Insights

Babson faculty and leadership are intellectuals, practicing entrepreneurs, lawyers, artists, engineers, and more, but most importantly, they are educators. Harness their relevant, practical research and consulting and executive experience to make informed strategic decisions in your organization and professional life.

William Bygrave, Babson professor emeritus and GEM’s co-founder
The Economic Advantage of Entrepreneurship Education The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor has studied entrepreneurship for 20 years. To increase its impact, researchers say look to education.
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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.
December 12, 2019

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Sustainability in business
The Growing Need for Sustainability in Business How might humanity take action and confront climate change? Sustainability in business offers one source for ideas and inspiration.
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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.
December 11, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD at a Union Bank of Switzerland Private Wealth Management forum
The Making of Term Chairs, the Importance of Small Business Term chair appointments, online holiday consumer advice, and more updates highlight Babson College faculty news.
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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.
December 9, 2019

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Entrepreneurs in the United States
Millions Are Entrepreneurs in the United States If you seek and embrace opportunity, then you are like the 31M entrepreneurs in the United States, according to the latest U.S. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report produced by Babson College researchers.
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December 6, 2019

Posted in Community, Insights

Bob Stringer on startup success
Culture as the Strategy for Startup Success How can you create a high-performance company culture for startup success? With research-based insights, leadership and culture expert Bob Stringer shares his tips.
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December 6, 2019

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Entrepreneurial sales
Entrepreneurial Sales and Why It's Important Vincent (Vini) Onyemah, Associate Professor of Marketing at Babson College, explains why entrepreneurial sales is the lifeblood of every organization.
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December 2, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Successful Women in Business
What Drives Successful Women in Business? Successful women in business are collaborative and emotionally intelligent. Many learn and hone these skills through Babson Executive Education.
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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.
November 27, 2019

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Build your brand
3 Ways to Build Your Brand like TB12 Sports How can you build your brand like the CEO of TB12 Sports? Innovate, plan, and retain your customer, says John Burns MBA’05.
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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.
November 26, 2019

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Babson College professor Sandra Graham
Faculty on Leadership, Music, Entrepreneurship, and Inclusivity In the news, in their books, and on panels, Babson College professors discuss leadership in terms of history, traits, and equality.
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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.
November 25, 2019

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Art of a stock pitch
Learning the Art of a Stock Pitch As part of the Babson College Fund, students commit two semesters to develop their investment research skills while managing a portion of the College’s endowment. While presenting a stock pitch in class is common, pitching to legendary investor Peter Lynch is a rare opportunity.
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Farrah Narkiewicz
Contributing Writer
Farrah Narkiewicz
Farrah Narkiewicz is the Program & Marketing Manager for the Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance. She previously spent over seven years on a regional marketing team in ad sales. Farrah earned her undergraduate degree from UMass Amherst.
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November 25, 2019

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