Hillary Chabot, Author at Babson Thought & Action

Side-by-side photos of a Barbie doll and a Corage doll named Aaliya

Four Barbie Summer Fails and a Diversity Win As Barbie Summer dominates pop culture. Flora Ekpe-Idang MBA’17, who created a multicultural doll, details the doll's diversity issues.

By 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.

August 9, 2023

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Alumni, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship

Posted in Insights

Babson Chief of Police Erin Carcia at Boston Police Department event to increase women working in law enforcement.

Boosting the Number of Women in Law Enforcement Babson Chief of Police Erin Carcia serves as an inspiring example and key advocate in advancing an ambitious project to grow the number of women in law enforcement across the country.

By 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.

August 2, 2023

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Women's Leadership, Social Innovation

Posted in Community, Outcomes

Picture of Wishroute owner Jessica Lynch ’13, MS’13, MBA’18.

When Should You Sell Your Startup? Jessica Lynch ’13, MS’13, MBA’18 decided to sell her beloved venture Wishroute earlier this year. Here’s how she did it.

By 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.

July 25, 2023

Tagged Advice, Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Q&A

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights, Outcomes

Akhil Nair MBA'18, a former Global Entrepreneur in Residence at Babson College, with the program's director Cindy Klein Marmer and another volunteer.

Babson’s Global Entrepreneur in Residence Program Returns Akhil Nair MBA’18 grew his venture and mentored Babson students in the Global Entrepreneur in Residence program, which restarted this year after a four-year hiatus.

By 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.

July 18, 2023

Tagged Global, Entrepreneurship, Inclusive Excellence, Startups

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

The opening page of the Threads app on an iphone

Can Threads Take Down Twitter? As Meta’s popular new app launches, Babson’s Rich Hanna says Threads has built-in advantages to seriously challenge Elon Musk’s Twitter.

By 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.

July 12, 2023

Tagged Corporate Innovation, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Faculty

Posted in Insights

Why Do Companies Use Hidden Fees? Hidden fees have increased amid inflation and cutbacks. Babson Associate Professor Lauren Beitelspacher explains why customers often pay up.

By 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.

July 7, 2023

Tagged Commentary, Faculty, Q&A

Posted in Insights

A Babson alumnus speaks at a real estate convention.

Taking Pride in Babson for Pride Month Jacob Miles ’98 reflects on the importance of Babson’s extended family and support for LGBTQ students and alumni.

By 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.

June 27, 2023

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Student Life

Posted in Community

Babson student pitches her venture while standing in front of a presentation screen during a competition

Competitions Help Babson Grad Perfect Her Pitch Swarna Shiv ’23 competed in five national entrepreneurial contests that provided hands-on experience on pitching startups, enhancing business strategy, and learning what it takes to launch a successful company.

By 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.

June 23, 2023

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Class of 2023, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Haiti was hit by deadly flooding and a 4.9 earthquake in June.

A Helping Hand for Haitian Relatives Joseph Noel ’24 is working to bring his Haitian relatives to the States as Haiti is rocked by yet another earthquake.

By 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.

June 15, 2023

Tagged Student Life, Global, Undergraduate

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Professionals from Bulgaria at Babson College

Bulgarians Learn Leadership Through Collaboration at Babson A 15-member group of Bulgarian professionals spent a whirlwind two weeks learning leadership skills as part of Babson’s B-AGILE program.

By 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.

May 23, 2023

Tagged Executive Education, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Global, Entrepreneurship Education, Mentoring & Networking

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

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