Nesbitt started out doing market research and site location for fast-food chains. He started in the real estate business by buying The Continent: a 60-acre, mixed-use development in Columbus, Ohio. Today, Nesbitt owns hotels and provides consulting services to this industry. He is the nation’s largest private owner of Embassy Suites Hotels. Windsor also acquires shopping centers, apartment projects, and multi-use commercial properties. Like Pioneer Norman Brinker, Nesbitt is a polo fanatic. He owns an ocean-view polo ranch in Santa Barbara, complete with stables, a waterfall and 25,000 square feet of residential space.