Entrepreneurial Leadership

The world needs entrepreneurial leaders to solve complex challenges that have persisted for decades or longer, as well as future ones we can’t even envision yet. Entrepreneurial leadership is both a skill set and a mindset, and entrepreneurial leaders impact businesses, organizations, and society because they put people first and manage in a relational way. Here, we illustrate the impact of entrepreneurial leadership through inspiring and uplifting stories from the Babson community and beyond.

Four people pose for a photo with the award

Babson’s Blank School, Frank & Eileen Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Honored at GCEC Babson College earned three distinctions at the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers conference, including the GCEC Center of Entrepreneurial Leadership Award and two for the Frank & Eileen™ Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership.

By Thought & Action Staff

November 20, 2024

Tagged Campus, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Women's Leadership, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Kristi Girdharry, director of Babson's Writing Center, hosted writing instructors from more than 30 higher education institutions to discuss the impact of AI on writing and research. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki)

AI in Action: How Babson Students Use Technology to Transform Research and Business Babson students discussed how AI transformed their academic and professional fields at a writing symposium hosted by Babson’s AI lab The Generator.

By Hillary Chabot

November 6, 2024

Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Student Life, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Three models wear crochet hats

Top Hat: Three Key Steps to Building a Winning Product The founder of clothing brand Arkyve, Will Biondo ’26 reflects on three key factors for how he found his breakout product, a colorful crochet hat, and then built upon its success.

By John Crawford

October 18, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Fashion, Startups, Undergraduate, Marketing

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Scott Taylor speaks in a classroom

Most Entrepreneurs Lack This One Quality That’s Essential for Success—Do You? With practice, any leader can become more externally self-aware. Here’s why it is so important and how you can start building it, writes Professor Scott Taylor in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.

By Scott Taylor

October 18, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Leadership, Research, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Ford Cousin '25. Chloe Samaha '25, and Anastascia Yefimenko '25 made BostInno's 25 Under 25 list.

Entrepreneurs on the Rise: Three Babson Founders Make BostInno’s 25 Under 25 List Meet three Babson entrepreneurs transforming their industries with innovative startups, earning recognition in BostInno’s prestigious 25 Under 25 list for 2024.

By Hillary Chabot

October 9, 2024

Tagged Startups, Student Life, Undergraduate, Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

Jarrad Turner holds a certificate while standing next to Cheryl Kiser

How a Babson Program Helped Inspire an Army Veteran to Make a Bigger Impact After attending a Babson executive certificate program, Army veteran Jarrad Turner decided to take his career in a new direction, one he hopes will have a greater impact on his fellow veterans’ lives.

By John Crawford

October 8, 2024

Tagged Career, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship Education, Social Innovation, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

C. Dean Metropoulos cuts the ribbon at the dedication

Empowering the Future at the C. Dean Metropoulos Institute for Technology and Entrepreneurship C. Dean Metropoulos ’67, MBA’68 returned to Babson for the dedication of the new institute, which bolsters the College’s leading entrepreneurial education in the leadership ranks of technology and AI.

By Hillary Chabot

October 3, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship Education, Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Rishi Ajmera opens a door and welcomes visitors to the Herring Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Village

Babson’s New HELV Is Now Open for Business With the fall semester in full swing, Babson’s new Herring Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Village is now open. The College held a celebration to commemorate the landmark addition to campus.

By John Crawford

September 18, 2024

Tagged Campus, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Student Life, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Young entrepreneurs collaborate as one writes on a white board

Young Entrepreneurs Drive ‘Bright Future,’ GEM U.S. Report Shows For the second consecutive year, 18- to 24-year-old entrepreneurs outpace older generations in starting or intending to start businesses, according to the milestone Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) United States 2023–2024 Report.

September 5, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Research, Sustainability, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Jake Ross speaks during a presentation

Finding Loyal Customers for Long-Lasting Success Is Easier than You Think Here’s how to use social media, email newsletters, and public relations to build a community of loyal customers and achieve success for the long haul, writes Jake Ross ’24 in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.

By Jake Ross ’24

September 4, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Alumni

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights