No. The experiences emphasize problem-solving, understanding people, communication, and iteration: skills that apply across majors and career interests.
Activate your ideas and solve real problems.
Whether your ambition is to run your own business, help organizations thrive, or lead consequential companies, Denison will challenge you with real-world work for real organizations while equipping you to launch your career with confidence.
- Identify business opportunities
- Develop and refine business strategies
- Persuade and influence decision makers
- Receive and adapt critical feedback
Companies our student consultants have supported:
Consult for real businesses (and get paid)
Many organizations face complex challenges without obvious answers. As a Denison Consultant, you’ll get a front-row seat to learn how organizations operate while building skills that translate anywhere.
You’ll work with real clients and get paid for your project-based work, earn promotions, and climb the ladder into consulting leadership roles. Denison Consultants can also apply to a yearlong fellowship, where you’ll consult with campus leaders.
Apply learning through signature experiences
Entrepreneurship Summits
Connect with creators, visionaries, and thought leaders from across industries for professional development, networking, and breakout sessions. At ReMix summits, speakers offer a wealth of expertise.
Pitch Competitions
Develop and present business ideas to experienced professionals, with mentorship from entrepreneurs as you refine your concept and prepare to pitch. Compete for honors and cash prizes while building real presentation experience.
UX Design Workshops
Immersive three-day workshops that put design-thinking skills into action using essential UX tools and methods. Plus, visits to Columbus-area companies and nonprofits.
Launch your own venture
Where some see problems, entrepreneurs see possibilities. If you have an idea or want to explore one, you’ll find support to turn it into reality. Industry executives provide targeted guidance tailored to your interests, helping you refine your ideas, explore new opportunities, and move your business from concept to execution. You’ll gain the entrepreneurial mindset that helps innovators thrive in any career, whether they start companies or lead initiatives inside organizations, and compete for real start-up funding through pitch competitions.
Learn from leaders who’ve been there
Professional mentorship is at the heart of every student experience. Seasoned consulting experts with decades of industry knowledge offer one-on-one coaching and career guidance tailored to your goals and interests, helping you prepare for internships and interviews, think strategically, collaborate effectively, and deliver meaningful solutions to real business and nonprofit challenges.
Through immersive workshops, events, and special professional residencies, such as our Executive-in-Residence program, you’ll connect with alumni and professionals — CEOs, CFOs, founders, and board directors — who are creating change across industries, and offer insight into business, technology, retail, finance, real estate, media, entrepreneurship, and more.
FAQ
You’ll apply learning through real-world problem-solving for real companies, nonprofits, startups, and campus leaders, developing solutions, adapting to feedback, and presenting recommendations.
Yes. Pitch competitions let you develop and present business ideas and gain feedback, and you can compete for honors and cash prizes while gaining experience presenting your venture.