How the DEN has impacted the lives of students, innovators, and leaders
TALES OF IMPACT

The DEN is where our company was founded. The DEN is where I met some of my most influential mentors and business partners. The DEN is the place without walls fueled by the raw energy of motivated individuals that has armed me with what I need to change the world.
- Hobey Tam

As a biomedical engineer I thought I could avoid business in my career. The DEN helped me realize that I dont need to avoid it. I now believe I am capable of starting a company, and now have the tools, knowledge and network I need to get started.
- Chris Ferreira

I co-lead The DEN because I believe that all people should learn how to think creatively, recognize every problem as an opportunity for innovation, and work towards inspired solutions to problems that matter. The DEN has introduced me to many friends and colleagues, and to new tools, techniques, opportunities and challenges that have shaped my professional and personal life. As I launch my first company this Fall, can safely say that The DEN has given me the personal confidence and the professional vision to pursue my own ventures and entrepreneurial dreams.
- John DesJardins

Before the DEN, I was just another lost engineering student, searching for a purpose in the bowels of higher education. The DEN connected me with students, faculty and titans of industry to show me what life looks like after graduation. Now, I know what skills are necessary to build in order to have an impact in the work force.
- Alex Bina

The DEN has changed how I perceive myself. I've realized that I have the ability at any time in my life to stand against the status quo and to innovate the way things are done in our daily lives. At the DEN I get to witness students with this same simple desire who inspire me.
- Kaitlyn Hackathorn

The DEN has given me the opportunity to think and explore outside the box in ways no other organization can. It has helped me turn the smallest of ideas into realities while getting to meet a lot great and inspirational people on the way. I am continuing to learn and experience what it means to be an entrepreneur and I have this organization to thank for that.
- Dominic Kalousek

As Industrial Engineers, the ability to convey ideas and transfer knowledge is just as important as solving the actual problems. The DEN is a great platform for students to realize that need and hone their skills to better prepare themselves for the real world.
- Di Nguyen

The DEN has encouraged me to meet other intelligent individuals and expanded my network of colleagues. The DEN has allowed me to extend my thought process. I am now more susceptible to generating new ideas and innovations. The DEN has allowed me to gain experience, as a leader, organizing responsibilities in the career path I choose.
- Garrett Mozingo
