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In light of #COVID19, Babson #entrepreneurs are doing what they do best: Entrepreneurial Thought & Action. Here are some examples…
Led by @babsonalumni Ed Kinnaly ’87, @BauerHockey has shifted production to make visors for medical staff, first responders, and those in need.
Protective product manufacturer @detrapel, led by @babsonalumni @DavidZamarin ’19, is now offering an EPA-approved, hospital-grade disinfectant.
Co-led by @babsonalumni Matt Neurnberger MS’10, @GrandTen Distilling is also now producing hand sanitizer.
@BusyBeauty, led by @babsonalumni Jamie Steenbakkers ’18 and Michael Leahy ’18, has added hand wipes to their line of beauty products.
Another @babsonalumni James Hilton ’12, Founding Partner of @xavinciteam, is co-creating a database of people willing to volunteer during the pandemic: https://www.covidconnect.org/
Jessica Lynch ’13, MS’13, MBA’18, @babsonalumni and founder of @Wishroute has launched a new program to help people navigate the challenges of social distancing.
@CorageDolls, founded by @babsonalumni Flora Ekpe-Idang MS’17, will be donating 5% of profits over the next month to a local organization supporting vulnerable families in need.
Two @babsonalumni Tyson Goodridge MS’02 and Erik Skala MS’02 of @PuroClean of #Natick are busy responding to crisis calls, either directly cleaning locations or providing cleaning products for clients.
Know of #Babson community members using their entrepreneurial mindset to solve problems related to #COVID19? Add their stories! More here: https://entrepreneurship.babson.edu/category/adapting-together/
@Bombas, founded by @babsonalumni Eric Medsker David '05 and Andrew Heath MBA'12, is helping to redistribute new, unused product from those who have it to those who need it. Have access to excess? Email supplies@bombas.com for help getting it moved.
Rich Enos MBA '07, co-founder of @StudyPoint, is launching a new small group, online tutoring program to help families with kids in 2nd through 6th grades adjust to the new normal.
Our @babsonalumni and @NewBalance President and CEO, Joe Preston MBA’99, is leading the company in producing face masks in its #NewEngland factories: https://www.newbalance.com/made-medical-letter-landing-page/?ICID=IMG_HP_H1_LP__10757_MW
Jennifer Maclellen ’96, @babsonalumni and @Reformation CFO, is also helping to lead her company in repurposing part of its manufacturing to produce face masks: https://www.thereformation.com/pages/millionsofmasks
Looking for face masks and a way to give back? @BallandBuck, led by @babsonalumni Mark Bollman '10, is donating one mask for every mask purchased (already set to donate 10K!). https://ballandbuck.com/products/ball-and-buck-original-camo-mask?variant=32183015145565
And thanks to @babsonalumni Emily Levy '16, Maria Del Mar Gomez '16, and Yousef Al-Humaidhi '15, and their company @LiveMightyWell, for donating $15K worth of #PPE, and some of their earlier products that can to be turned into #facemasks, to #RhodeIsland medical workers.
Another @babsonalumni, Darcy Buck '07, is helping to lead her #familybusiness @A_RifkinCo in pivoting production from security bags and supplies, to #facemasks, gowns, covers for N95 masks, and head caps.
This FME-born @babsonalumni business, @BeantwnBlankets, led by Maxwell Perry ’19, is collecting donations in order to 1. order from and support local restaurants and 2. donate the food to hospital staff working around the clock: https://www.facebook.com/beantownblankets/posts/1629730320529167
