Diego Vacaflores

Diego Vacaflores is a 19-year-old Marketing and Economics student at Texas State University's McCoy College of Business and co-founder of Preach, an agentic reference management startup. He also serves as Chief Marketing Officer at Aura Textureworks, a men's grooming brand he co-founded that generated $1,000 in revenue, hit 1 million views, and 3,000 followers in its 3 weeks of launch. Diego is Executive Co-Director of NOVA Marketing Agency, a top-25 nationally ranked AMA chapter, and recently won 1st place at Texas State's Ignite pitch competition. He speaks on startup growth, brand strategy, Gen Z consumer behavior, and social commerce. He is bilingual in English and Spanish.