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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.

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.
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October 3, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-07-24 19:40:55
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.
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September 18, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-07-24 19:40:55
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.
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September 5, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-07-09 08:45:49
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.
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September 4, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-07-23 18:24:39
The exterior of the Herring Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Village
Investing in the Power of Education at the HELV Believers in the impact of education and of Babson, alumni have given their support to classrooms at the College’s new Herring Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Village. This is their story.
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August 30, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-07-22 03:55:03
Eliana Crosina poses for a portrait
An Award-Winning Professor Studies Entrepreneurship’s Human Side A recipient of the prestigious Emerging Scholar Award from the Academy of Management, Eliana Crosina ’05, MBA’11, takes a personal approach in her robust research of entrepreneurship.
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August 14, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-07-09 08:45:49
Educators collaborate while stading around a table
‘A Small College with a Global Footprint’ Babson Academy expands Entrepreneurial Thought & Action to new regions around the world with unique programs for high school students and teachers, university educators, and undergraduate and graduate students.
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August 13, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-07-23 03:13:07
Patrick Scanlon poses for a portrait
Taking Action to Help Others Find Their Path Patrick Scanlon MSEL’23 seizes opportunities to inspire others, particularly those with disabilities, to embrace self-leadership and pursue their full potential.
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August 13, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-14 16:44:52
Erik Noyes poses for a portrait in the Weissman Foundry
How Entrepreneurs Can Use AI to Better Understand Their Target Customers Artificial intelligence is transforming entrepreneurship by enabling deep customer insights and data-driven decision-making at an unprecedented scale, writes Associate Professor Erik Noyes in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.
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August 9, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-07-22 21:20:55
The character Anxiety waves in a shot from the movie
How ‘Inside Out 2’ Can Improve Your Leadership Skills The animated hit movie Inside Out 2 teaches emotional leadership skills such as self-awareness, empathy, and vulnerability.
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July 30, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-07-22 16:31:19