Diego Avila on Resilience and Determination – Verve Leadership Academy Power Talk
Diego Avila remembers his family struggling through recent hard winters in Ohio. With both of his parents unemployed, Diego’s father shoveled snow off of driveways to earn a living. “He came home one day and his boots looked completely frozen,” Diego says. “His feet were so cold he could barely walk. I had to carry him to the tub to warm him up.” Diego credits Vemma for giving him the opportunity to help his family financially.* “One day, my father was lying sick in bed because he was overcome from chemicals at a cleaning job he had picked up to try to earn a little money,” he said. “That was the day I said, ‘Dad, you don’t have to do this anymore.’” Having already reached Presidential and with his father now retired, Diego looks forward to buying his parents a new house later this year.* “There’s no better feeling than to make a difference in the lives of people you care about,” he says. “That’s the best reward.”