Kendra Scott Joins The Teaching Staff At The University of Texas at Austin

Kendra Scott
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TEXAS (1080 KRLD)-  Move over Matthew McConaughey, another celebrity is joining the faculty at UT-Austin. 

Texas jewelry mogul Kendra Scott has joined the staff at the University of Texas at Austin. 

She's teaching a Women in Entrepreneurship class designed for women who would like to launch their own business someday.

Scott started her company with just $500 dollars out of a bedroom in her home back in 2002 and she has grown her company into a billion dollar business.

Her business now has over 2,000 employees and more than 100 stand-alone stores.

Her jewelry has made Oprah's list of favorite things.

Scott says she is honored to join the university as a professor of practice.

The school's other celebrity professor is actor Matthew McConaughey who teachers a film production class at the Moody College of Communication.