I've been thinking recently about the appeal of Impact Denver. I've been doing this for several reasons: feeling out when to apply to Leadership Denver, who else I can connect with from my own ID class, and also my favorite aspects of ID. The thing that has stood out to me the most was the social / happy hour component of networking building within ID.
However, my life is drastically different than is was when I went through Impact Denver. I own my own consulting practice now, and have a much tighter work schedule. Additionally, I have a child, which of course changes my social scene somewhat. I recognize that not everyone in ID has children -- in my experience ...