Pillsbury Members in the News

Pillsbury Advisory Board members and their companies are often featured in the news as thought leaders in their fields. Here, at the Pillsbury Institute, we are proud to recognize their accomplishments. Please take a moment to learn more about our members!

2020

• Hotel Business (December 15, 2020): Build the industry better, stronger & more resilient; Featuring Lee Pillsbury ’69, Chairman, Thayer Lodging Group, a Brookfield Company
• Built In (December 10, 2020): How to Build and Structure a Great Product Team; Featuring Allison Page, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Seven Rooms
• Hotel Business (October 6, 2020): Blue Flag Acquires The Kelley House; Life House to Manage; Featuring Jason Brown ’05, Partner, Blue Flag Partners
• Realtor.com (September 30, 2020): Home Buyers Give Puerto Rico Another Look During Pandemic; Featuring Kenny Blatt ’81, CPG Real Estate
• Miami’s Community Newspapers (September 21, 2020): Celebrating 20 Years in Business, Sushi Maki to Open its 6th Restaurant Location Taking Over the Iconic Canton Dadeland; Featuring Abe Ng ’95, Sushi Maki
• Vending Marketwatch (September 17, 2020): Sweet Street Introduces Retail Ready Manifesto Packs; Featuring Sandy Solmon, Sweet Streets
• HotelsMag.com (August 13, 2020): Pillsbury captures opportunity amid chaos; Featuring Lee Pillsbury ’69, Chairman, Thayer Lodging Group, a Brookfield Company
• The Wall Street Journal (August 11, 2020): Hotel Robots Get Second Life as Industry Adapts to Covid-19; Featuring Bob Alter ’73, President, Seaview Investors
• The Wall Street Journal (August 8, 2020): How to Travel Luxuriously in the Summer of Covid-19, From Private Jets to Hotel buyouts; Featuring Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal P’16, President, Fischer Travel Enterprises and Fischer-Rosenthal Consulting
• HospitalityNet (July 28, 2020): Les Hotels Baverez Selects IDeaS Revenue Solutions to Boost Competitiveness in Paris; Featuring Ravi Mehrotra, President, Founder and Chief Scientist, IDeaS Revenue
• TTG Asia (July 23, 2020): Insights on the recovery of the hospitality industry; Featuring Tim Henschel ’01, CEO, HotelPlanner.com
• CSQ (July 23, 2020): Warren Leeds: How This F&B Entrepreneur is Spearheading the Future of In-Office Dining; Featuring Warren Leeds ’84, P’14 & P’19, Founder and CEO, Dartcor Food Services
• Fast Company (July 22, 2020): What the office lunch hour will look like when we return to work; Featuring Warren Leeds ’84, P’14 & P’19, Founder and CEO, Dartcor Food Services
• Hospitality Design (June 26, 2020): 4 Hospitality Leaders on Weathering the COVID-19 Storm; Featuring Glen Coben ’86, Founder and President, Glen & Company
• HospitalityNet (May 22, 2020): Turning the Crisis into an Opportunity – Insights from Ted Teng on combating COVID-19!; Featuring Ted Teng ’79, Former President and CEO, The Leading Hotels of the World
• Hotel News Now (May 18, 2020): Reopening is a tightrope walk for hoteliers; Featuring Chad Crandell ’83, CEO of CHMWarnick
• HospitalityNet (April 30, 2020): IDeaS Increases Investment in Education and Releases Revenue Management Online Learning to the Public; Featuring Dr. Ravi Mehrotra, President, Founder and chief scientist, IDeaS Revenue Solutions
• Hotel Online (April 23, 2020): IDeaS Awards 2020 Cornell Revenue Management Scholarships; Featuring Dr. Ravi Mehrotra, President, Founder and Chief Scientist, IDeaS Revenue Solutions
• Restaurant News (April 9, 2020): Sushi Maki and Community Donors Provide 13,000 Crisis Meals to Miami Families; Featuring Abe Ng ’95, Founder, President, and CEO, Sushi Maki
• HospitalityNet (April 7, 2020): CURATE PRESENTS: How to Be a Hospitality Marketing Leader During COVID-19; Featuring Leland Pillsbury ’69, Chairman, Thayer Lodging Group, a Brookfield Company
• Phocus Wire (April 3, 2020): How will travel loyalty programs respond to coronavirus?; Featuring Ashwin Kamlani, MMH ’03, EVP, Kognitiv
• The Japan Times (March 7, 2020): From Tokyo teen rebel to New York designer; Featuring Jimi Yui ’79, Founding Principal, YuiDesign
• Casino.org (March 5, 2020): HotelPlanner.com CEO Calls for $2,000 Travel Stimulus Plan as Coronavirus Crimps Gaming, Leisure Industry; Featuring Tim Hentschel ’01, CEO, HotelPlanner.com
• PR Newswire (February 18, 2020): Sunstone Hotel Investors Announces Changes To The Board Of Directors; Featuring Monica Digilio, EVP and CHRO, Caesars Entertainment
• Luxury Travel Advisor (February 17, 2020): Selling Luxury: Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal, President, Fischer Travel Enterprises (Podcast); Featuring Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal, P ’16, President, Fischer Travel Enterprises, and President, Fischer-Rosenthal Consulting
• The Wall Street Journal (February 7, 2020): Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Appoints Allison Page to its Board of Directors; Featuring Allison Page, Co-Founder and CPO, SevenRooms

2019

• HSMAI Americas Leland “Lee” Pillsbury: Albert E. Koehl Award for Hospitality Marketing; Featuring Leland Pillsbury ’69, Chairman, Thayer Lodging Group, a Brookfield Company