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Are you an ambitious young entrepreneur? Do you consider yourself a role model and leader of tomorrow? If so, this is going to be the show for you. Leaders Of Tomorrow is a show dedicated young and ambitious entrepreneurs looking to forge their own path in this world. Each week, we will bring you an inspiring interview and share with you behind the scenes some of the values and beliefs of our 8-figure business; Student Works Management Program. From interviews with young millionaires and personal anecdotes from our head coach; Chris Thomson, this show will give you everything you need to know to become a Leader Of Tomorrow.
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Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
In today’s show, Chris interviews Chris Reynolds, Founder and Managing Partner at Venn Capital Partners.
Chris kickstarts today’s show by sharing a bit of a backstory. As a young professional, Chris was (and still is) a hustler with a big engine for work.
Like most people at that young age, Chris wasn’t sure about what he wanted to do career-wise. So, to get clarity, he took up various summer jobs which helped him hone foundational skillsets that allowed him to grow as an individual.
During this stage of his career, apart from working a summer at Student Works, Chris started his own venture and also worked as an investment banking intern in London. In this segment of the show, listeners will learn the importance of picking the right summer job. Additionally, we discuss the importance of taking risks and putting yourself out there.
He also shares how this phase gave him the confidence of tackling big challenges ahead in his life.
Chris started working as an intern at KPMG in 2009 and then slowly worked his way up to being a senior accountant/consultant by 2013. In this segment of the show, you will get a “peek” into the incredible work culture at KPMG.
You will learn why it is important to go through the grind if you wish to get ahead in life.
We also discuss why you should always strive for continuous improvement. Having realized that he possessed weak quantitative skills, Chris reveals how he got his chartered accountancy certification while at KPMG.
After KPMG, Chris moved on to another iconic organization – McKinsey in 2013. Here, Chris shares how his entrepreneurial spirit helped him get hired. As an associate partner here, Chris got a chance to hone his broad skillsets as a problem solver. Additionally, he also talks about the different pressures and challenges in the consultancy space.
We wrap up this show with Chis sharing his big WHY for donning the entrepreneurial hat with his latest venture, Venn Capital Partners. Why did Chris decide to start a hedge fund right in the middle of the pandemic? Tune in to find out!
We hope you enjoy this show!
What You Will Learn In This Show
- How Student Works can equip you with foundational skillsets
- Importance of continuous improvement in the consulting space
- Are organizations looking to hire folks with an entrepreneurial mindset?
- The pressures and challenges of working within the consulting space
- A “peek” into the incredible work culture at McKinsey and KPMG
- Why I decided to start a hedge fund right in the middle of the pandemic
- And so much more…
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Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
In this show, Chris interviews, Andrew MacGillivray, Director, HomeDepot. Andrew reveals how he went from being lazy and uninspired to the top of the corporate chain at one of the largest organizations in the world.
How did Andrew achieve this amazing personal transformation? In the first segment of the show, you will learn how his Student Works stint helped Andrew find focus and drive.
What are some important values that Andrew learned as an operator at Student Works? Andrew shares some interesting anecdotes which reveal how he honed crucial management skills at Student Works. From marketing to recruiting to support, Andrew’s Student Works experience helped him prepare for a successful corporate career.
After Student Works, Andrew shares how he ended up working for one of the largest service providers in United States. Eventually, the business was bought out by Home Depot, a difficult transition for Andrew. Was it difficult for him to behave with grace and dignity in this difficult professional phase of his life?
Next, Andrew gives us a peek into the work culture and values at Home Depot. How has an organization, which started from scratch grown to become a $110 billion behemoth? In this segment, you will learn the importance of building a customer-centric business. You will learn the important values that a business needs to imbibe in order to stand the test of time.
Towards the end, Andrew shares some crucial good habits that help him constantly up-level himself to meet his end goals. We wrap up this excellent show by sharing some crucial attributes that define a “Leader of Tomorrow”.
Tune in for some excellent nuggets!
What You Will Discover In This Episode:
- Why a customer-centric business model is critical for success
- How can Student Works help you prepare for a successful corporate career?
- Crucial attributes of top performers
- How can you become a “Leader of Tomorrow”?
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Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
In today’s show, Chris interviews Jamie-Lee Bongard, Team Leader, Keller Williams Experience. Jamie shares some of the best practices which make Keller Williams a force to reckon with within the real estate space.
This shows starts with Jamie recalling her life before Student Works. As a teenager, like many of her Student Works counterparts, Jamie, a motivated individual was always up for a good challenge. Even as a young girl of 17, Jamie shares how she always aspired to be a leader.
Next, Jamie shares some of her biggest learnings while at Student Works. Starting from cold calling to recruiting the right people to learning financial management, her 4 years at Student Works certainly laid the foundation for a successful career.
After Student Works, Jamie decided to get her MBA from Switzerland before being appointed as the Director of Business Development, Keller Williams Realty. Jamie shares how she managed to sell 33 homes in her very first year. Are traditional sales techniques still effective in today’s day and age? And, did Jamie’s sales experience from her Student Works days help her at Keller Williams?
Further, listeners will also get a peek into the work culture at Keller Williams. Specifically, Jamie talks about Keller William’s unique profit-sharing and commission split arrangement which results in a win-win for both agents and the parent broker. We also reveal how delegation can allow real estate agents to scale up their business without disrupting their work-life balance.
The real estate industry is in state of flux as more and more people are preferring to go online for buying/selling real estate. What steps is Keller Williams taking to adapt to these changing times? Listeners will learn how Keller Williams is leveraging technology and intensifying internal training to provide the best possible service to its clients.
Towards the end, Jamie has some excellent advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. If you are thinking of getting into real estate, you will learn how to create a passive income without over leveraging and taking undue risk. We also discuss the importance of cultivating prudent money habits.
Finally, Jamie shares some positive habits that you MUST inculcate for leading a truly successful and balanced life.
Tune in for excellent insights!
What You Will Learn In This Show:
- How can Student Works prepare you for a successful corporate career?
- How to manage and grow a real estate business
- The importance of exercising financial prudence
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The Millionaire Real Estate Agent
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Nick R. Eaves served as the Chief Executive Officer and President at Woodbine Entertainment Group, Inc. Now, he is the Chief Venues & Operations Officer at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.
Nick is an alumnus of Student Works, and today I had a chance to speak to him of the benefits the program provided him. He shared a lot on this episode. He talked about up until this day; he never does anything on his own.
Let’s face it, doing business is like committing to a relationship. Nick give credits to Student Works and his past organizations on how he keeps his network active.
Plus, Nick talked about the component of success is the same even if you are running different businesses.
This is one episode you do not want to miss! Listen up!
What You Will Learn In This Show:
- Nick recounting the days when he was doing a summer business through Student Works and how it prepared him for his future business
- Ability to start on your own; find out why this is what Nick rely on from the program back in the day
- After Student Works, Nick joined Woodbine Entertainment, and he shared the lessons he learned from that experience
- Why leading with humility is Nick’s core value
- The critical role of a leader in adapting to change
- One of the challenges of having a regulated or government-controlled business
- Nick thinking back about failures or setbacks in his career, what did he learn and his takeaways from that
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Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Today we wanted to offer you something really special for our 300 episode of Leaders of Tomorrow podcast. And because many of our leaders listening to the show asked Chris to turn the microphone around and speak about his own experience with the Student Works Management Program, we thought it would be a great idea to do exactly that.
So, today’s episode is going to be led by John Cameron, one of our Business Coaches and he is going to interview the podcast’s host, Chris Thomson, the Head Coach of Student Works.
They will have a fantastic conversation about the history of Student Works, his own experience in the program and how he got to where he is today.
You will discover how Chris found out about Student Works and what made him decide to join the program.
You will learn what the Student Works training was like when Chrisstarted.
Chris will talk about his favourite memories from his early days as an operator, as well as about some of his first major setbacks and how he managed to overcome those challenges.
You will find out what are some of the skills Chris developed in the program that he still relies on today.
Chirs will also reveal one of the best ways to deal with customers when they get angry and the key secret to developing and maintaining lifelong relationships with other leaders.
Chris will talk about what made him want to become a coach, he will reveal the most important qualities he believes a leader of tomorrow should have and so much more.
Listen now and enjoy!
What You Will Learn In This Show:
- What was the Student Works training like when Chirs first came in?
- Chris’ favorite memories from his early days as an operator
- What made Chris want to become a coach?
- What was the culture like back then and how has it evolved?
- What was one of Chirs’s first major setbacks early on and how he managed to overcome that challenge?
- The most important qualities a leader of tomorrow should have
- And so much more...
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Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris Thomson talks to Chris Chapman, an amazing leader whose journey to success started some decades ago with Student Works Management Program.
Today, Chris has an incredible career. He is a partner & managing director at MNP, the largest, national and mid-market focused accounting and advisory firm in Canada
Previously he worked as a national leader for growth companies at KPMG and Deloitte, he's been a founder and a part of the founding group of numerous businesses and much more.
In today’s show, Chris is going to talk about all these important roles he had over the years and how his experience with Student Works was the catapult that helped him become the successful leader he is today.
You will find who Chris Chapman was before joining Student Works and how the program changed his life.
Chris will share the important lessons he took from the program that he still relies on today.
He will talk about the first job opportunity he took after leaving the program and how this internship helped him get that job.
He will also talk about some of the most significant roles Chris has played over the years and he will reveal how he got started in the technology industry.
Chris will share some valuable advice for those who want to start their own business, will talk about the importance of being data-driven in business and so much more.
If you're interested in potentially developing your own business and want to hear some valuable advice from a professional, take a notepad and a pen, cause you will want to take some notes from this amazing episode!
Enjoy!
What You Will Learn In This Show:
- Chris’ most important takeaways from the program that he still relies on today
- Stepping outside Student Works: The first job opportunity Chris took after leaving the program
- What are some of the most significant roles Chris has played over the years?
- Chris’ advice for those who want to start their own business.
- The importance of being data-driven in business
- Chris’ biggest mistakes and failures and the lessons he took away from them
- And so much more...
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Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris continues his conversation with Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson, Business Coaches at the Student Works Management Program.
This time they discuss the different steps and processes of the program that happen between June and the end of the season.
You will find out more details about the most important focuses of the program in June and August.
Luke and Devon will talk about the first taste of freedom after hard work and the benefits of working with a company that is so large.
They will also discuss one of our key values: relationships are everything. You will find out why relationships are so important and the crucial role your network can play in your professional life.
You will learn what are some of the types of people that are attracted to this program, how do you know if you have what it takes to start a business and so much more.
Join Chris, Luke and Devon as they explore the Student Works Management Program's systems that enable our leaders to excel.
What You Will Learn In This Show:
- The most important focuses of the program in June and August
- What are the most challenging months of our season
- The first taste of freedom after hard work
- One of our key values: Relationships are everything
- What are some of the types of people that are attracted to this program?
- How do you know if you have what it takes to start a business?
- And so much more...
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Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris talks to Zak Lefevre, co-founder and CEO at ChargeLab, a company that builds OCPP-Compliant software for managing EV charging stations. They are the back-end software behind North America's leading EV fleets, charging networks, and charging sites.
Zak’s entrepreneurial journey started with Student Works back in 2011 and, like most of our alumni, he believes that this experience played a big role in his professional and personal development.
You will learn a little bit about Zak’s background and who he was before joining our program.
Zak will share the best part about Student Works and the invaluable lessons he took with him from this experience.
He will also talk about the first business he ever started when he was very young.
You will find out what made Zak interested in electric vehicles, how he started ChargeLab and he will also share some of his early ideas about how to make money with this company.
Zak will also talk about the importance of not getting too greedy, why you should learn as much as you can about the business before you start anything, the most important qualities the leader of tomorrow should have and so much more.
Listen now and enjoy another fascinating discussion with one of our amazing alumni!
What You Will Learn In This Show:
- The best part about Student Works and the invaluable lessons Zak took with him
- What made Zak interested in electric vehicles and how did he start ChargeLab?
- Why you should learn as much as you can about the business before you start anything
- The most important qualities the leader of tomorrow should have
- And so much more...
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Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris talks to Austin Trudeau one of our amazing alumni who believes that our program changed his life and made it possible to become who he is today.
Austin is a franchise owner at Rydel Franchise Group and he is very passionate about business development, systemization, and leadership.
You will find out a little bit about Austin’s background and how Student Works changed his life on a personal and professional level.
Austin will talk about why getting short-tempered or upset with yourself holds no value.
He will discuss the impact of the Covid recession on his business at Student Works and how he managed to overcome the challenges he had to face.
He will also share more details about his role as a business coach and will talk about the difference between attachment and commitment.
You will find out more details about Austin’s experience as a franchise partner at Rydel Franchise Group, the importance of having a front-stage operations team to run your business, how franchises are an investment in accomplishing bigger and better things and so much more.
Listen now and enjoy another insightful conversation with one of our amazing young leaders!
What You Will Learn In This Show:
- A little bit about Austin’s background and how Student Works changed his life
- The impact of the Covid recession on Austin’s business at Student Works
- Why coaching your own business is a choice
- The difference between attachment vs. commitment
- About Austin’s experience as a franchise partner at Rydel Franchise Group
- How franchises are an investment in accomplishing bigger and better things
- And so much more...
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117 | Austin Trudeau | How I Beat My Yearly Goal of $300,000 as a Student Painter
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris talks to Cade Savoy from Frederington, one of our amazing operators and rookie of the year who completed $340,000 with the business.
Cade started as a painter in his first year and became a production manager, sales manager and Operations Manager in his second year. As a result of his experience, he managed to build a profitable business from the first year as an operator.
You will find out a little bit about Cade’s background, how he heard about Student Works Management Program and what made him decide to join us.
Cade will talk about the important lessons he learned along the way and about the great impact Student Works had on his self-confidence and self-esteem.
You will find out more about Cade's experience as a production manager in Dustin’s business, as well as his experience as a business owner in our program and the secrets to his success.
Cade will also talk about some of the setbacks and challenges he had to face during the program and how he managed to overcome them, and much more.
Listen now and enjoy another insightful conversation with one of our exceptional young leaders!
What You Will Learn In This Show:
- When was the first time Cade heard about Student Works and what made him decide to join
- The impact Student Works had on Cade's self-confidence and self-esteem
- About Cade’s experience as a production manager in Dustin’s business
- Some of the setbacks and challenges Cade had to face during the program and how did he overcome them
- About Cade’s experience as a business owner in our program and the secrets to his success
- The importance of having a great culture in building a strong team
- And so much more...
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