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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.

Babson alumni and business founders speak at Babson's Africa Conference
Babson Alumni Bridge the Gap for African Entrepreneurs  Innovest Afrika, led by two Babson alumni, is breaking barriers in African entrepreneurship with plans to support 5,000 startups by 2030.
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May 28, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Graduate, Startups

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-04 03:50:43
C. Dean Metropoulos speaks at a podium
Babson College to Launch the C. Dean Metropoulos Institute for Technology and Entrepreneurship  With a gift from C. Dean Metropoulos ’67, MBA’68, the new institute is a significant step forward in Babson’s strategic initiatives to advance and elevate the pivotal role of technology in entrepreneurial education.
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May 21, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Campus, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Shakenna Williams speaks into a mircrophone during a panel discussion
Joining Boards Early in Your Career Can Change Your Trajectory for the Better — Here’s How to Harness Their Power In an article from Entrepreneur magazine, Shakenna Williams of the Frank & Eileen™ Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership shares how serving on boards can help entrepreneurs build their networks and expand their skill sets.
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May 20, 2024

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

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-03-20 12:55:32
Undergraduate receives degree at Commencement
Commencement Speakers to Class of 2024: Values Are Your Guiding Principles Babson College’s Class of 2024 was sent off into the world at Commencement, exhilarated by the energizing words of Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98, Trustee Eric Johnson ’72, H’24, P’08 and his daughter, Erin Tolefree H’24.
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May 14, 2024

Tagged Class of 2024, Commencement, Graduate, Undergraduate, Campus

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-03-19 14:50:33
Babson professor addresses students
Navigating the Realm of Possibility: Inspiring Advice from the Last Lecture Babson Professor Anirudh Dhebar delivered an inspiring Last Lecture to the graduate Class of 2024 after collecting his sixth Thomas Kennedy Award for Teaching Excellence.
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May 10, 2024

Tagged Commencement, Class of 2024, Advice, Graduate, Faculty

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-03-23 21:24:54
Sean Buck speaks on a stage
Six Leadership Lessons from the Young Entrepreneurs Conference at Babson Students reflect on the entrepreneurship conference, a longtime tradition of Babson’s eTower community, and share what lessons on leadership they learned.
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May 9, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurial Leadership, Leadership, Student Life, Campus

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-04-01 18:35:59
Zixu “HaHa” Ha MBA’24, the graduate student speaker for the Class of 2024
Zixu “HaHa” Ha MBA’24 on the Power of Persistence and Community Zixu Ha MBA’24, better known as “HaHa,” celebrates the relationships he built at Babson and looks forward to addressing his classmates as the graduate student speaker at Commencement.
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May 8, 2024

Tagged Class of 2024, Graduate, Commencement, Student Life

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-03 13:54:52
Wiljeana Glover, the Stephen C. and Carmella R. Kletjian Foundation Distinguished Professor of Global Healthcare Entrepreneurship and the founding faculty director of the Kerry Murphy Healey Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Babson College.
Successful Businesses Have This One Thing in Common Startups with diverse and unique expert perspectives drive innovation and success. Professor Wiljeana Glover explains how to establish thriving partnerships in a piece for Entrepreneur magazine.
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May 4, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Entrepreneurship Education, Advice, Startups

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-03-24 15:46:07
Arthur Blank poses for a photo in front of the Babson Globe
Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98: Empowering and Inspiring Entrepreneurial Leaders The Babson alumnus who co-founded The Home Depot and owns the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons returns to campus as the Commencement speaker at the undergraduate ceremony May 11.
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May 3, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2024, Commencement, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-05 07:51:35
Jeffrey Shay smiles for a portrait
In Milestone Appointment, Babson’s Jeffrey P. Shay Named Chair of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Entrepreneurship Professor Jeffrey P. Shay is the first board member from Babson to be named Chair of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.
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May 1, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Global, Research, Alumni

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-03-23 21:24:54