Michelle Lin ’25: A Cornell Story

Michelle Lin ’25, a Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration alumna and second-year MBA student at ‪Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management, is leveraging Cornell’s entrepreneurial resources to develop a product that enhances farmers’ water efficiency, enabling crops to thrive in challenging weather conditions.

A Cornell student entrepreneur’s journey: Hemp to home goods

Meet Hailee Greene – Cornell MBA ‘ 24, Chief Everything Officer of GreeneAcres Processing, hemp farmer, and student entrepreneur tackling real-world problems. Hailee’s growing business uses sustainable hemp to increase the production of products made from plants, revolutionizing the way we make houses, fuel cars, and craft clothing.

Innovating the Ag Industry with Food Science

Meet Albert Charles – an MBA candidate ‘25 with a B.S. in Food Science ‘23, and a student entrepreneur using interdisciplinary skills to tackle real-world problems. An eLab, I-Corps, and Johnson Summer Accelerator participant, Albert founded PhytoFlock, a business which upcycles beverage waste to use as a feed additive to reduce the use of antibiotics in the livestock industry.

Student Entrepreneur’s Food Start-Up Is Heating Up

In a Cornell teaching kitchen, Jonah Gershon ’24 demonstrates how to make brown butter—and explains why his product, Spekld, will offer a convenient alternative for home cooks.

Twin Entrepreneurs Aim to Bring AI to Academia

Twins Alsa Khan and Muhammad Jee explain how their AI platform, Mr. EzPz, could help to make artificial intelligence more reliable for students as well as educators.