Family Business
Profile in Leadership: Christina Keller, MBA ’07, president and CEO at Cascade Engineering
Christina Keller, CEO and president of Cascade Engineering, upholds and updates a family tradition of do-good capitalism.
Helping family businesses thrive: SFBI turns five years old
A Cornell-wide program, the Smith Family Business Initiative was founded in 2014 with a $10 million donation from John Smith, MBA ’74, and his wife, Dyan.
A Hotelier’s Perspective: The Little Things Matter
Lani Shufelt, MBA ’12, owner and COO of The Chanler at Cliff Walk, says travelers are looking for unique experiences rather than cookie-cutter accommodations.
Zhu Shen’s Journey: How recovery from loss transformed her life
An unlikely journey from biotech scientist to documentary filmmaker
Startup Snapshot: Playing Smart
Christine Peck, MBA ’09: Wannaplé
Why MMH? To strengthen our family business in the hospitality industry
A lot of people questioned why I chose to go to school to learn hospitality when I could learn it in my own backyard. But I chose the MMH program, and here’s why.
Award-winning family business documentary opens Families in Business Conference
Taking Stock is a personal drama that explores a father-son relationship while capturing the overlay of a family business in South Africa.
Smith Family Business Initiative creates connections across Cornell’s ecosystem
Catching up with Daniel G. Van Der Vliet, the John and Dyan Smith Executive Director of Family Business, for updates on the Smith Family Business Initiative.
