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Lessons from Zumba's Disruptive Business Model Fitness is an industry filled with disruptive business models. What can we learn from Zumba’s?

By Kait Smith Lanthier

March 12, 2020

Tagged Startups, Alumni

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Their Mission: Empower Women Everywhere Savitha Sridharan MBA’14 and Angela Sanchez MBA’11 are two Babson entrepreneurs united by one extraordinary mission—to empower women everywhere .

By Ashley Lucas

March 8, 2020

Tagged Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Alumni, Social Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Cheryl Yaffe Kiser, Executive Director of Babson College's Lewis Institute, speaks at Roxbury nonprofit The BASE

Building a BASE of Future Entrepreneurs A two-year grant and partnership between Babson College and a Boston nonprofit will spur entrepreneurship education opportunities for urban youth.

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.

March 4, 2020

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Alumni, Career, Inclusive Excellence, Mentoring & Networking

Posted in Community

How Do You Define Entrepreneurship? Entrepreneurs including Aaron Walton ’83, Ruthie Davis MBA’93, Michael Bastian ’87, and others share their definition of entrepreneurship, and how being part of the Babson community has made their career paths possible.

By Brianna Radicioni

Writer

Brianna Radicioni

Brianna DiPietro Radicioni is the Associate Director of Content Strategy at Babson College. Her career includes public relations and strategic communications planning for corporations, nonprofit organizations, startups, and thought leaders. She is a proud alumna of Babson.

March 4, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Career

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Entrepreneurs Don’t Go It Alone at Babson While she was launching Yad, her home decor business, Debbie Cohen ’19 took full advantage of the many resources that Babson offers budding entrepreneurs.

By 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.

February 28, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Startups, Social Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Shay Gaafar MBA’19 and how to rebrand your business

Want to Know How to Rebrand Your Business? Think Customer First. Shay Gaafar MBA’19 says that learning how to rebrand your business is easier when you keep customers, not marketing, top of mind.

By Brianna Radicioni

February 25, 2020

Tagged Advice, Alumni, Graduate, Startups, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Community

Eliana Crosina ’05, MBA’11 (center) mentors students at the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship

Back at Babson Eliana Crosina ’05, MBA’11 has ensured lifelong learning is always part of her career, returning to Babson to teach and energize future entrepreneurs.

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.

February 24, 2020

Tagged Career, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Alumni, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Community

Business leader Steve Pemberton keynotes the 17th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Day

At MLK Jr. Legacy Day, a Call to Guide Others At Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Day, Steve Pemberton encouraged students to change the world and guide others in a continuous pursuit of a better society.

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.

February 19, 2020

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Advice, Alumni, Campus, Career, Commentary, Faculty, Household Names, Leadership, Student Life, Class of 2020, Class of 2021