The 1911 Group
The 1911 Group is a curated community of accomplished SMU alumni driving business and leadership across Dallas–Fort Worth. Members gain access to exclusive luncheons featuring prominent speakers from business and sports, private dinners at top Park Cities restaurants, and a 300+ member alumni directory to expand both personal and professional networks. With monthly gatherings and over fifteen signature luncheons each year, The 1911 Group fosters genuine connections, collaboration, and idea exchange among SMU’s most driven alumni.
The 1911 Group
Latest Episodes
How Layne Tenenbaum Built Le Bloom in Dallas
This week on SMU Stories, we sat down with Layne Tenenbaum (’21), founder and creative director of Dallas’s go-to floral studio, coffee, and matcha concept, Le Bloom.An SMU Cox graduate with a background in marketing and digital content ...
Michael S. Harris | Dean, Simmons School of Education
This week on SMU Stories, we sat down with Michael Harris, Leon Simmons Endowed Dean of the Simmons School of Education and Human Development. Simmons offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs spanning education, sport management, appli...
The Brand Builder | Caroline Wright Turnipseed
This week on SMU Stories, we sat down with Caroline Turnipseed, Founder of CWT Consulting Group, a boutique marketing agency that partners with retail and lifestyle brands to create strategic marketing initiatives that drive measurable growth.<...
25 Years of Raising Capital: What's Changed | Michael Romo, ACORE Capital
This week on SMU Stories, we sat down with Mike Romo.Mike is Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Capital Raising and Investor Relations at ACORE Capital, where he oversees the firm's global investor relations and product developm...
Inside Texas Politics with Henry Bryan | State Advocacy & the Future of North Texas
This week on SMU Stories, we sat down with SMU alumnus Henry Bryan.As the North Texas Commission's Director of State Advocacy, Henry serves as liaison to our Government Affairs Committee, oversees the NTC’s statewide policy planning, dev...
