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.

Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
Entrepreneurial Leaders Fuel the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine From researchers to manufacturers, a look at the critical role that entrepreneurial leaders play in the high-stakes race for a COVID-19 vaccine.
By
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.
August 18, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Official Black Wall Street founder Mandy Bowman '12
GEM Data: Black Entrepreneurship Represents Highest Rate in U.S. The rate of Black entrepreneurship across the United States has intensified since 2014, and it’s because of innovators like Mandy Bowman ’12.
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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.
August 13, 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Inspiring Business Ideas
Inspiring Business Ideas from the Entrepreneurial Women of Babson Are you looking to start a venture and need some inspiration? Delve into these business ideas from risk-taking, rule-breaking, status-quo-shaking women.
By
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.
August 12, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

New Art Collective Live Performance
Princess Diana Award Winner Brings Business to the Arts Performing art and business don’t always go hand in hand. But, to this Babson student, they’re a perfect match.
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August 11, 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Women in Small Business Face the Challenges of the Pandemic
Faced with the Pandemic, Women in Small Business Take Action Women in small business already face obstacles when compared to their male counterparts, and those issues are only compounded by the pandemic. Still, many remain resilient.
By
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.
August 3, 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Brandale Randolph with a bicycle
Entrepreneurship as Protest Brandale Randolph demonstrates the power of entrepreneurship by selling top-end, high-tech bicycles to police departments.
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July 28, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

We Need Innovation in Leadership. Here’s How to Teach It. Babson Professor Sebastian Fixson knows that innovation in leadership is teachable. He explains why, and shows us how to teach innovation to college students.
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July 27, 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Empowering words for women, by women
Empowering Words for Women, By Women A look back at some of the most empowering words for women, by women, at Babson.
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July 17, 2020

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Bringing the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Government
Bringing the Entrepreneurial Mindset to the Halls of Government A new Babson program, B-AGILE, is bringing innovation and the entrepreneurial mindset to a place that touches on many aspects of our lives: government.
By
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.
July 17, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Babson Collaborative Global Student Challenge
Babson Collaborative Tackles Sustainability in Global Student Challenge Each year, the Babson Collaborative invites college students to address the problems of tomorrow. Teams rise through rounds of competition to get to the Global Phase, judged by Babson professors.
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July 14, 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership