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.

Rocket Pitch 2019
A Super Bowl Champion, a Social Innovator, and a Babson College Tradition Super Bowl champion Matt Chatham MBA’11 and Jon Feinman MBA’10 talk about pitching ideas and how mistakes led to success at Rocket Pitch 2019.
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November 25, 2019

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Fashion entrepreneur Ruthie Davis
For Fashion Entrepreneur Ruthie Davis, Making Shoes with Disney Is ‘Like a Dream’ In her collaborations with Disney, fashion entrepreneur Ruthie Davis brings together the company’s beloved characters with her distinct creative voice.
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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 22, 2019

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Inspired to Give Back Noelia Chacon ’23 draws on her Guatemalan heritage to inspire her to make an impact, wherever she goes.
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November 21, 2019

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Babson College Rocket Pitch
Celebrating 20 Years of Rocket Pitch with 20 Entrepreneurs, Part II Our list of 20 Babson College entrepreneurs and innovators who have pitched at Babson's signature pitch event continues.
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November 14, 2019

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Rocket Pitch
Celebrating 20 Years of Rocket Pitch with 20 Entrepreneurs, Part I Meet 20 Babson entrepreneurs and innovators who have pitched at Babson’s most iconic—and electrifying—pitch event.
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November 13, 2019

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Startups That Disrupt
The Babson College MBAs Behind These 'Startups That Disrupt' Poets & Quants recently set out to discover MBA startups with staying power. After scouring 28 campuses and countless companies, here are two Babson College startups that disrupt.
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November 12, 2019

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eTower at Centennial Celebration
eTower, a Venture in Itself eTower is widely known at Babson for the entrepreneurial successes and endeavors of residents past. But, how did it start and why does it endure? Community.
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October 24, 2019

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Entrepreneurial Wisdom from Diane von Fürstenberg Diane von Fürstenberg, the first female, and the youngest person to be inducted into The Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs at age 32, joined Babson Connect: Worldwide to share her insights and wisdom.
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October 23, 2019

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Adriana and Gustavo Cisneros
The Next Generation Two generations of the Cisneros family business shared their take on succession planning and more during Babson Connect: Worldwide.
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October 18, 2019

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Taline Karozichian '21 meeting Kevin Harrington at Babson's Weissman Foundry
Students Reinvent the Pitch with Kevin Harrington Twenty-eight years ago, Kevin Harrington was a young entrepreneur making $50 million in revenue. Fast forward a few years, and the $50 million became $500 million. What made the difference? Babson.
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October 17, 2019

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