Author: Elizabeth Atwater

Elizabeth Atwater
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Elizabeth Atwater

Elizabeth Atwater is the former Associate Director of Content Strategy at Babson College. Her writing has appeared in print and online in a wide range of outlets including Forbes, The Atlantic, Reuters, Chief Learning Officer, BostInno, and Seventeen magazine. Her career includes a stint at a venture capital-backed technology startup, as well as a chapter working for a small, family-run public relations firm. Atwater earned her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University and MBA at Babson College.

Heather McGowan
The Future of Work Is Learning What will it take to be successful in the workplaces of the future? Heather McGowan MBA ’01 says it’s adaptability, lifelong learning, and having an agile mindset.
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September 26, 2019

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Entrepreneurs on Stage
Advice from Distinguished Entrepreneurs For more than 40 years, Babson’s Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs® has honored founders who’ve made a difference. In panel conversations at Babson’s Centennial Celebration, they offered a look into what it takes to build a business.
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September 24, 2019

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Akio Toyoda Babson
Toyoda Encourages Graduates to Be Warm; Find Joy in Life Babson alumnus Akio Toyoda MBA’82, P’14 spoke from the heart to inspire graduate students and their families at Saturday’s Centennial Commencement.
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May 21, 2019

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TED Talks Top 10
Babson TED Talks Top 10 TEDx Babson College speakers shared pearls of wisdom on the theme Dimensions of Change. Here are the TED Talks Top 10 from Babson College.
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May 14, 2019

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Student commencement speakers
2019 Student Speakers Look to Commencement Swapnika Yarlagadda ’19 and Rodrigo Riviello MBA ’19 will address their peers during this year’s Commencement ceremonies, reflecting on their time at Babson and the Class of 2019’s shared hopes for the future.
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May 2, 2019

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Babson's Finance Students
Babson Students Finish in the Money At local, national, and international finance competitions, students from Babson’s undergraduate, MBA, and MSF programs are teaming up to win big.
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April 3, 2019

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Babson MBA
Get to Know Babson's New MBA It’s here: the new Babson MBA. We sat down with some of the people who have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to redesign the Graduate School’s flagship program to learn what makes Babson’s new MBA stand out.
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February 21, 2019

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Married Entrepreneurs Sara Blakely and Jesse Itzler
Advice from Married Entrepreneurs Sara Blakely and Jesse Itzler Sara Blakely and Jesse Itzler are an entrepreneurial power-couple. She founded Spanx and is a self-made billionaire, he has sold multiple businesses, authored best selling books, and is a former rapper. Together they have four children and say marrying one another has been the best decision they ever made.
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November 21, 2018

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Innovation Navigator
Navigating Innovation in the Era of Digital Design and Collaborative Culture If companies want to have ideas that are far out, they need to be able to navigate today's expanded innovation landscape.
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October 17, 2018

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Beyond the Champion
Why Aren't Companies Getting Better At Breakthrough Innovation? According to the book Beyond the Champion, organizations that want to compete on innovation must treat it as a team sport.
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August 27, 2018

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