Host Connor McCowiak, a recent graduate of the program, sits down with Dr. Zach Goldman, who directs UofL's fully online MBA and chairs Management and Entrepreneurship. Their conversation moves from the practical question of how AI is changing what business schools teach to the bigger one underneath it: what is the value of human judgment when so much cognitive work can be handed to a tool?
Goldman stakes out the middle ground between AI enthusiasts and doomsayers. He compares this moment to the early internet, notes what feels genuinely different this time, and shares candid stories, including the meeting transcript that became an eerily lifelike AI podcast and a drive-through order handled entirely by AI. Along the way he unpacks why some brands are now leaning back into the human element, and why critical thinking is a skill worth protecting rather than outsourcing.
He also reflects on his recent TED Talk about learning in a lifetime of AI, tracing his own path from a childhood set of encyclopedias to a career built on the idea that people learn best through mentors, peers, and relationships. That belief, he explains, is exactly why online learning at UofL is designed around cohorts and teams rather than solitary study.
For prospective students weighing an online MBA, Goldman speaks to the program's asynchronous flexibility, its affordability within the ACC, and a growing alumni community that stays connected long after graduation. Press play for a thoughtful, grounded take on preparing for the future of work without losing sight of what makes us human.