# 2 - Matthew Merril

In this episode of the Hotelie Podcast, we share the story of Matthew Merril. Matthew is in the class of '26 at the Nolan Hotel School at Cornell University and has had an impressive career as a food and beverage influencer with upwards of 3 million followers. In the podcast, we talk to Mathew about how he balances his professional media presence and his studies, what his creative process entails, his experiences on televised cooking shows, how to deal with negative online backlash, and much more. 

Hosted by Lucas Suero and Dylan Drongesen

Edited by Dylan Drongesen 

Research by Ethan Nagasako