Smarter Campus Podcast

Zach Kinzler

zk@bepodcast.network

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Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast focused on artificial intelligence, higher education, and the future of learning, with external guests including professors, higher-education leaders, students, recent graduates, and data-science or education innovators. Agencies could credibly pitch university executives, faculty experts, AI-in-education specialists, student innovators, and workforce-focused technology professionals; booking difficulty is medium, with senior institutional leaders requiring stronger credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 69

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

zk@bepodcast.network

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Host

Zach Kinzler - Head of Academic Sales Strategies at BoodleBox.ai.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Higher-education leaders, professors, student or recent graduate voices, data scientists, and education or artificial-intelligence practitioners with firsthand experience applying or evaluating technology in learning environments.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership at a college or university, Academic or teaching expertise, Recognized expertise in education, artificial intelligence, or data science, Direct experience navigating AI-driven changes in learning or employment

Recent Guest Discussions

John Strong - AI Learning, Curiosity, Failure, Grit, Intrinsic Motivation, Educational Growth, And The Human Side Of Technological Change.

Paul LeBlanc - Reinventing Higher Education For The AI Era, Institutional Transformation, Ambient AI, Human-centered Skills, And Ethical AI Adoption.

Forrest Close - Generative AI In College, Student Learning, Entering The Ai-era Workforce, Data Science, Communication, Collaboration, And Translating Technical Work Into Human Value.

Recent Topics

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, Educational Technology, Pedagogy, Student Success

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Smarter Campus Podcast
:

Change on Purpose: John Strong on Failure, Grit, and the Human Side of AI

July 27, 2026

In this episode of The Smarter Campus Podcast, Zach sits down with John Strong, a full professor in the SUNY system, coordinator of the Personal Training Certificate program, and a nationally recognized expert in health, fitness, and physical education.John challenges the idea that younger generations are automatically better with technology simply because they grew up surrounded by it. Instead, he argues that curiosity, experimentation, and a willingness to fail are what allow people of any ...

Beyond Efficiency: Paul LeBlanc on Reinventing Higher Education for the AI Era

July 20, 2026

In this episode of The Smarter Campus Podcast, Zach sits down with Dr. Paul LeBlanc, former president of Southern New Hampshire University and current visiting scholar at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, for a conversation about what higher education must become—not just what it must improve—as AI reshapes the future.Drawing on decades of leadership and his work alongside disruptive innovation pioneer Clayton Christensen, Paul argues that most institutions are focused on using AI to ...

Beyond the Code: Forrest Close on AI, Data Science, and Standing Out in a Changing Job Market

July 06, 2026

In this episode of The Smarter Campus Podcast, Zach sits down with Forrest Close, data scientist and recent University of New Hampshire graduate, to explore what it’s really like entering the workforce in the age of AI. From navigating college during the rise of generative AI to competing in today’s challenging job market, Forrest offers an honest perspective from the student side of this technological shift.The conversation explores how AI has transformed learning, including the growing gap ...

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