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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.

Students Get Hands On to Scale a Lean Venture Students gain real-world operational growth and management experience, both at Babson and in Boston on one of the city’s highest-traffic weekends.
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June 7, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-04 01:01:03
Polina Raygorodskaya and Gustavo Trindade
How Solving 1 Problem Led to Millions in Revenue Wanderu founder Polina Raygorodskaya ’08 illustrated to the growing startup community of Miami how solving a problem led to more than $100 million in revenue.
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May 16, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-10 05:16:28
Scholars from around the world are coming to Babson entrepreneurship conferences
Scholars from Around the World Are Headed to Babson This June, hundreds of scholars will arrive on Babson’s campus for two renowned entrepreneurship research events—the Diana International Research Conference and the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference.
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May 8, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-05-10 05:16:28
Akio Toyoda
But First, A Look Back at Toyoda’s Time at Babson In anticipation of addressing Babson’s graduate Class of 2019 at this year’s Centennial Commencement, Akio Toyoda MBA’82, P’14 shares some of his favorite Babson memories and advice.
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May 6, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-13 18:54:38
Abby Beecher
Balancing Business With Being Part of the Team Abigail Beecher knows how to balance a future business career while helping lead a collegiate sports team on NCAA tournament runs in consecutive years.
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May 3, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-10 16:28:50
Steve Poftak
The Man at the Top of the T Babson graduate Steve Poftak has taken on arguably one of the toughest jobs in New England, but he is happy and humbled to be the MBTA’s new leader.
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April 23, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-17 23:11:05
Mega Mentoring
At the Founders Summit, Mentoring Goes Mega 100 alumni founders. 100 student entrepreneurs. 200 conversations. 1 afternoon. The Blank Center takes mentoring to the next level at Babson’s first Founders Summit.
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April 19, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-22 13:43:34
Lauren Beitelspacher
Learning Retail by Doing Retail A popular retail class held at Babson Boston gives students the opportunity to open and run their own store.
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April 19, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-10 16:28:50
Nick Ragland
Behind the Curtain of a Family Business Babson’s Live Case Study series takes attendees into the inner workings of family enterprises, which often are tight-lipped about the challenges they are facing.
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April 18, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-17 23:11:05
Hisham Beydoun
Taking the Lead Hisham Beydoun MBA’19 came to Babson to learn how he could use business to change the world. He is leaving changed by his classmates and the impact he made on the Babson community.
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April 12, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-08 21:35:51