Linda Barrington

Every academic year, the Pillsbury Institute invites successful entrepreneurs to the Ithaca campus through the Entrepreneurs in Residence program. The program enables students to learn through ongoing personal interaction with successful entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs-in-residence meet one-on-one with students to help them with business development, networking, and career planning. How it works Students interested in meeting […]

The Smith Family Business Initiative’s Cornell Family Business Mentorscape is an outgrowth of our popular Sam Seltzer ’48 Mentors Forum and provides year-round access to our slate of mentors. We created this mentors’ platform with the goal of connecting our Cornell students and recent alumni with the vast expertise within the SFBI network. The Mentorscape […]

The Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award is a tribute to the extraordinary leaders who have developed new approaches to hospitality industry enterprises. The Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration presents the award at the annual Cornell Hospitality Icon & Innovator Awards Celebration. We are currently accepting nominations for an extraordinary innovator in the […]

Sponsored by the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship, the Pillsbury Internship Program provides students opportunities to gain practical experience in hospitality innovation and entrepreneurship. The program is designed for students in the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration who have a strong interest in entrepreneurship. If you […]

When you reach out to a prospective mentor, it’s important to remember that they have graciously offered their time, for free, to help you with whatever issues you’re looking to explore during your interaction with one another. Time is a valuable asset and, like all of us, our mentors have an abundance of opportunities in […]