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.
The Corporate Entrepreneur: Matthew Mottola at Microsoft
Matthew Mottola MS’17 is obsessed with fixing both the way we work, and the way we feel about our work. He used his make-it-happen mindset to tackle this problem at Microsoft.
April 9, 2019
Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership
2026-05-24 03:51:36
Michael Ioffe’s Conversation Became a World-Changing Idea
A series of conversations with students in Yemen left Michael Ioffe ’21 with an idea—that text messages could be used to bridge the digital learning access gap.
April 8, 2019
Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership
2026-05-08 21:35:51
Pursuing Purpose and Profit
The leader of Babson’s Lewis Institute, Cheryl Kiser, believes companies can both make money and make a difference.
April 4, 2019
Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership
2026-05-24 00:39:40
From Commander to Student to Fellow to CEO
As graduation approached for Prakash Veenam MBA ’18, he took advantage of a summer fellowship offered through the Leonard A. Schlesinger Fund for Global Healthcare Entrepreneurship. That fellowship paved the way for Veenam to become CEO just three months later.
March 20, 2019
Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership
2026-05-17 17:46:01
Chair of the Board of Trustees, Marla Capozzi, Urges Students to Never Stop Learning
Fundamentally, academia and business are two very different industries. Babson student Jess Chartier ’20 sat down with Babson Board of Trustees Chair Marla Capozzi MBA’96 to discuss the differences and similarities of leading a college and a management consulting firm at the same time.
March 8, 2019
Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership
2026-05-19 14:49:41
