Thousands of underprivileged teens across the nation simply talk themselves out of college. With no mentors, and often parents without higher education, these teens need only look to themselves for examples of determination.

Cristian is ridiculously talented and was inspiring to watch as he painted a wall more than twice his height with an image he created especially for Ad Council. We actually had to ask him to slow down so we could keep up and capture his process.

The hardest part of this was finding a trick and staircase hard enough for Chelsea to nail. We really challenged her with this one, but after more than 30 attempts she stomped 2 of them flawless. The look of victory is as real as the determination she showed through her falls.