Leonard Bisk is an entrepreneur who has started six successful companies, sold three, and taken one public. He currently works as a strategic marketing and management consultant, and has advised businesses throughout Europe, the Far East, and North America.
Leonard Bisk is a graduate of Cornell University.
Laurie Joslin has been the president of Unlimited Coaching Solutions since its formation in 1999. Her specialty is training and coaching to enhance performance in teambuilding, leadership, customer service and sales.
Laurie Joslin graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the State University of New York at Cortland.
Ron Yingling is the founder of TreeBee Farms. The farm produces maple syrup and honey for both retail sales and wholesale sales.
Chuck Winship is the founder and CEO of Sugarbush Hollow LLC, a farm which produces maple syrup and value added maple products.
Prior to founding Sugarbush Hollow, Churck worked at Xerox as a Manager of engineering operations for 35 years.
Chuck Winship holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Buffalo and a Master's degree in Agriculture from Cornell University.
Scott Bernstein is President of Centre Environmental Partners, a private equity firm focused on acquiring companies operating in the environmental services sector. He is also the Managing Partner of Bedford Capital, a broad-based investment and advisory firm with interests in the entertainment, leisure and real estate industries.
Bernstein has been a successful CEO and senior executive of some well known companies, including Six Flags Entertainment, Trilegiant Corp. (formerly, Cendant's Membership and Consumer Services division), and Time Warner Enterprises. He spent the early part of his career as a mergers and acquisition lawyer with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind Wharton and Garrison, one of the top law firms in the country, where he represented public and private companies in their acquisition, divestiture and financing activities.
During this interview, he shares many experiences from his professional background - many specific to his tenure within the Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. He also shares his thoughts on entrepreneurship, business planning, risk, work-life balanace and leadership.
Scott Bernstein received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University. He has also received a degree in law from Fordham University.
CommuniTech.Net is one of the world's most successful Web hosting companies, with 24,000 clients in 130 countries. Gabe Murphy and Brian Heitman started the company in 1997 while Murphy was attending Cornell University and Heitman was in high school. The business plan for the company was born when Murphy enrolled in a course in entrepreneurship.
Gabe Murphy received his B.S. from Cornell University in 1999.
Meg Southerland began Gardenworks at MacClan Farms with her father when he retired from the family dairy farm in 1992. The Gardenworks farm now produces U-pick blueberries and raspberries, in addition to growing flowers used in floral arrangements. Their fall harvest produces pumpkins and specialty winter squashes, and winter offers fresh evergreens, wreaths and Christmas trees. Inside the store, Southerland offers handcrafted gifts, specialty foods, and an area where stained-glass and soap-making workshops are held. Meg Southerland holds a Bachelor's Degree in plant science from Cornell University and a Master's Degree in botanic garden management from the University of Delaware. As a student, she apprenticed at the Kew Royal Botanical Gardens in London and the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens in Scotland.
Paul Arnold worked in the nursery industry before buying rural land in 1984 to begin Pleasant Valley Farm. His background includs retailing, business, and agriculture. Much attention to marketing facilitated sales of his diverse organic fruits, vegetables, and perennials.
Sandy Arnold worked in the nursery industry before buying rural land in 1984 to begin Pleasant Valley Farm. Her background includs retailing, business, and agriculture. Much attention to marketing facilitated sales of her diverse organic fruits, vegetables, and perennials.