An extraordinarily high proportion of HOBY participants have gone on to leadership positions in business, government and education. This is just one of the reasons leading colleges and universities take special notice of student applications that feature HOBY participation.

The thing about HOBY is that everyone who experiences it wants to explain it. To find some way of communicating how absolutely outstanding and perfect and life-changing and loud and fun and *insert a million other positive adjectives here* it is. But you can’t really. After the seminar, HOBY becomes less of an experience that can be described in words and more a way of living.

There’s a real transformation that you experience at HOBY. At some point, it hits you that you’re ready to make a difference in your school, in your community, in the world. I have HOBY to thank for showing this to me but also for giving me a great group of friends who were ready to do the same thing.

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership has continuously responded to societal changes for over 46 years, ensuring its ability to inspire young men and women so that they, in turn, may make positive contributions to their communities. Through HOBY leadership seminars… young people are given an extraordinary opportunity to prepare to become the leaders of tomorrow.