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Babson's MBAs to Watch
Poets & Quants Says Babson MBAs Are Ones to Watch Reveling in the excitement of Babson’s Centennial Commencement, the College is proud to announce two more new grads recognized by Poets & Quants.
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May 17, 2019

Posted in Community

2026-05-12 13:33:01
Polina Raygorodskaya and Gustavo Trindade
How Solving 1 Problem Led to Millions in Revenue Wanderu founder Polina Raygorodskaya ’08 illustrated to the growing startup community of Miami how solving a problem led to more than $100 million in revenue.
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May 16, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-10 05:16:28
Abby Beecher
Balancing Business With Being Part of the Team Abigail Beecher knows how to balance a future business career while helping lead a collegiate sports team on NCAA tournament runs in consecutive years.
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May 3, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-10 16:28:50
Steve Poftak
The Man at the Top of the T Babson graduate Steve Poftak has taken on arguably one of the toughest jobs in New England, but he is happy and humbled to be the MBTA’s new leader.
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April 23, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-12 06:40:57
Mega Mentoring
At the Founders Summit, Mentoring Goes Mega 100 alumni founders. 100 student entrepreneurs. 200 conversations. 1 afternoon. The Blank Center takes mentoring to the next level at Babson’s first Founders Summit.
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April 19, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-12 13:43:40
Hisham Beydoun
Taking the Lead Hisham Beydoun MBA’19 came to Babson to learn how he could use business to change the world. He is leaving changed by his classmates and the impact he made on the Babson community.
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April 12, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-08 21:35:51
B.E.T.A Challenge 2019
One Day. All Access. Founders Summit 2019. Entrepreneurial power houses from Babson’s global community will come together for the first Founder’s Summit on Thursday, April 11.
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April 8, 2019

Posted in Community

2026-05-12 06:40:57
Rachel Pardue
B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinalists Pitch Their Startups Undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni pitched their businesses at the 2019 B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinals, in hopes of ultimately competing for $300,000 in cash and in-kind services during the finals on Thursday, April 11.
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April 5, 2019

Posted in Community

2026-05-11 16:07:14
Shay Jaffar
Shay Gaafar MBA’19 — A Brand Born at Babson Shay Gaafar MBA’19 came to Babson to dive into the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Two years later, she’s leaving with her own brand.
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April 1, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-08 21:35:51
Rachel Pardue, co-founder of LOU
"I Walked In And Knew, These Are My People" As a young entrepreneur, Rachel Pardue ’19, co-founder of LOU, often felt like the odd one out—until she found her home at Babson.
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March 28, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-18 15:09:43