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Hospitality Leadership Through Learning
About
The institute was founded in 2006 with a generous gift from Leland Pillsbury ‘69 and his wife, Mary Pillsbury. Their gift supports an enterprise where seasoned faculty and proven entrepreneurs help students to envision their dreams, engage with others, and execute with excellence.
We guide students in the study of entrepreneurship and innovation. We connect them with successful hospitality entrepreneurs and innovators. We give them practical experience to help them link classroom theory to real-world practice.
The institute also is a source of information about forming new hospitality businesses, managing small and family-run businesses, franchising, corporate venturing, new venture funding, and innovation.