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.

Sending an Air Hug Helena Dweck’s early return from a semester abroad in Italy sparked a business idea.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

April 3, 2020

Tagged Startups, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Bauer CEO and Babson Alumnus Pivots Production with Purpose You don’t need to be a founder to launch a successful business pivot. Bauer CEO Ed Kinnaly ’87 knows this well.

By 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.

April 2, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Company Culture, Corporate Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Household Names, Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Popped Water Lily Seeds Go Prime Time Nadine Habayeb is about to swim with the sharks as she attempts to seal a deal for her snack company, Bohana, on ABC’s Shark Tank on Friday night, March 20.

By Michael Chmura

March 20, 2020

Tagged Graduate, Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Food Entrepreneurship, Startups, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Lessons from Zumba's Disruptive Business Model Fitness is an industry filled with disruptive business models. What can we learn from Zumba’s?

By Kait Smith Lanthier

March 12, 2020

Tagged Startups, Alumni

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Everything And Then Some First year student Sree Dasari ’23 arrived at Babson with a patent, startup, and published scientific research. She's building on that foundation to grow her business at Babson.

By Karl Klaussen

March 9, 2020

Tagged Undergraduate, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Their Mission: Empower Women Everywhere Savitha Sridharan MBA’14 and Angela Sanchez MBA’11 are two Babson entrepreneurs united by one extraordinary mission—to empower women everywhere .

By Ashley Lucas

March 8, 2020

Tagged Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Alumni, Social Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Leaving His Mark With graduation on the horizon, Sienzhi Kouemo ’20 shares how he has made his mark on Babson—and how Babson has made an impression, too.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

March 6, 2020

Tagged Undergraduate, Student Life, Class of 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

How Do You Define Entrepreneurship? Entrepreneurs including Aaron Walton ’83, Ruthie Davis MBA’93, Michael Bastian ’87, and others share their definition of entrepreneurship, and how being part of the Babson community has made their career paths possible.

By Brianna Radicioni

Writer

Brianna Radicioni

Brianna DiPietro Radicioni is the Associate Director of Content Strategy at Babson College. Her career includes public relations and strategic communications planning for corporations, nonprofit organizations, startups, and thought leaders. She is a proud alumna of Babson.

March 4, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Career

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Entrepreneurs Don’t Go It Alone at Babson While she was launching Yad, her home decor business, Debbie Cohen ’19 took full advantage of the many resources that Babson offers budding entrepreneurs.

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.

February 28, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Startups, Social Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership