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How 25-year-old Somia Farid is Making Her Mark on Edible Arrangements How exactly does a 25-year-old successfully step into the role of Vice President and General Manager of the family business?

By Lauri Union

August 9, 2019

Tagged Family Entrepreneurship, Food Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

And the Finalists Are ... On September 20, 2019, as part of Babson’s Centennial Celebration, startups Arist, Gentreo, and TORq Interface will compete for upward of $100,000 at Babson ePitch: Second Century Challenge.

By Brianna Radicioni

August 8, 2019

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2020, Centennial, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Household Names, Startups, VC & Investing

Posted in Community

Women Supporting Women Susan Duffy, along with her colleagues at Babson’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership, works to harness the full entrepreneurial potential of women.

By 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.

August 7, 2019

Tagged Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Campus, Executive Education, Mentoring & Networking

Posted in Community

Inspiring Viewers to Take Action through Film Documentary filmmaker Sammy Dane ’15 hopes to change his viewers’ perspectives on the world and influence them to act through storytelling.

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.

August 6, 2019

Tagged Alumni, Career, Undergraduate

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Karen Hebert-Maccaro Named CEO of Babson Executive Education Accomplished practitioner, educator, and thought-leader Karen Hebert-Maccaro has been named the CEO of Babson Executive Education.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

August 5, 2019

Tagged Executive Education, Women's Leadership

Posted in Community

Toys R Us Is Back. Let the Games Begin! Toys R Us reinvents itself with a new retail strategy, but will consumers play along?

By Jeannine Stein

August 2, 2019

Tagged Faculty, Corporate Innovation

Posted in Insights

Making Art at a Business School Art can happen anywhere, even at a bustling business school. Babson’s Sorenson Arts Scholarship program helps student artists to take time to discuss and practice their art.

By 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.

August 1, 2019

Tagged Campus, Student Life, Arts, Undergraduate

Posted in Community

Associate Professor of Management Wendy Murphy and students

In the News: Faculty Talk Workplace, Tariffs, and Education Babson professors and leaders shared insight in local and national media outlets on entrepreneurship education and tariffs on international products.

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.

July 31, 2019

Tagged Advice, Career, Commentary, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Insights