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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.

Farah Bernier MBA'08
Legacy Day Keynote Speaker Farah Bernier MBA'08 Works for Equality, Community Farah Bernier MBA’08, a leading human resources professional, embraces opportunity to address 18th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Day.
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February 12, 2021

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-12 08:45:43
Jeffrey P. Shay ’87, MBA’91
Back at Babson, Shay Brings Unique Perspective Jeffrey P. Shay ’87, MBA’91 returns as the new executive director for academic operations at Babson College’s The Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
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February 9, 2021

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-07-04 05:35:12
Cooking Japenese curry in EPS Made in Japan: Culture & Opportunities
Experiential Study Abroad from Home? Here’s How Babson College Made it Happen With hands-on cooking and art lessons, Babson students virtually visit Japan from home, thanks to an entrepreneurial professor bringing the culture to life.
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February 5, 2021

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-07-02 13:30:23
Tiffany Ramsarran '24 at Massachusetts Business Professionals of America event
Drawn by Diversity, She’s Focused on Solving Human Trafficking First-generation college student Tiffany Ramsarran ’24 uses diversity background, and Babson resources, to tackle global human trafficking issue.
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January 29, 2021

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-30 18:15:50
Portrait of Tim Ryan smiling
Taking Action on Diversity and Inclusion As U.S. chair and senior partner at PwC and co-founder of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, Tim Ryan ’88 uses his entrepreneurial skills to raise awareness and effect change.
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January 25, 2021

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-07-08 17:06:24
Nitiya Walker ’14 of Seeds of Fortune
Planting the Seeds for Financial Empowerment Through her nonprofit, Seeds of Fortune, Nitiya Walker ’14 seeks to empower young women of color through financial knowledge.
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January 22, 2021

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-20 05:17:23
Video game players in competition
The Wide, Widening World of Esports Esports continue to grow in popularity. At Babson, an esports club offers students competition and camaraderie, while an alumnus has become a major player in the industry.
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January 8, 2021

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-25 02:35:40
Student working in a Babson Commons at Horn Library study room
These Are the Opportunities Entrepreneurs Can Capitalize on in 2021 As we kick off 2021, we asked a number of our professors who have a range of expertises to forecast this year’s opportunities for entrepreneurs.
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January 5, 2021

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-07-02 23:02:01
Mighty Well co-founders (from left) Yousef Al-Humaidhi ’15, Emily Levy ’16, and Maria Del Mar Gomez ’16
When Making Masks Proves Purposeful and Personal For Babson-built Mighty Well, expanding into the production of face masks was no pivot. It was purposeful and personal.
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January 4, 2021

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-22 20:32:05
The Network Effect At this Class of 2020 startup, a pair of students from different graduate programs take advantage of dynamic and unexpected opportunities.
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December 8, 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-30 17:54:31