Management & Entrepreneurship

Four Class of 2025 students turned a cluttered online-shopping headache into OneTap, a Chrome extension built with Elon University’s entrepreneurship resources and now headed for a full-time New York City launch.

Associate Professor Elena Kennedy’s “Entrepreneurship for the Greater Good” class capped the spring semester with a Community Showcase that paired 23 seniors and juniors with five local nonprofits.

Shane O’Kelly, president and CEO of Advance Auto Parts, visited Elon to share lessons on leadership, strategy and career growth during a Lessons from Leaders event.

Seniors Megan Gilligan, Anna Ellis, Nancy Wilkins and Matthew Graffeo earned the SHRM Certified Professional credential after passing the global HR exam in spring 2025.

Energized by mentorship, finance major Duncan George ’25 turns a two-year marketplace concept into a global fintech partnership, building a unified digital storefront for student businesses.

From a sight-unseen admission choice to first place in a sales role-play, Macey Rodrigues-Cowl blends global insight, hands-on project management, and faculty mentorship into a Charlotte sales position.

Margarita Kaprielyan, associate professor of finance, and Mark Kurt, assistant dean of global education and professor of economics, will assist incoming Dean Haya Ajjan in leading one of the nation’s top-ranked schools for business education.

At its annual awards ceremony in LaRose Digital Theatre on April 24, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business celebrated graduating seniors, standout sophomores, and dedicated faculty and staff for excellence in academics, leadership, teaching, scholarship and service across every discipline.

MGT 4300 seminar students have earned an industry certification from the Project Management Institute.

In an April 23 ceremony where students were challenged to “own the outcome” of their actions, President Connie Ledoux Book bestowed the Elon University Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership on a former chair of the Board of Trustees renowned for his people-first business philosophy.