Better Business Chronicles

headshot of Hunter Friedland
Nolan School

Cirona Labs creates cannabinoid ingredients for food, beverage, and cosmetics companies

Hotelie Hunter Friedland ’19, founder of Cirona Labs, credits Cornell’s entrepreneurship ecosystem for helping him to build and launch his startup.

Business women meeting at a boardroom table
Nolan School

Maximizing female talent in hospitality, travel

A panel of industry and academic leaders share stories, challenges and organizational best practices for supporting women in hospitality and travel.

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Dyson School

B.Untethered offers midlife women solutions for nutrition, fitness, and positive challenge

Cornellian Anissa Buckley founded B.Untethered, a wellness and adventure startup that offers science-based solutions for midlife women.

Peter and Stephanie Nolan hold hands and smile as they walk
SC Johnson College

Landmark gift establishes Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration

A historic $50 million gift from Peter Nolan ’80, MBA ’82, and Stephanie Nolan ’84 will establish the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration.

Volunteers preparing and serving meals at a food distribution center in Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Nolan School

Million Meals Mission provides meals to food-insecure communities around the world

Hotelie Samay Bansal ’21 founded Million Meals Mission to be a conduit between donors and small, grassroots organizations worldwide.

Computer screen with illustrations of individuals engaged in various activities, including cooking, taking photos, performing music, caring for plants, and learning about culinary arts and beverages.
Johnson School

Virtuelly helps companies, events organizers adapt to a virtual-first world

Virtuelly is a marketplace that curates virtual experiences for remote and distributed teams to do team building and other fun activities.

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Johnson School

From The Archives: Jon Moeller ’86, MBA ’88 Is Running Strong

Procter & Gamble’s new CEO Jon Moeller ’86, MBA ’88 is no stranger to leadership–read his profile from the Fall 2011 issue of Cornell Enterprise.

coastline view of beach and hotels in Honolulu, Hawaii
Nolan School

Mana Up supports Hawaii’s entrepreneurs and helps them to scale up

SHA graduate Meli James ’00 co-founded Mana Up to build up and support Hawaii’s ecosystem of entrepreneurs, providing tools to scale globally.

Components of a meal in preparation: cut up vegetables in bowls and on a cutting board along with a bowl of grains and of beans and a sauce. Also shows a person’s hands cutting up a green leafy vegetable
Dyson School

UniPantry helps inexperienced home cooks create delicious, inexpensive meals

Startup Snapshot: Moussa Paye ’19, co-founder and CEO, UniPantry