Author: Shannon Sweeny Curran

Shannon Sweeny Curran

Writer

Shannon Sweeny Curran

Shannon Sweeny Curran is the Senior Content Strategist at Babson College. Shannon is a writer, content strategist, and works with current students, alumni, and faculty to tell the Babson story. She is also the co-founder and executive director of the movement company ParadiseMoves. She earned her undergraduate degree in political and social communications from Emerson College and is currently an MBA candidate at Babson.

He Came to Babson in 1978. You’ll Still See Him On Campus Today Call George Recck the ultimate Beaver Believer. Through his time as a Babson undergraduate and graduate student, a staff member, and a current member of our faculty, Recck has seen it all. Now he’s excited to see the College’s second century unfold.

Tagged Alumni, Student Life, Faculty

Posted in Community

The Key to Economic Growth? Local Entrepreneurship Can entrepreneurship save economies? If you ask Daniel Isenberg, the answer will always be yes.

Tagged Faculty, Global

Posted in Insights

Investing in the Future with Patrick Gregory Patrick Gregory—lecturer, institutional portfolio manager, and campus leader—discusses the importance of real-world application in the classroom.

Tagged Finance, Faculty, Student Life

Posted in Community

From the Classroom to Shark Tank, Max Feber’s Future is BRUWing Babson College student Max Feber ’21 is the founder and CEO of BRUW, the cold brew filter changing the game on how people drink and make coffee.

Tagged Startups, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Determined to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution? Wishroute Is With You Just in time for your New Year's Resolutions, meet the three-time Babson graduate behind Wishroute, an accountability service that provides a human-powered path to wellness.

Tagged Alumni, Startups, Women's Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Launching a Career: 5 Ways Women Can Get Ahead at Work Looking to get ahead at work? Susan Duffy, executive director of the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College, will walk you through what you need to do to get to the next level.

Tagged Advice, Mentoring & Networking, Women's Leadership

Posted in Insights

Let’s Get Certified Babson Assistant Professor of Marketing Richard Hanna outlines the pros, cons, and how to for integrating professional certifications into the classroom.

Tagged Faculty, Advice, Technology

Posted in Insights

Breaking Down Language Barriers with Entrada ESL Social entrepreneur Erin Janklow MBA’14, founder of Entrada ESL, is working with companies such as Rent the Runway, Vail Resorts, and the National Domestic Worker’s Alliance to teach English as a second language to labor workers.

Tagged Startups, Women's Leadership, Technology, Social Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

The Power of Scale Up Around the World Representatives from 10 countries from around the world gathered at Babson to discuss the benefits, challenges, and opportunities for scaling up to increase economic development.

Tagged Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship Education, Global, Startups, Faculty

Posted in Community

We Need More Babsons: Richelieu Dennis on Economic Opportunity as a Vehicle for Change Entrepreneur, investor, social innovator Richelieu Dennis ’91 addresses the need for access, capital, and expertise in order for entrepreneurs to create economic opportunity.

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership