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Earphones next to TikTok app on phone
Entrepreneurship and TikTok: How Creativity Sparks Business Growth Two Babson student entrepreneurs share how they have used TikTok, which has catapulted up download charts, to spur business growth.
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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.
March 9, 2021

Posted in Community

Compilation of Sarah Girouard and Eric Girouard each holding products from their companies
The Pandemic Sparks an Entrepreneurial Boom The tumult of the past year has not scared away entrepreneurs from pursuing their startups. On the contrary, entrepreneurial activity has seen a sharp uptick.
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March 5, 2021

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-06-06 15:39:50
Matthew Mottola MSEL’17 speaks on stage about the future of work, with the cover of his new book inset
How Freelancers Are Taking Control of Their Careers In his career, Matthew Mottola MSEL’17 has focused on supporting and empowering freelance and remote workers. Now, he has a new book exploring the future of work.
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March 1, 2021

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-06-08 15:17:25
Juliette Swann MSEL’19, founder of the dating app Birdy
How a Breakup Spurred a New Venture After leaving an unhappy relationship, Juliette Swann MSEL’19 founded Birdy, a dating app that aims to help users find better matches.
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February 12, 2021

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-10 08:01:08
Cooking Japenese curry in EPS Made in Japan: Culture & Opportunities
Experiential Study Abroad from Home? Here’s How Babson College Made it Happen With hands-on cooking and art lessons, Babson students virtually visit Japan from home, thanks to an entrepreneurial professor bringing the culture to life.
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February 5, 2021

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-29 15:31:03
Nitiya Walker ’14 of Seeds of Fortune
Planting the Seeds for Financial Empowerment Through her nonprofit, Seeds of Fortune, Nitiya Walker ’14 seeks to empower young women of color through financial knowledge.
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January 22, 2021

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-17 07:16:42
Video game players in competition
The Wide, Widening World of Esports Esports continue to grow in popularity. At Babson, an esports club offers students competition and camaraderie, while an alumnus has become a major player in the industry.
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January 8, 2021

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-11 03:00:17
Student working in a Babson Commons at Horn Library study room
These Are the Opportunities Entrepreneurs Can Capitalize on in 2021 As we kick off 2021, we asked a number of our professors who have a range of expertises to forecast this year’s opportunities for entrepreneurs.
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January 5, 2021

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-31 10:48:46
Mighty Well co-founders (from left) Yousef Al-Humaidhi ’15, Emily Levy ’16, and Maria Del Mar Gomez ’16
When Making Masks Proves Purposeful and Personal For Babson-built Mighty Well, expanding into the production of face masks was no pivot. It was purposeful and personal.
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January 4, 2021

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-07 21:57:41
Football veteran and broadcaster Brady Quinn
Why Football Veteran and Broadcaster Brady Quinn Is Pursuing his MBA at Babson Drawn in by the need for entrepreneurial leadership, football veteran and broadcaster Brady Quinn enrolled at Babson College to earn his MBA.
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December 2, 2020

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2026-06-10 16:40:06