In this episode, listeners meet the Growing Higher Ed Leaders podcast host, Dr. J.P. Matychak. He walks the listeners through his personal journey into higher education and outlines his higher education leadership experiences.

J.P. introduces the background for the show and outlines the three key reasons why aspiring leaders in higher education should tune and subscribe:

– Each episode features a new conversation with current or former leaders in higher education, practitioner-scholars, as well as the occasional expert in the education of higher education administrators.

– The goal of each episode is simple, to provide the listener with helpful insights to become better leaders in the field of higher education. Guests share their stories and important lessons-learned to help listeners achieve this goal.

-From student affairs to public relations, the college campus boasts any number of roles to fit the backgrounds and career aspirations for future higher education administrators. Guests represent a wide-range of these organizational units.