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Leading Change and Finding Scale Through Franchising Franchising provides a competitive advantage for entrepreneurial leaders seeking to drive impact in a human-centric way, according to Babson alumni.

By Alexandra Dunk

November 2, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Community

Working at Facebook in 2020 Christopher Maddox ’17 dreams of pursuing entrepreneurship, professorship, and public office. Right now? He’s working, and learning, inside Facebook in a year of social unrest.

By Brianna Radicioni

October 29, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Diversity and Inclusion

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Entrepreneurship Finds Roots in Families, Reveals GEM Report Worldwide, 75% of entrepreneurs and 81% of established business owners are entrepreneurs, co-owning or managing their businesses with family members.

By Alexandra Dunk

October 26, 2020

Tagged Family Entrepreneurship, Alumni, Social Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Lessons from the Blank Family of Businesses At a panel discussion with leaders from the Blank Family of Businesses, Arthur M. Blank ‘63 H’98 described listening and responding as the keys to entrepreneurial success.

By Elizabeth Atwater

October 21, 2020

Tagged Advice, Alumni, Management, Class of 2021, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community

People of Babson: Jon Anderson ’75 The legendary men’s soccer coach discusses keeping his players engaged during a pandemic, re-opening BRAC, and what Babson means to him.

By Jeremy Viens

October 20, 2020

Tagged Babson Magazine, People of Babson, Athletics, Alumni

Posted in Community

Andrea Lindner ’22, Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98, and President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA ’92, PhD during the October 15 fireside chat.

In Business, and Education, Blank’s Core Values Drive Success From The Home Depot to the NFL and MLS, Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98 has found success by putting the customer first, and stressing the importance of purpose.

By 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 19, 2020

Tagged Advice, Alumni, Campus, Career, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Household Names, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community

At Babson College, Arthur Blank’s Values-Based Leadership Takes Center Stage Babson community members from around the world tuned in live to hear Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98. discuss values-based, human-centric leadership at Babson, in Blank’s businesses, and beyond.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

October 16, 2020

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Campus, Alumni, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Community

WeThrive founder and CEO, and Ashoka Fellow Daquan Oliver '14

On a Mission to Become ‘The Greatest Entrepreneur of this Generation’ WeThrive founder Daquan Oliver ’14 has worked to empower disenfranchised youth entrepreneurs, help countless ventures scale, and eliminate oppression.

By 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.

October 13, 2020

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups, VC & Investing

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership