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.

Linda Rottenberg’s Advice: Go Crazy on Your Idea Linda Rottenberg has a message for aspiring entrepreneurs: If people aren’t calling you crazy, you aren’t dreaming big enough.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

May 7, 2018

Tagged Advice, Global, Startups, Household Names, Women's Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Caryl Stern’s Lessons on Life and Leadership In the story of Caryl Stern’s life, there’s a theme prevalent in each and every chapter: putting children first.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

May 3, 2018

Tagged Advice, Global, Nonprofit, Women's Leadership, Social Innovation, Household Names

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Growing Plants to Grow Students with Stephen Ritz Stephen Ritz's Green Bronx Machine uses the power of a plant to transform communities that are fragmented and marginalized into neighborhoods that are inclusive and thriving.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

April 17, 2018

Tagged Nonprofit, Entrepreneurship Education, Household Names, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Social Innovation, Food Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Life Lessons from Warren Buffett An MBA student had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sit down with Warren Buffett. Here's what he learned.

By Marcus Vinicius Barrozo Bellas

April 12, 2018

Tagged Household Names, Advice

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Crooked Oak's Head-First Dive Into Craft Spirits What started as an experiment for a family of entrepreneurs has grown into a full-fledged business, putting a new spin on classic spirits.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

April 2, 2018

Tagged Family Entrepreneurship, Food Entrepreneurship, Startups, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

From Athlete to Entrepreneur Former WNBA star and collegiate standout Michelle Brooke-Marciniak leveraged the skills and mentality she developed as an athlete to guide her career as an entrepreneur.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

March 23, 2018

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Women's Leadership, Advice, Household Names

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

After the Storm Entrepreneurs are putting their own unique spins on hurricane recovery efforts in the U.S.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

December 11, 2017

Tagged Social Innovation, Global, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

3 Lessons from Distinguished Entrepreneurs What can we learn from the world’s most accomplished entrepreneurs? We look to the world's first entrepreneurship hall of fame to find out.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

November 20, 2017

Tagged Career, Advice, Startups, Household Names, Corporate Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

No Finish Line Arthur Blank ’63, H’98, built The Home Depot, one of the largest retail outlets in the world. For the second act of his amazing career, Blank has kept busy, pledging to give nearly all of his wealth to charity, and leading his NFL team, the Atlanta Falcons.

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.

November 18, 2017

Tagged Babson Magazine, Alumni, Household Names

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership