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PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Jason Spillerman ’92 (CALS)

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

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 […]

PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Meli James ’00

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

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, […]

PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Yael Nagler ’00

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

Key areas of expertise: Building a consulting practice Go-to-market strategy Tech-startups Financial services Cybersecurity and crisis management Entrepreneurship and corporate enterprise culture Yael is the CEO of Yass Partners, a consulting firm that operates at the intersection of cybersecurity strategy and enterprise growth. Previously, Yael held leadership roles in Wall St companies such as BlackRock […]

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PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Jason Spillerman ’92 (CALS)

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

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 […]

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PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Brandon Barton ’03

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

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 […]

PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Steven Kay ’94

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

Key areas of expertise: Management Marketing FOH operations BOH operations Steven Kay was born and raised in New York City, and has been a resident of Manhattan for the majority of his life.  He has acquired extensive education and experience in the hospitality and restaurant industry over the last 30 years.  His education includes a […]

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PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Felix Litvinsky, P ’23

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

Key areas of expertise: Ideation Support Venture Creation Company Launch and Scaling Pitch Coaching Strategy Formulation Felix Litvinsky is a Managing Director of Blackstone LaunchPad at Cornell University. Blackstone LaunchPad is an experiential university wide entrepreneurship program offering coaching, ideation and venture creation support to students, alumni, staff and faculty. Felix Litvinsky is a Founder […]

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PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Brandon Barton ’03

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

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 […]

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PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Felix Litvinsky, P ’23

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

Key areas of expertise: Ideation Support Venture Creation Company Launch and Scaling Pitch Coaching Strategy Formulation Felix Litvinsky is a Managing Director of Blackstone LaunchPad at Cornell University. Blackstone LaunchPad is an experiential university wide entrepreneurship program offering coaching, ideation and venture creation support to students, alumni, staff and faculty. Felix Litvinsky is a Founder […]

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PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Bill Minnock ’79, MBA ’83

189 Statler Hall 189 Statler Hall, Ithaca, NY

Key areas of expertise: Real estate development Business strategy International business Innovation and entrepreneurship Bill Minnock ’79 retired from Marriott after a 37 year career in which he held numerous leadership positions in the Hotel and Timeshare industries.  Most recently, Bill was Managing Director, Asia Pacific, for Marriott Vacations Worldwide (MVW) from 2014 until 2021, […]