What if a master’s degree wasn’t just about learning how to manage hotels — but about reimagining how hospitality can shape a cleaner, greener future? In this inspiring student testimony, Carson Meek, Master in Hospitality Management student at EHL, shares his journey from operational roles to strategic leadership, and how EHL helped him connect hospitality management, sustainability, and purpose. Originally from the United States, Carson chose EHL’s sustainability track to gain the administrative, managerial, and environmental expertise needed to one day open his own self-sustainable hotel in Switzerland. From classroom learning and certification projects to real-world exposure through industry field trips, his experience reflects how sustainability and luxury can — and must — evolve together. Beyond academics, Carson also shares the everyday moments that made EHL feel like home: morning coffees with friends, sunsets on campus, dancing at Montreux Jazz Café, and finding balance through sport and community. 💡 Key Takeaways: ✅ Why Carson chose EHL to move from operations to hospitality management ✅ How sustainability is becoming a core leadership skill in hospitality ✅ What the sustainability certification teaches future hotel leaders ✅ How industry field trips bridge luxury, sustainability, and real-world impact ✅ Why campus life, community, and wellbeing matter in high-pressure programs ✅ How EHL prepares students to lead hospitality with purpose and responsibility ✨ A call to action: The future of hospitality is cleaner, greener, and more human. And it starts with leaders who are willing to rethink how hotels are built, managed, and experienced. 👉 Discover the Master in Hospitality Management at EHL: https://gs.ehl.edu/degree-programs/master-in-hospitality-management ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 - Meet Carson Meek 00:12 - Why choose EHL and the Master in Hospitality Management 00:30 - Feeling at home on campus: community & daily life 00:38 – Sports, balance, and wellbeing at EHL 00:46 – Sustainability certification: a major milestone 01:02 – Why I chose sustainability 01:16 – Most impactful experiences 01:31 – What's next? 💬💬💬💬💬 What does sustainable hospitality mean to you? Share your thoughts in the comments below! 💬💬💬💬💬 🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔 If Carson’s journey inspired you, like, share & subscribe for more student stories from EHL Hospitality Business School: https://www.youtube.com/@EHLpublications?sub_confirmation=1 🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔 #EHL #HospitalityManagement #SustainableHospitality #StudentStory #FutureOfHospitality #EHLExperience #HospitalityLeadership #Sustainability #StudyHospitality