By Shannon Sweeny | May 26, 2016
The Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) has appointed Josuel Plasencia ’17 as the first Student Director on the ALPFA Board of Directors. In accordance with ALPFA’s by-laws, and to ensure that student members’ interests and concerns receive even greater consideration, Plasencia was selected as the Student Member Director at the May 13 board meeting. He…
By Shannon Sweeny | April 13, 2016
Babson undergraduates Hanson Grant ’16 and Ken Zhang ‘16 were recognized once again for their innovative business, Think Board, by the Terry College of Business for the Next Great Consumer Brands Award. Think Board was awarded a $25,000 cash prize and an invitation to present their business at the Next Great Consumer Brands Conference at…
By Michael Chmura | April 7, 2016
Virool, the fastest growing video distribution platform for marketers, today announced a new round of strategic funding to further accelerate its presence in the global advertising market. The company has raised a Series A round of $12 million in new funding from Menlo Ventures, Yahoo! Japan, Flint Capital and 500 Startups. The investment builds on…
By Michael Chmura | March 2, 2016
The Boston chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) – a global network that connects business owners in order to enhance their lives and businesses – announced today that Babson College student Hanson Grant won the Boston regional Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) competition. An EO program, GSEA is the premier global competition for students who…
By Michael Chmura | January 25, 2016
Why do most corporate transformation strategies fail and how can companies avoid being just another heartbreaking statistic? “Weʼve found that there are two big reasons that these strategies donʼt work. The first is a lack of appreciation for the role that culture plays in creating transformation programs that stick. The second is poor leadership,” explain…
By Michael Chmura | January 11, 2016
Alexander Debelov ’10, cofounder of Virool, and Polina Raygorodskaya ’08, cofounder of Wanderu, are among the members of the 2016 Forbes 30 under 30. Alexander Debelov ’10, cofounder, Virool – Marketing & Advertising Category As a student at Babson College, Debelov cofounded the Kairos Society, the world’s largest student entrepreneurship organization. Two years after graduating,…
By Brianna Radicioni | January 4, 2016
Andrea Reeves MSEL’16 and Daniel Coley ‘18 have been chosen to join LinkedIn’s first-ever Campus Editor Program – a new initiative helping to bring dynamic #StudentVoices to the platform’s 400+ million members. Within the group, Andrea and Daniel proudly represent Babson College – the only institution from which more than one student has been selected…
By Michael Chmura | October 13, 2015
Undergraduate student business Save Ohno has received the Judges’ Choice award during finals of the Climate CoLab contest. Climate CoLab opened 15 contests in March 2015 on key challenges the world is facing as we confront climate change. Nearly 400 proposals were submitted and evaluated by the judges, who then selected 109 semi-finalists. The authors had a chance to…
By Michael Chmura | October 13, 2015
PICCPerfect, an undergraduate startup that produces safe, sanitary & stylish PICC line covers, took top honors in the 3rd annual Beantown Throwdown competition on October 9th. Winners were determined by audience vote using play money to “invest” in the most exceptional ideas. More than 200 executives from public and private companies, angel and venture investors,…
By Brianna Radicioni | September 10, 2015
During the September 9th Founder’s Day festivities, Babson hosted a dedication of the new entrepreneurial hub within the Park Manor West residence hall, named after its 12th president, Leonard A. Schlesinger.