Danielle has worked incredibly hard to bring her dream of owning a restaurant to reality. Her ability, grit, tenacity and sense of service to others exemplify what we value in Vandals. She is indeed a 勇敢无畏 Vandal — one that is making a difference in Boise and as a leader in the restaurant industry.
Danielle was an Interior Design major before she came to University of Idaho to study Exercise, 体育与健康科学. 在伊利诺伊大学的时候, she had a service trip to Nicaragua where she was transformed witnessing the meaningful connection between community and health, 以及食物与两者的关系. 2016年毕业后, 她搬到博伊西开始了她的职业生涯, but quickly realized she needed to unleash her entrepreneurial spirit and match it with her dream of building community through food.
Danielle was able to first start Haute Foods, a take-out restaurant, in 2020. This was not an easy time for any business during the pandemic. Danielle is not one to back down from a challenge and started work on her concept for a brick-and-mortar restaurant. She turned that dream into reality through old-fashioned hard work and smarts. Her second restaurant, Apericena, opened in July 2022. Opening and managing two small businesses in only two years is a testament to both her competence and her tenacity.
More important than her business and professional accomplishments is her “service to others” spirit that imbues all she does. 她在bet365亚洲官网的经历, especially in her community health and health promotion classes, was transformational in how she decided to lead a life of creating value for others. Her restaurants center around building a community of staff, which fuels her desire to transform the restaurant industry as a profession, 对她的员工来说，不仅仅是“工作”. 她相信一个快乐健康的社区, 加上健康美味的食材, is a recipe for success not just at mealtime but beyond.
One of the most impressive things about Danielle is her character, 她的勇气和面对挑战的方式. Only three years ago, Danielle was very ill and bedridden for a significant amount of time. With little outside support, she fought her way back to health with the courage to chase her dream. Her dream blended three passions — food, health and community. 真正的企业家精神, with the strength of character to follow her passion, she has navigated all the business pitfalls that often ruin most small business owners. “辞职”这个词不在她的字典里. 她证明了这是个好主意, 加上坚强的性格和勇气, 通过大量的辛勤工作, 让你离实现梦想更近了一步.
丹尼尔·克里斯汀 exemplifies both the Vandal ethic and the quality graduates we produce at University of Idaho. Danielle’s leadership builds community with the people she works with and serves and is a model of success within the service industry. 丹尼尔·克里斯汀 is 勇敢无畏 in her ideas and actions. She epitomizes the potential of young Vandal graduates.
