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
You Belong in the Room: Access, Advocacy, and Student Success with Dr. Alana Simmons
Many students do not lack ability. They need access, exposure, support, and someone who reminds them that they belong.In this episode of Z-Rated Success: The Decision Lab for Education Leaders, Nick “The Zebra” Zizi sits down with...
AI Literacy, Equity, and Human-Centered Teaching with Kimberly A. Freeman
AI is changing education, but many educators are still trying to figure out where to begin.In this episode, Kimberly A. Freeman joins Z-Rated Success to discuss how educators can leverage AI without fear, reclaim time, and use t...
Even Resilient Students Get Tired with Hanan Allen
Student leadership is more than a title. It is how students communicate, make decisions, handle conflict, build community, and grow under pressure.In this conversation, Hanan Allen, MPA, Assistant Director of Student Activities at the Un...
What Students Are Carrying with Brittany Blackwell Broussard
Today’s college students are carrying more than many education leaders realize.In this episode of Z-Rated Success, Nick “The Zebra” Zizi sits down with Brittany Blackwell Broussard, Director of Culture and Climate and Psychology Instruct...
The Scholar Glow-Up: From Community College to Graduate School
Community college is not the end of the road. For many students, it can be the beginning of a bigger academic journey.In this episode of Z-Rated Success, Nick “The Zebra” Zizi sits down with Dr. Tiffany Paige, Director of the McNair Scho...