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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.

Wiljeana Glover works with a student at the hackathon

First Health Hackathon in Rwanda Highlights Babson-UGHE Collaboration Wiljeana Glover, founding faculty director of Babson’s Kerry Murphy Healey Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship, discusses the successful hackathon and the value of collaborating with the University of Global Health Equity.

By Adam Sulkowski

August 16, 2022

Tagged Global, Faculty, Inclusive Excellence, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship Education, Social Innovation, Class of 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-30 12:07:25

Dylan Zajac '25 looks at a computer screen

Refurbishing Computers Turns from Side Hustle to Helping Hand Dylan Zajac ’25 has been refurbishing computers and donating them since high school. At Babson, he has continued to grow his charity, develop his network, and expand his opportunities.

By Hillary Chabot

August 5, 2022

Tagged Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit, Social Innovation

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-04 19:10:53

Philip Bell MBA’23 stands before a crowd at the Summer Venture Showcase.

An Entrepreneurial Showcase The student and alumni entrepreneurs in Babson’s Summer Venture Program spend weeks building their startups. The program concludes with a showcase highlighting all of their work.

By John Crawford

July 27, 2022

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship Education, Startups, Class of 2022, Alumni, Graduate, Undergraduate, Class of 2023

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-27 03:27:57

Kristina, Lucas, and Greg Austin stand together for a family portrait inside Inclusive Fitness

A Gym That’s Inclusive of All A Boston gym co-founded by Babson MBA graduates, Inclusive Fitness is dedicated to the needs of individuals who are neurodivergent, an often overlooked population.

By John Crawford

July 21, 2022

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Alumni, Family Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-29 17:33:40

Chisom Mbonu-Ezeoke speaking during a bootcamp session

Babson Helps Fuel Dreams of Women Sports Pioneers Babson College hosts the Global Sports Mentoring Program for a women’s entrepreneurship bootcamp aimed at helping scale ventures to better serve women around the world.

July 14, 2022

Tagged Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Women's Leadership, Leadership, Global, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Faculty, Executive Education, Inclusive Excellence

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-26 06:40:17

Boris Chertok works on a computer on campus

Student App Makes Lending a Hand Easier Boris Chertok ’22 has created an app that makes it easier for fellow Babson students to help each other out—and make a quick buck.

By Melissa Savignano

May 4, 2022

Tagged Class of 2022, Entrepreneurship, Undergraduate, Startups

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-27 16:14:45

Luis Buitrago speaks on stage

Babson Grad Student Means Business for Early-Stage Latin American Entrepreneurs After bolstering his collaborative and leadership skills, Luis Buitrago MSEL’22 aims to bring Babson’s entrepreneurial spirit to Latin America.

By Hillary Chabot

April 28, 2022

Tagged Class of 2022, Graduate, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-05 05:21:33

Jason Shatsky poses with the grand-prize $100,000 check

TicketRev Wins ePitch—and $100,000 Jason Shatsky ’21, CEO and founder of TicketRev, won ePitch and its $100,000 grand prize—Babson’s largest winning prize—during the finale at eMerge Americas in Miami.

April 20, 2022

Tagged Startups, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Alumni, Class of 2021, Class of 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-03 17:17:23

A young student with headphones works on a laptop

B.E.T.A. Challenge Finalists Innovating in Education Technology Two of the B.E.T.A. Challenge finalists—Mauricio Nogueira Silverio ’24 of iDuk and Alexander Deeb ’14 of ClassHook—offer their insights on the edtech space and their ventures.

April 12, 2022

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Undergraduate, Graduate, Alumni, Class of 2024, Startups, Student Life

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-08 15:31:54

Graduate students pose with a Babson pennant

The Best MBA for Entrepreneurship and a ‘Mandate to Lead’ Babson College’s graduate school once again has been validated as the Best MBA for Entrepreneurship, earning the No. 1 ranking from U.S. News & World Report for the 29th consecutive year.

March 29, 2022

Tagged Career, Entrepreneurship Education, Graduate

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-07 15:52:33