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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.

Family entrepreneurs meet at IFE in 2019
Why Family Entrepreneurship is the New Family Business Many think of family businesses as passed down from one generation to the next. Findings from the first ever Family Entrepreneurship Report by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) debunk that assumption.
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November 13, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-23 10:47:18
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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November 13, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-07 21:57:41
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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2026-06-13 04:25:11
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

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-31 09:58:21
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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November 10, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-22 06:08:50
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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November 6, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-31 22:44:30
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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2026-05-04 08:58:14
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

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-09 15:07:50
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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October 26, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-22 06:08:50
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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2026-06-24 15:25:28