Remembering Your Roots

Our roots connect us to family, communities, cultures, ideals. As life takes these alumni in new directions, they haven’t forgotten where they came from. Through the help of entrepreneurship, they reconnect with the roots that ground them.

Culture Shock

Living in a foreign country can be a head-spinning experience. Everything you thought you knew, all the assumptions you made about behavior, about communication, about business and life, may no longer apply.

The Centennial Class Arrives

The Class of 2019, which will graduate when Babson celebrates its 100th birthday, came to campus toting bags, boxes, and their pensive parents. Here’s a snapshot of move-in day.

Businesses Without the Bells and Whistles

Denis Gagnon ’93 had a long and impressive resume that included more than 15 years in the high-stakes world of private equity. He served as CFO of two tightly leveraged companies that he helped turn around, spent a year in Hong Kong with …

Small Talk with Colin Cunningham

Colin “Rip” Cunningham, MBA’72, knows his way around the rod and reel. Since 1973, he has hung his fishing hat at the Salt Water Sportsman magazine, serving in a variety of roles, including owner, editor-in-chief, and, currently, conservation …

The Gold Standard

When Adam Gold, MBA’11, opened Gold Gallery in 2012, he envisioned a place not only for the seasoned art collector but also for the beginner. “I try to have an environment where the client feels comfortable asking questions,” he says. “It takes …

Assume Nothing

Rosa Slegers, MBA’13, associate professor of philosophy, has been thinking about updating her name on Babson’s website. Born in the Netherlands, her actual name is Roos, but most Americans have a difficult time pronouncing the Dutch name. When …

Learning From Change, Preparing to Grow

Eshwa Azadzoi ’18 was 10 when she first had to learn how to adjust to a new culture. She grew up in Pakistan after her parents immigrated from their homeland of Afghanistan when the Taliban regime created an unsafe environment for their family. …

What Was Your First Job?

Dan Hermann, MBA’10, Co-founder of Paint Nite
My dad got me a summer job in a factory, unloading large PVC pipes off 18-wheelers. It was hard, physical work, which to a 16-year-old kid was fun.

On the Air

For Kai Haskins ’18 and Sam Sternweiler ’17, radio still holds an allure, a magic. In an age when any kind of music you long to hear can be found on the Internet and sites like Pandora use algorithms to recommend songs, radio offers a personal …