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Building Startup Communities with Brad Feld At a fireside chat with members of the Babson community, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and author Brad Feld painted an incredibly rich picture of entrepreneurial ecosystems.

By Alexandra Dunk

February 12, 2020

Tagged Startups, Household Names, VC & Investing

Posted in Community

Bryanne Leeming, STEM Education entrepreneur

SPLAT! Breaking the Rules in STEM Education If you’re on a mission to get kids excited about coding, letting them jump and play is a pretty good place to start. Just ask Bryanne Leeming MBA’16, who built a business that mixes STEM education and play.

By Elizabeth Atwater

February 11, 2020

Tagged Graduate, Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups, Technology, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Developing Her Own Opportunities As technology shapes the future, the world looks to women like Gia Douglass ’23 pursuing careers in STEM and diversifying the industry.

By Ashley Lucas

February 11, 2020

Tagged Student Life, Women's Leadership, Career, Technology

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Professor Gina O’Connor at Faculty Research Day (credit: Paige Brown)

A Grant, Term Chair, and Tips for Employee-Manager Relations Faculty members have been awarded a term chair and a grant for their research and teaching excellence, and for what they will bring to the classroom.

By Bryan Lipiner

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Bryan Lipiner

Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.

February 10, 2020

Tagged Faculty, Advice, Career, Company Culture, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Research

Posted in Community, Insights

A New Institute Takes a Broader View of Entrepreneurship The Butler Institute for Free Enterprise Through Entrepreneurship, funded through a $10 million gift from the Butler family, will examine how government and society can help entrepreneurship to thrive.

By John Crawford

February 7, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Faculty, Research

Posted in Community

How to Keep Health and Wellness Top of Mind This Semester To take care of business, you have to take care of yourself. So we asked Babson’s wellness experts for their advice on being well this spring.

By Brianna Radicioni

February 7, 2020

Tagged Advice, Class of 2021, Campus, Student Life

Posted in Community, Insights

7 Go-to-Market Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs In a new book looking at go-to-market strategies, contributors from Babson and around the world explore the power and potential of women entrepreneurs.

By John Crawford

February 6, 2020

Tagged Advice, Alumni, Books, Faculty, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Insights

Embracing Who We Are In the face of adversity, Wes Woodson ’20 discovered his passion for entrepreneurship and ability to embrace change. He encourages others to do the same.

By Bryan Lipiner

Writer

Bryan Lipiner

Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.

February 5, 2020

Tagged Student Life, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Undergraduate, Class of 2020

Posted in Community