embrace the transformational power of presence, patience, and purpose in working with youth.
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