Key areas of expertise: Development Leadership Business Formation Jacob G. Wright started his first business at the age of 18 and became a serial entrepreneur who has founded, led, and sold successful businesses in the action sports, website development, real estate development, restaurant, hotel, and management industries. Wright has funded, developed, and managed more than […]

Key areas of expertise: Real Estate Development Business Strategy International Business Bill Minnock ’79 joined the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration as Visiting Professor of Practice in July 2021. Bill retired from Marriott after a 37-year career in which he held numerous leadership positions in the Hotel and Timeshare industries.  Most […]

Key areas of expertise: Hospitality marketing Global brand launches Internal entrepreneurship Starting/selling a business Communications Jaclyn Riley is Director of Hospitality Marketing for the investment management firm CGI Merchant Group, where she is overseeing the launch of a sustainable, socially conscious hospitality brand. She has more than 15 years of global hospitality marketing experience, including […]

Event overview Women make up 50% of the workforce in hospitality and travel yet only 12% of leadership positions. What opportunities are available? What progress is being made? During this hour-long webcast, we’ll hear from industry and academic leaders as they share stories of their own career challenges, victories, and personal leadership values; organizational best […]

Key areas of expertise: Restaurant Technology Startups SaaS Sales Brandon is a hospitality tech entrepreneur who has used his experience working in operations at the top hospitality groups such as Danny Meyer’s USHG and Patina Restaurant Group to build and scale early stage tech products that help restaurateurs. He is currently CEO of Bite, the […]