Video Series Shows How Green and Gold Drive Business

Friday, February 26, 2021
New 50th anniversary-themed videos highlight Business Niners in Charlotte.

The Belk College of Business has unveiled a new series of videos in connection with its 50th anniversary celebration. 

The series – which supports the anniversary theme “Green and Gold Drive Business” – highlights alumni, students and faculty, and their impact in Charlotte. 

“As one of the largest business schools in the Carolinas, the Belk College is a huge economic driver for our region,” said Belk College Dean Jennifer Troyer. “In celebration of our 50th anniversary, we also are excited to introduce just a few of the Business Niners who are making a difference in Charlotte.” 

Nearly half of the college’s 33,000 alumni live and work in Charlotte.

The theme-based videos expand on the 50th anniversary creative theme that was first introduced in September. Illustrating the college’s connectivity to Charlotte, the theme’s creative features a custom vector of the city’s skyline. The videos will be featured on the college website, on social media channels and at upcoming vitual events.  

Spotlights include: 

Kristin Cagney ‘19 MBA, the founder of Summit Seltzery, the first spiked seltzery on the East Coast  

 

Jane Wu ‘07, founder and president of Panorama Holdings, LLC, an award-winning company that specializes in real estate development and investment  

 

Christopher Moxley ‘03, co-founder of the 704 Shop, a Charlotte-based lifestyle brand

 

Adonis Abdullah, a Belk College senior and co-founder of Hot Route Analytics, a sports analytics company that focuses on helping sports teams capture their data and use it to improve their in-game performance 

Additional video spotlights will be released later this spring. The college, which was established in November 1970, is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout the 2020-21 academic year with a series of virtual events.


Green and Gold Drive Business

The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte has been driving business for more than 50 years. Established in 1970, the college offers outstanding business education programs at the undergraduate, master’s, doctoral and executive levels. The Belk College is one of the Carolinas’ largest business schools, with more than 4,600 students, over 100 full-time faculty, and more than 33,000 alumni. Accredited by AACSB International, the college is committed to building strong partnerships in the greater Charlotte region and beyond as North Carolina's urban research business school. Learn more about how the Belk College is driving business at belkcollege.charlotte.edu, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.