A relationship-driven networking community for professionals in the construction industry: Architects, Engineers, General Contractors, Subcontractors, Trade Partners, Commercial Real Estate and Finance. No stiff luncheons. No forced referrals. No name-tag hostage situations.
DES is a curated room — not a name-tag scramble. We bring together founders, operators, and builders for monthly events designed around real conversation and relationships that actually compound. Premium, warm, and refreshingly un-transactional.
Every guest is reviewed, so the room stays sharp and worth your time.
We design for follow-through — the intros that turn into actual business.
Elevated without the stiffness. Show up as yourself, walk away knowing you matter.
Every event closes with a business-card drawing for the signature handcrafted wooden bowl — turned by founder Michael Root through Somewhere Woodworking, and awarded to one lucky guest. It's the moment the room remembers.
Can't wait to get your own bowl? Reach out to Michael.
We review every application to keep the energy right.
Sponsor a curated audience of decision-makers across construction, design, real estate, finance, and the trades.
Real visibility — not another logo on a flyer.
DES expansion happens through standards, leadership, and the relationship-first culture that makes the room work — not by copy-pasting a generic calendar invite.
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