Z-Rated Success: The Decision Lab for Education Leaders
Z-Rated Success: The Decision Lab for Educational Leaders is where educators, leaders, and student success professionals unpack the decisions that shape students, teams, campuses, and communities.
Hosted by Nick “The Zebra” Zizi, this podcast goes beyond surface-level success stories to explore the real choices, turning points, leadership lessons, and even the “knuckleheaded decisions” that help us grow. Each conversation is designed to be insightful, practical, and engaging—giving educational leaders fresh perspective, useful takeaways, and better questions to bring back to their work.
Because in education, every decision is a direction.
Better decisions. Better outcomes.
Z-Rated Success: The Decision Lab for Education Leaders
Latest Episodes
Students Need Advocates and Translators with Robert Johnson
Students are carrying more than many people realize, and education leaders have an opportunity to help them feel seen, supported, and challenged to grow.In this episode of Z-Rated Success, Nick Zizi sits down with Robert Johnso...
Too Fast, Too Slow: Leadership Decisions That Shape Student Success with Dan La Bar
In this episode of Z-Rated Success: The Decision Lab for Education Leaders, Nick Zizi sits down with Dan La Bar, a seasoned K-12 public charter school leader, to explore how leadership decisions shape student outcomes.Dan s...
Overwhelmed by Options: Amanda Jeppesen on Student Employment, Career Decisions, and Real-World Learning
In this episode of Z-Rated Success: The Decision Lab for Education Leaders, Nick Zizi sits down with Amanda Jeppesen, Student Employment Specialist in Career and Student Employment Services at Western Michigan University.
From High School Dropout to Doctorate: Dr. Angell Howard on Leadership, Change, and TRIO
Dr. Angell Howard went from high school dropout to earning her doctorate. Now she helps education leaders and organizations navigate culture, leadership, and necessary change.In this episode of Z-Rated Success: The Decision Lab for Ed...
How to Better Connect With Your Students | FCCLA Hunter Prinz
#36 - How do you as an educator relate to your teenage students and form mutual respect?Hunter Prinz has a national leadership role with the FCCLA, where he shines as the national president while allowing others to lead him. The F...