Insights

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Lakshmi Balachandra
What Happens to a Woman-Led Business After Startup? New research from Babson College and Bank of America finds that successful women entrepreneurs face barriers beyond capital, yet forge ahead through grit, resilience, and leadership.
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October 17, 2019

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Professor Matt Allen
From Entrepreneurship to Law and Theater History: Faculty Honored Babson College Faculty from across disciplines earn Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Faculty Scholarship Awards.
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October 16, 2019

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Innovation through financial technology panel at Babson Connect: Worldwide
The Rise and Future of Financial Innovation Financial technology startups have changed the way we manage our money. But what does the future hold for the industry?
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Bryan Lipiner
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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.
October 15, 2019

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Tom Davenport
The AI Advantage Artificial intelligence powers everything from ecommerce chatbots to retirement planning. Babson College professor and AI expert Tom Davenport weighs in on how to kickstart AI projects, and why humans aren’t going away.
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October 10, 2019

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Jason Feifer
Jason Feifer: The Entrepreneur's Storyteller Jason Feifer, the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, talks about the enduring power of print, his need to find new opportunities, and what he admires about the many entrepreneurs he has met.
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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.
October 9, 2019

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Judson Althoff, Executive VP at Microsoft
How Microsoft Got Its Groove Back Judson Althoff P’22 offers an inside look at how he helped lead the largest corporate transformation in Microsoft’s more than 40-year history.
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October 8, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Investing in the Workplace and the Working Parent Faculty explore the challenges working parents face as their children age and explain ways to manage a business like an investment.
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Bryan Lipiner
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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.
October 3, 2019

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Erika Karp
Can the Financial Markets Make the World a Better Place? Erika Karp’s investment firm helps clients make a social impact with their money. Babson recently honored her with the Centennial Social Innovator Award.
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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.
October 1, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

How to Start a Business
How to Start a Business: 3 Things To Do Right Now Debi Kleiman, the executive director of The Arthur M. Blank Center of Entrepreneurship, shares three important things to know in how to start a business.
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September 26, 2019

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Heather McGowan
The Future of Work Is Learning What will it take to be successful in the workplaces of the future? Heather McGowan MBA ’01 says it’s adaptability, lifelong learning, and having an agile mindset.
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September 26, 2019

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