Keynote speaker for a leadership conference held for the leadership classes of the middle schools of the Hollister School District. This all day event brought together the different schools and gave them an opportunity to unite and find ways to support one another throughout the school year. The students rotated between a session of leadership curriculum and a session with Diego. Diego's session consisted of an inspirational talk concentrated around success through failure and how life is about how many times we get up, not how many times we fall. He also led a structured activity based on teamwork and collaboration followed by a closure and discussion on how to take what they learned back to their communities. During lunch, Diego was able to spend time with the students, answer any questions they had, and give any personal advice.