Tina Opie talks during the panel discussion
PHOTOS: Tina Opie and Babson at the Massachusetts Conference for Women  Tina Opie, associate professor of management, highlighted Babson College’s presence last week at the 20th annual Massachusetts Conference for Women.
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December 16, 2024

Posted in Community, Insights

close-up of a microphone set up before a waiting audience
Seven Tips for How to Become a Good Public Speaker Public speaking can be challenging. You need to calm your nerves, understand your audience, and figure out what to even say. Sharon Sinnott, the director of Babson’s Speech Center, offers help.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
December 13, 2024

Posted in Insights

An overview of the Weissman Foundry during the buildathon
How Student Teams Used AI to Tackle Real-World Problems at One-Day Buildathon  At the inaugural Generator-Microsoft Entrepreneurship & AI Buildathon, student teams from Babson, Olin, and Wellesley colleges collaborate and compete to identify transformative entrepreneurial opportunities enabled by artificial intelligence.
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December 12, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

The setting sun shines on Tomasso Hall and the Babson campus
Babson Launches New Doctor of Business Administration Program to Empower Entrepreneurial Leaders Babson College introduces its Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program, empowering experienced professionals to address real-world challenges with innovative solutions through applied research and entrepreneurial leadership.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
December 9, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Two students put the finishing touches on a snowman
Unscripted Moment: Snow Day In our occasional photo series, staff photographer Nic Czarnecki shares the story of first-year students from Hawaii playing in the first snow of the season.
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December 6, 2024

Posted in Community

James Pidhurney and Greg Pope pitch their product in front of the Sharks on the episode
From Babson to “Shark Tank”: How James Pidhurney MBA’08 Scored a $400K Deal for Chalkless James Pidhurney MBA’08 turned entrepreneurial lessons from Babson into a “Shark Tank” deal with Kevin O’Leary and Rashaun Williams for Chalkless, a grip-enhancing product.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
December 5, 2024

Posted in Outcomes

Jeffrey Shay poses for a portrait
These 3 Trends Will Change What It Means to Be an Entrepreneur in 2025 Here are three entrepreneurship trends from the new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report that are changing the landscape for the future, writes Jeffrey Shay in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.
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December 4, 2024

Posted in Insights

Abby Speicher shows her product to the Sharks on the set of the TV show
Abby Speicher MBA’15, CEO of DartDrones: Lessons in Resilience and Innovation Abby Speicher MBA’15, who once pitched DartDrones on “Shark Tank,” provides an inspiring story of persistence with students in the New Tech Ventures blog.
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December 4, 2024

Posted in New Tech Ventures Blog

Jeff Satwicz speaks next to a large presentation screen
Commitment to Sustainability: How Big Belly Is Revolutionizing Waste Management Jeff Satwicz, founder of Bigbelly, shares his entrepreneurial lessons of adaptability and diverse collaborators with students in the New Tech Ventures blog.
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December 4, 2024

Posted in New Tech Ventures Blog

With water as a backdrop behind him, Geeth Devara MSBA’24 poses for a photo
How One Babson MSBA Student Addressed Climate Change At IBM, Geeth Devara MSBA’24 helped develop an intricate model using satellite images. In this time of climate change, that model can identify at-risk populations during a heat wave.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
December 4, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership