Key areas of expertise: Entrepreneurship Venture capital E-commerce Digital marketing Consumer packaged goods (CPG) Meli James is a cofounder at Mana Up, an initiative to expand economic opportunity, business infrastructure, and higher wage jobs in Hawai’i. Its six-month accelerator program enables Hawaiʻi product entrepreneurs to scale their businesses globally. Mana Up operates a retail business, […]
Areas of expertise: Hospitality real estate development Hospitality real estate financing Consulting and business development for third-party management Based in the Washington DC area, Susan Furbay has over 26 years of experience in hospitality investment through her work as a broker, a lender, and, most recently, as Senior Vice President of Business Development at HVS […]
Key areas of expertise: Food and beverage Real estate development Hotel programming Restaurant design and development Restaurant finance Jason Spillerman is a principal and co-founder of Vibrant Development Group, Vibrant Leasing Strategies and Vibrant Ventures. Prior to founding Vibrant Development Group, Jason was a senior consultant at MRA International, a leading development consulting and strategy […]
- WELCOME - CHR welcomes faculty, hospitality industry leaders, alumni, and students to the 2024 Hospitality Research Summit featuring presentations by SC Johnson College of Business faculty members. Speakers included […]
Join us for an info session with Susan Furbay ’96, Hospitality Real Estate & Financing Professional. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is limited so sign up now to secure […]
Areas of expertise: Hospitality private equity Portfolio management Hospitality real estate development Baron R. Ah Moo has over 30 years of experience in investment, hospitality finance and operations. Joining the […]
Contemporary Challenges in Affordable Housing: Addressing Current Issues with Innovative Solutions This symposium is bought to you by the Center for Real Estate and Finance (CREF). A variety of topics will be explored including: Current issues and future projections for affordable and workforce housing. The intersection of policy making and development to meet public need at multiple […]
JOIN US IN 2024 We are pleased to announce that the National HR in Hospitality Conference will be taking place on April 29 – May 1, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The National HR in Hospitality Conference is the industry’s premier HR conference, bringing together the legal and practical aspects of human resources within […]
Areas of expertise: Hospitality private equity Portfolio management Hospitality real estate development Baron R. Ah Moo has over 30 years of experience in investment, hospitality finance and operations. Joining the PKF hospitality group in 2019, Baron leads the US consulting practice and is based in New York City. As a recognized expert in emerging markets […]
