Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast

In today’s show, Chris interviews, Brett Bergmann , COO, Solar Panda. Growing up, young Brett was totally confused by the myriad of options available in front of him. There were a whole bunch of ways he wanted to go, but he had little idea how to get there. This is when the Student Works opportunity came knocking. Running a painting business and managing a crew of people at a young age had a trans...

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 job...

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...

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 goo...

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 anyt...

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 o...

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 fo...

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.   Luk...

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...

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 St...

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 f...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris talks to Luke Den Tandt, one of our alumni who works as a Strategic Account Manager at Stromcore, a cutting-edge lithium battery manufacturer based out of the GTA.  Luke was one of our top operators back in 2017, he sold and produced over $250,000 in house painting and staining projects and completed 40+ projects over the course of 2 summers. In his...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris talks to Alexandre Tashdjian, one of our amazing leaders who is now going into his fourth year in the program. Tash is running a really large and very successful operation in Montreal, he is also coaching some other operators and he is going to be one of our coaches who's going to jump the fence and move over to our window cleaning side of our busin...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris talks to Erin Josephy, co-founder and managing partner at Hermit Goods, a company that creates and sells special self-care products made of simple and clean ingredients that are meant to help people rest and recharge. Erin was a senior operator at Student Works between 2012 and 2015 where she won rookie of the year, sophomore of the year and all-tim...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris talks to Jackson Butler, a remarkable young leader with a proven track record of integrity, earning relationships, and solving problems in business and coaching. He's been in our program for three years and has made tremendous progress. Every year he has been a top performer, but this year he is about to run a business worth over $300,000. You will...

In today's special episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris continues the series of interviews with some of our former operators' parents to reveal more about The Student Works Management Program and how things look from the inside.    The first guest is Barry Cornish,  the father of Brandon Cornish, one of our top operators who is now a Business Coach.   You will find out who Brandon was before join...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris talks to Robert Pal, a former CEO of a global jewelry brand who is now an ADHD and Executive Coach helping individuals identify and capitalize on their strengths to reach their full potential. The areas of his professional training include mindfulness, positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, and solution-focused coaching. All of these are...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris has John Cameron back on the show for a fascinating conversation about branding and how to create a successful personal brand. A senior leader at the Student Works Management Program, John is now transitioning from a full-time Business Coach position to head of our Marketing Department. He is very passionate about the idea of building a brand and he...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris interviews Kailynn Clark, one of our amazing alumni who had an incredible journey of relentless improvement after leaving our program. She was a Student Works operator between 2007 and 2010. After that, she worked in the recruitment office at UNB (University of New Brunswick), followed by ten years with multiple promotions at Salesforce leading her...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris interviews Griffin Boyd, one of our successful operators who managed to break the Student Works all-time rookie record last year and plans to double his business size in 2022.   A great example of how to run a student business, Griffin has previously worked with us as a painter for one year and then as Production Manager with Adam Dennison’s busines...

In today's special episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris continues the series of interviews with some of our operators' parents to offer a new perspective and give a glimpse inside The Student Works Management Program.  The first guest is Debbie Franzman, mother of Jessica Franzman, one of our top-performing operators You will find out what was Jessica doing the summer before Student Works. Debbie...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris interviews Joe Sauret, one of our alumni, an MBA Graduate with 11+ years of progressive business development experience.    Joe started a successful career after working with Student Works for four years. His background includes a mix of entrepreneurial and corporate activity with a track record of success in the area of enterprise sales, project ma...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris continues his conversation with Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson, Business Coaches at The Student Works.   This time they will go into detail about what happens in April and May at Student Works Management Program in order to give the young leaders a deep understanding of the whole process.   You will find out why we have our quarterly meetings and what...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris interviews Greg Cumiskey, one of our alumni who is today a highly successful and passionate entrepreneur with an extensive experience in buying and selling businesses, integrating acquisitions, executing successful roll-ups, and executive management of both private and publicly traded firms.    You will find out who Greg Cumiskey was before he got i...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris interviews Mitchell Lowry, an amazing young leader who worked with Student Works back in 2014-2015.    He graduated from McMaster University in 2018 and today he works as a Business Development Manager at RBC Global Asset Management.   You will find out a little bit about Mitchell's background before he joined the Student Works Management Program an...