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Whether it happens in the classroom, while consulting with our partner companies, or at one of our global hubs, we bring you compelling stories about what’s happening throughout the Babson College community.

Babson women's soccer head coach Nellie Pineault
Babson College Women’s Soccer Coach Notches 100th Career Win Women’s soccer head coach Nellie Pineault MBA’03 became the third-active woman coach at Babson College to record her 100th career win.
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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.
November 6, 2019

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Babson Peers on Wellness
Leaning on Your Peers The Health and Wellness team at Babson knows the power of peer-to-peer learning. That’s why, each year, they engage a group of student educators called Peers on Wellness, or POWs.
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November 6, 2019

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Jules Pieri and Joanne Domeniconi, co-founders of The Grommet
The Way We Make Stuff Now At the 7th annual Disruption Dinner at Babson College, The Grommet Co-Founders Jules Pieri and Joanne Domeniconi explored the ins and outs of innovation, opportunity, risk, and partnership.
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November 5, 2019

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Vivian Nguyen
An Entrepreneur’s Political Pitch Babson College student Vivian Nguyen ’22 aspires to give a voice to underrepresented groups of her community. That’s why at age 19, she decided to run for Everett City Council.
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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.
November 5, 2019

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Babson Board Fellow
5 Ways to Be a Good Board Fellow The Babson College Board Fellows program allows MBA students and alumni the opportunity to become integral nonvoting members of nonprofit boards.
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November 4, 2019

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Candida Brush
Equality in Entrepreneurship? Not Yet Babson’s Candida Brush has long studied women entrepreneurs. They have made many strides, but one critical challenge remains.
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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.
October 31, 2019

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Ryan Laverty
Life and Business After ePitch ePitch finalist Ryan Laverty ’20 stood out on stage. Now he’s making plans for the future.
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October 30, 2019

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Entrepreneurial families
Supporting Past, Current, and Future Generations of Entrepreneurial Families A $2 million gift from Charlie Nulsen ’79 and JoAnn Kocum Nulsen ’81 will endow the Executive Directorship position at the Institute for Family Entrepreneurship, enabling the best in leadership and experiential programming for students and their entrepreneurial families.
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October 29, 2019

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STEP family business survey
Millennial CEOs Ready to Lead Family Businesses Longer life expectancy combined with changing expectations are putting strain on business families as they adapt in today's evolving landscape.
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October 25, 2019

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Kara Lawson at Babson College
One on One with NBA Assistant Coach Kara Lawson Boston Celtics assistant coach Kara Lawson took to the Babson Recreation and Athletics Complex this month to share what it’s like to be one of just a handful of female coaches in the NBA.
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October 25, 2019

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