SMU Stories: A Few Conversations Worth Revisiting

Published on October 20, 2026

Here are just a few SMU Stories episodes worth a listen if you haven't had a chance to tune in yet!

Lacey Horn went from KPMG auditor to serving as Treasurer of the Cherokee Nation. Justin Shugrue turned his love of bagels into Shug’s. Tiffany Jones moved from interior design into the cocktail industry with Avenue 8. Shelly Sender built a school from scratch. Michael Romo shares what he's learned from 25 years of raising capital, and Dean Michael S. Harris discusses his work at the SMU Simmons School of Education.

These are just six of more than 80 SMU Stories conversations we've shared to date.

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