Pillsbury in the News
2023
- Hospitality Net (August 4, 2023): Cornell Insights: Consolidating the $50 Billion U.S. Short-term Rental Market
- Hotel Business (July 5, 2023): Robert Gregor named executive director of Pillsbury Institute
- Cornell BusinessFeed (June 27, 2023): Robert Gregor named executive director of Pillsbury Institute
- Cornell BusinessFeed (April 28, 2023): NGO connecting young adults to philanthropy wins business plan competition
- Spa Business (April 27, 2023): Mia Kyricos to receive 2023 Cornell Hospitality Innovator of the Industry Award
- Cornell BusinessFeed (April 17, 2023): Mia Kyricos, MMH ’03, named 2023 Cornell Hospitality Innovator
2022
- Las Vegas Weekly (June 14, 2022): Quick Bites: Elizabeth Blau, La Cuvée One Drop, Jack Binion’s Steak and more Vegas food news
- Cornell Chronicle (May 2, 2022): App connecting driveways with beachgoers wins hospitality business contest; Featuring Team Outer Space
- Cornell BusinessFeed (March 23, 2022): Elizabeth Blau, MS ’97 Named 2022 Cornell Hospitality Innovator
2021
- Cornell BusinessFeed (December 8, 2021): Your Restaurant’s Digital Front Door: Leveraging Digital Marketing for Success
- Cornell BusinessFeed ( November 24, 2021): Hospitality Hackathon promotes interdisciplinary, data-driven solutions
- Cornell Chronicle (September 2021): Entrepreneurial students connect at kickoff event
- Cornell BusinessFeed (July 2021): Mana Up supports Hawaii’s entrepreneurs and helps them to scale up
- Cornell Chronicle (May 2021): Green cemetery wins hospitality business pitch contest
2020
- Cornell Chronicle (November 2020): Swipe, match, eat: ‘Weet’ pitches beter online dating app
- Cornell Chronicle (April 2020): Airport lounge idea wins hospitality business plan competition
- E-Ship Magazine (Spring 2020): Entrepreneurs in Residence program marks 10 years at Hotel School
- SHA BusinessFeed (March 2020): Elizabeth Blau named 2020’s Cornell Hospitality Innovator
- Hospitality Net (January 2020): HSMAI Awards Bjorn Hanson and Lee Pillsbury With Lifetime Achievement Honors
2019
- SHA BusinessFeed (December 23, 2019): PIHE Advisory Board member highlight: Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal, P ’16
- Hospitality Net (December 16, 2019): Hilton and Cornell’s Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship Bring Student Innovators Together for On-Campus Hackathon
- Hotel Business (December 13, 2019): HB EXCLUSIVE: At Hospitality Hackathon, Students Challenged to Revolutionize the Customer Journey
- Hotel Online (December 13, 2019): Hilton and Cornell’s Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship Bring Student Innovators Together for On-Campus Hackathon
- Cornell Daily Sun (December 9, 2019): More than Coffee: An Interview with Saxbys Founder, Nick Bayer ’00
- Cornell Chronicle (November 27, 2019): Pitch competition rewards new ‘way’ to pay restaurants
- SHA BusinessFeed (November 4, 2019): Andrew Quagliata teaches aspiring entrepreneurs the art of communication
- Cornell Chronicle (October 2, 2019): Hackathon merges data savvy with passion for hospitality
- Hospitality Net (April 25, 2019): Roger Hill ’87 and Andrew Fay ’87 named Cornell Hospitality Innovators for 2019
- Cornell Chronicle (March 27, 2019): Student hospitality startups win $37.5K at competition
- SHA BusinessFeed (January 10, 2019): So you want to be an entrepreneur? Part 2: Spaces and initiatives
2018
- Hospitality Upgrade (December 2018): IDeaS Founder Dr. Ravi Mehrotra Joins the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship Advisory Board
- Cornell Chronicle (May 2018): Executives explore sustainable tourism at Pillsbury forum
- The Royal Gazette (April 2018): Island businessman in mentor role at Cornell
- SHA BusinessFeed (March 2018): In with the new: Intrapreneurship and innovation in hospitality
2017
- SHA BusinessFeed (December 2017): Entrepreneurs roundtable discussion focuses on communication
- Cornell Chronicle (November 2017): Software that keeps the faith wins pitch competition
- SHA BusinessFeed (November 2017): Noteworthy: Hotel School hosts entrepreneurship bootcamp for disabled vets
- SHA BusinessFeed (November 2017): Pillsbury Institute welcomes 2017–2018 Entrepreneurs in Residence
- Business Leadership Series (August 13): Founder & CEO of RedHead Wines: Marisa Sergi
- Cornell Chronicle (June 2017): Roundtable chews on opportunities, trends in the food business
- Cornell Chronicle (May 2017): Students jump-start hospitality innovation with Pepper the robot
- Cornell Chronicle (May 2017): Entrepreneurship Celebration a hit with students, alumni
- University Herald (April 2017): Cornell University’s Humanoid Robot Makes North American Debut
- The Cornell Daily Sun (April 2017): Humanoid Robot ‘Pepper’ Makes North American Debut at Cornell
- Hotel News Resource (March 2017): Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition Highlights Student Entrepreneurs
- Cornell Chronicle (March 2017): Food preservation team wins hospitality business contest
- Hospitality Net (March 2017): Lyft’s John Zimmer to receive Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award
2016
- Cornell Chronicle (November 2016): Mexican eatery idea wins ‘pitch deck’ competition
- WHCU News (November 2016): Global Entrepreneurship Week
- Hotelie Magazine (Fall 2016): Sushi Maki Rolls with Success
- Cornell SHA (June 2016): From a retrofitted 1959 ambulance-food truck, to a brewery twenty years in the making
- Cornell Chronicle (June 2016): Icon, innovator, dean feted at eighth annual SHA awards dinner
- The Cornell Daily Sun (June 2016): Cornell Launches New Online Learning Program
- Cornell SHA (May 2016): Restaurant Concept Fair: An exercise in hospitality entrepreneurship
- Cornell SHA (April 2016): Kenneth Fearn: Serving the greater good
- Strengths Coaches’ Playbook (April 2016): Planting Entrepreneurial Seeds at Cornell University
- Hotel Business (April 2016): Cornell Honors Lee Pillsbury
- Cornell Chronicle (April 2016): Pillsbury: Success for entrepreneurs stems from courage, balance
- The Cornell Daily Sun (April 2016): Cornell University Hotel School Competition Recognizes Two Student Companies
- Cornell Chronicle (April 2016): Two student teams tie in business plan competition
- Hospitality Net (March 2016): Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition Ends with First-ever Tie
- Cornell SHA (March 2016): Michelle Russo ’87: Overcoming barriers and achieving balance
- 4Hoteliers (March 2016): Cornell Roundtable Examines Food and Beverage Entrepreneurship
- YouTube (February 2016): Taking the Business Model Canvas to the Next Level (video)
- Business Wire (February 2016): Samples.com to Teach Americans How to Cut Costs
- Cornell Chronicle (January 2016): Leland Pillsbury named Entrepreneur of the Year for 2016
- Cornell SHA (January 2016): Cornell School of Hotel Administration announces Hospitality Icon and Innovator award honorees
- BizEd Magazine (January 2016): Building a Mentor Platform to Boost Alumni Engagement
- Entrepreneur (January 2016): 2016’s Women to Watch – Melialani James
2015
- Lodging Magazine (December 2015): Invest in Success: A New Home of Hospitality Entrepreneurship
- Blog – Cornell SHA (December 2015): SHA students mentored by Ken Fearn, noted entrepreneur and civic leader
- AmCham Norway (December 2015): Expanding the Global Conversation on Entrepreneurship at Cornell University with Norway
- Cornell Chronicle (October 2015): Business plan competition raises top prize to $25,000
- Cornell Chronicle (October 2015): Veterans Learn to Build Social Capital at Cornell
- The Cornell Review (October 2015): Another Successful Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities at Cornell
- IVMF News (September 2015): Cornell University to Host Hospitality-Focused Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV)
- Blog – Cornell SHA (September 2015): Entrepreneurs in Residence: mentoring students with entrepreneurial dreams
- Lodging Magazine (September 2015): Michelle Russo – Leading Women in Lodging
- CBS Morning Show (May 2015): Hotels Make High-tech Part of High-class (video)
- The Royal Gazette (May 2015): Thomson Appointed Chairman of Bermuda Press Holdings
- Entrepreneur (May 2015): How to Successfully Moderate a Panel
- E-Ship Magazine (Spring 2015): Expanded Opportunities for Entrepreneurs at the Pillsbury Institute
- IHIF 2015 (April 2015): Student Challenge (video)
- Cornell Chronicle (March 2015): Alumni Entrepreneurs, Investors to Return for ‘Celebration’
- Blog – MMH Admissions (March 2105): Congratulations Christina Elliott MMH ’15, Winner of the 2015 Hospitality Business Plan Competition!
- Cornell Chronicle (March 2015): Students’ Hospitality Business Plans Honored
- Blog – MMH Admissions (March 2015): Meet MMH Alumni Harsha Chanrai ’14 and Mairin Barnes ’14
- Tnooz (March 2015): How Cornell Students Helped Leading Hotels of the World Boost Revenue
- MMH Admissions Blog (February 2015): Meet MMH ’15 Ted Kelso
- The Entrepreneurship Educator (February 2015): Hospitality Entrepreneurship
- Blog – MMH Admissions (February 2015): Pineapple Friday: Hospitality Entrepreneurship Roundtable
- CNN Money (January 2015): Richard Branson’s New Baby – a Hotel
- Business Wire (January 2015): Hotel Equity & Lender Perspectives (HELP) Conference Announces John Fish, Boston Olympic Bid Champion, and Lee Pillsbury, Thayer Lodging Group Co-Chairman, as Keynote Speakers
- Forbes (January 2015): 2015 30 Under 30: Education – Karim Abouelnaga ’14
- Business Insider (January 2015): Most Impressive Students at Cornell: Chris Kirby ’15
2014
- MMH Admissions Blog (December 2014): Sample Schedule: Self-Directed (Entrepreneurship)
- Philadelphia (November 2014): ThinkFest: Nick Bayer, Saxbys CEO, on the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
- SHA Blog (November 2014): Pillsbury Institute Adds New Programs to Increase Entrepreneurship Engagement
- SHA Blog (October 2014): Hotelie Network + Entrepreneur Mentors = Success for MBA Students
- SHA Blog (September 2014): New Course Teaches Students to Keep Up with Technology
- Lodging Magazine (August 2014): Vantage CEO Roger Bloss Talks Industry Consolidation
- Philadelphia Business Journal (July 2014): Saxbys CEO Talks Coffee, Starbucks, and the Future
- Cornell Chronicle (June 2014): School of Hotel Administration honors hospitality leaders
- Forbes Travel Guide (April 2014): Sweet Talk with a Gourmet Dessert Maven
- Sun Sentinel (April 2014): Cruise ‘Hall of Fame’ to Honor Industry Stalwarts with South Florida Ties
- E-Ship Magazine (Spring 2014): Pillsbury Institute Focuses on Education, Experience and Engagement(PDF)
- Inc. (Spring 2014): Best Entrepreneurship Courses in America
- Hunter Hotel Advisors (Spring 2014): FelCor Board Chair Named 5th Recipient of Hunter Conference Award for Excellence & Inspiration & Award Presentation(video)