Think you know Dallas? Learn what sets this growing city and its top-ranked SMU Cox School of Business apart.

Cheerleaders, cowboys and barbecue – check. Global companies, explosive economic growth and the SMU Cox School of Business – also check. Dallas has all of that, and more.In this episode of the Forging the Future of Business Education podcast, presented by SMU Cox School of Business in partnership with the Dallas Business Journal, Matthew B. Myers, dean of the business school, and Jim Bryan, associate dean of the business school’s BBA programs, discuss the parallel trajectory of the city and SMU Cox. Dallas does a lot of breaking of Texas stereotypes for people who are not from Texas and have one perception of what we are,” said Bryan. They come to Dallas, and they realize that we really are a very cosmopolitan city.”“There’s a real excitement about the future of Texas and Dallas,” said Myers. “We at SMU Cox are extraordinarily excited to be a part of that.”Listen to this episode to learn about:The influx of venture capital firms to the area (5:57)SMU’s big move to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) (19:03)Renovation of the business school (20:50)Discover why SMU Cox School of Business is growing in international stature.