Harold Bell, recently retired Director of Career Planning and Development at Spelman College, reflects on his 25-year career in career services—how he got into the field, his proudest moments, his biggest lessons learned, and what’s next for him in this new “semi-retired” chapter.

David Kozhuk, Founder and CEO of uConnect, shares why career services engagement—not your major—is the single biggest driver of positive student outcomes, and how data is finally giving career leaders the proof to back it up.

Dr. Nicole Hall and Christian Garcia of the University of Virginia break down the latest AI, hiring, and internship trends in career services—and share how their rare student affairs/career services partnership is helping embed career development across the whole student experience.

In this bonus episode, Meredith Metsker shares a live “Answer-a-Question/Leave-a-Question” chain recorded with career services professionals at NACE 2026 in Denver.

Barbara Blake, Chief Internship Officer and Executive Director of the Monarch Internship and Co-Op Office at Old Dominion University, shares the biggest wins from the office’s first three years, how they’re funding the work, why unpaid internships deserve more advocacy, and what’s next.

In this special bonus episode, host Meredith Metsker shares live responses from career services professionals at NACE 2026 in Denver, each answering the same question: What does Career Everywhere mean to you?

Barbara Blake, Chief Internship Officer and Executive Director of the Monarch Internship & Co-Op Office at Old Dominion University, shares how ODU built a first-of-its-kind freestanding internship office—and why giving every student access to work-based learning requires more than just posting opportunities.

Barbara Zerillo, Senior Director of the Career Development Center at Post University, shares how she built a data-driven case for investing in career services, secured presidential buy-in, and elevated career readiness to one of the institution’s five official strategic pillars.

Amy Ballard shares how she built an online career development program from the ground up at Eastern University—and what career services professionals can learn about designing meaningful, accessible, and connection-driven experiences for adult learners.

Todd Schuster of Forage shares what the shrinking internship market means for students and how career services teams can help them build meaningful experience beyond the traditional internship.

Career content creator and CUNY L&D specialist Nikki Pebbles shares how career services teams can become trusted micro-influencers for their students and build a sustainable content ecosystem—no marketing background required.

Joe Catrino, Executive Director of the Center for Career Design at Dartmouth College, shares what it looks like when a university president makes career a strategic priority—and how he built the partnership, data practices, and institutional playbook to make the most of it.