Jacob Wright is a successful entrepreneur in many realms of the hospitality industry. A serial entrepreneur who started his first business at age 18, Wright has founded and led successful businesses in the action sports, website development, real estate development, restaurant and hotel industries. He is co-founder and president of Action Companies Group, which develops, manages and owns restaurant and hotel properties. From his base in Syracuse, N.Y., Wright leads a team of 200 associates who are now focused on building leadership in the limited-service hotel segment.
I was running my business while I went to school. I have never really known anything else. It was a situation where I had a mentor early and he was an officer at GE. He reported to Jack Welch. Without him, I wouldn't be here today. I think that's important when you start out. He said there is ...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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