Brendan Michaelsen, a software consultant, built his company PearCircuit from his friend's dorm room while attending Purdue University. He initially focused on small businesses and later expanded to larger clients, including Purdue University and the city of West Lafayette. Brendan leaned on Twilio for various use cases, such as creating virtual routers, emergency communication services, and product demos. He used Twilio to develop a system for transforming in-app messages into SMS and created an emergency communication service for lost children in theme parks. Brendan co-founded Our Wave, a non-profit organization that provides resources and support for survivors of sexual assault, which also utilizes Twilio for machine learning-based resource dissemination. Throughout his career, Brendan emphasizes the importance of finding a project you're passionate about and using the skills and tools to create something meaningful.