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.

Maxine Anderson ’22
An Entrepreneur Pursues a Passion for Education As a high school tutor, Maxine Anderson ’22 developed a passion for education. Now, as the co-founder of Arist, she’s helping create learning opportunities around the world.
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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.
November 13, 2020

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Overview of the Babson College campus
‘Everyone Has to Be an Entrepreneurial Leader’ In the kickoff to the first Global Entrepreneurial Leadership Week, Babson leaders discussed the need for entrepreneurial leadership worldwide—and how the College is creating them.
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November 12, 2020

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Image of Ela Gokcigdem '24
Presidential Scholar Sets Sights on Solving Climate Change Presidential Scholar Ela Gokcigdem ’24 shows that the path to becoming a social entrepreneur is through hard work, perseverance, and trial and error.
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November 12, 2020

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Babson's virtual Global Fashion Show.
Runway to Success: Babson Offers Unique Gateway into Fashion Industry Creativity associated with a career in fashion makes it appealing for aspiring entrepreneurial leaders. Here’s how Babson fuels that desire.
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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 10, 2020

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ANCORE Health & Fitness co-founders Isaac Lewis MSEL’19 (left) and Nathaniel Herring MSEL’19
Babson Grads Hustle to Fill Home Fitness Need Two companies led by three Babson graduates are innovating the way athletes stay in shape and pursue their fitness goals.
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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 6, 2020

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Christopher Maddox '17
Working at Facebook in 2020 Christopher Maddox ’17 dreams of pursuing entrepreneurship, professorship, and public office. Right now? He’s working, and learning, inside Facebook in a year of social unrest.
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October 29, 2020

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Serena Chang '23
Students Show Leadership in Civic, and Civil, Engagement The Babson Political Association has one rule: Challenge the idea, not the person. And, in light of current events, it remains steadfast on civil discourse as the best and maybe only way to be productive.
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October 29, 2020

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A sketch of Nobel Prize-winning scientists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna.
‘Quantum Leap’: Nobel-Winning Scientists Advance Women’s Leadership Two women scientists won the Nobel Prize collectively for the first time Oct. 7, inspiring women for years to come, says Smaiyra Million and Susan Duffy.
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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.
October 26, 2020

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Entrepreneurship Finds Roots in Families, Reveals GEM Report Worldwide, 75% of entrepreneurs and 81% of established business owners are entrepreneurs, co-owning or managing their businesses with family members.
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October 26, 2020

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Alessandro Lanaro
An Eyewear Company, a College, and 25,000 Facemasks MODO Eyewear founder and CEO Alessandro Lanaro P’22 has more than proven himself an entrepreneurial leader, thanks to his invaluable in-kind service to others.
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October 23, 2020

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