Entrepreneurship Course Visitors


Nick Bayer

The Pillsbury Institute offers a broad range of channels for alumni and industry leaders to engage with students through. One popular area is through the entrepreneurship courses by either sitting in on courses or being a guest speaker. This past academic year our list grew dramatically and we would like to take a moment to thank the following alumni and industry affiliates for taking time out of their busy schedules to engage with our entrepreneurship students:

Nick Bayer ‘00, Saxbys Coffee
Kent Bruggeman, Winegardner & Hammons, Inc.
John Casey, George Mason University
Larry Hall ‘81, PAR Springer-Miller
Ben Hammerschlage ‘94, Epicurean
Julia Heyer ‘00, Heyer Performance, Inc.
Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Barefoot Wine
Chris Hunsberger ‘81, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Dave Krysiak ‘06, Belltower Books
Kubs Lalchandani ‘99, Lalchandani Simon
Winston Lord, Venga
Zac Manchester ’10, KickSat
Carolyn Nieberding ‘13, Duetto
Josh Ogle ‘08, Fresh Spin Advertising
Lee Pillsbury ‘69, Thayer Lodging Group
Scott Rosen ‘00, MD Abroad
Cheryl Rosner, Stayful
Sacha Ross ’99, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Samuel Shapiro, Nava New York
John Shulman, Juggernaut Capital
Joe Tagliente ‘85, Gopinion, Inc.
Steve Thomson ‘82, Mailboxes Unlimited Ltd.
Brad Weiss ‘03, Level B
Jacob Wright, High Peaks Hospitality