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.

TORq Interface wins Babson ePitch
TORq Interface Wins Big Joanna Geisinger MBA’17 and her startup, TORq Interface, pitched to win $100,000, and the investment interest of some famous judges, including Jamie Siminoff ’99, founder of Ring, at Babson ePitch: Second Century Challenge.
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September 23, 2019

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LaShonda Cooks
An Artist and an Entrepreneur Dallas native LaShonda Cooks '10 reflects on her favorite moments at Babson and her perspective on art entrepreneurship.
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September 13, 2019

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Creating a Clear Path for Growth Juan Giraldo MBA ’18 came to Babson with an idea for a food business, but it was during the Cultivate Small Business program at Babson Executive Education that he was finally able to drill down, work out the kinks, and create a clear path for continued growth.
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September 12, 2019

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Reign Drink Lab
Brewing a New Venture Tam Le MBA ’13 has always been an entrepreneur. But it was the Cultivate Small Business program at Babson that allowed him to extend his business and break new ground.
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September 10, 2019

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April Chen
4 Questions with April Chen ’19 April Chen ’19 reflects on her journey to Babson, building—and pivoting—her venture, and her favorite Babson moments.
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September 5, 2019

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Swimming with Sharks
Alumni Who Pitched Ideas on 'Shark Tank' Return to Babson At this year's Babson Connect: Worldwide, part of the College’s Centennial Celebration, four Babson alumni shared their experiences pitching on ABC’s "Shark Tank."
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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.
September 3, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Gender Investment Gap
Fighting the Gender Investment Gap As the fight to close the gender wealth gap continues, one Babson alumna uses entrepreneurship to take matters into her own hands.
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August 23, 2019

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Wendi Kan
A Business Idea That Hits Close To Home Wendi Kan ’22 used her personal struggles acclimating to high school in the U.S. to evolve her business idea.
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August 21, 2019

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Brett Pierce
After NFL, Players Turn to Babson Former NFL players interested in new business careers have come to Babson for The Entrepreneur's Bootcamp.
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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 20, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Ryan Vangel books some of the biggest concerts in New England
The Business Backstage Behind the scenes of many a concert is Ryan Vangel ’95, a Babson alumnus who books some of the biggest acts for the biggest stages in New England.
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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.
August 12, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership