Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow , Chris interviews Zachary Jennings, an amazing young leader and one of our top operators who first joined Student Works as a key staff member on Mack Mercier’s team and then started his own successful house painting business inside the program.    You will find out how Zach was before the program and what made him join Student Works.   Zach will share mor...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris interviews Patrick Yoo, Owner and CEO at Young Brothers, a successful multigenerational business selling fresh, hand-selected fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat products, and a variety of other grocery products in Outremont, Montreal.   He worked with Student Works back in 2008-2009 and he had a number of sales experiences at some important companies b...

In today's special episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris interviews two of our former operators' parents to give a glimpse inside The Student Works Management Program.    The first guest is Bob Milling, Owner and Founder of Wakefield Mill Hôtel & Spa and the father of Gabriel and Luke, both of them past top-performing operators at Student Works.   Bob will talk about what Luke and Gabe Milling wer...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris continues his conversation with Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson, business coaches at the Student Works. They will continue to go into detail about the program in order to give the young leaders a deep understanding of it from the inside.   You will find out what is an estimate training and how it works.   You will discover why having bith cooperation an...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris chats with Saša Milosevic, one of our veteran operators.   Saša first joined our program as a painter in his brother’s team when he was still in high school. He is currently is his third of year running his own painting franchise through the Student Works Management Program.    In his opinion, this is a great experience because he has been able to w...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris chats with Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson, business coaches at the Student Works Management Program. They will go deep into the details of the program, so the young leaders can have a complete and detailed understanding.   You will find out what veteran launches are and what is the process around them, as well as more details about the rookie launches...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris chats with David Salerno, one of our early alumni from 1992.    Today, David is the Founder & President of Solpak, a business that provides food packaging and delivery solutions to over 500 meal delivery companies, caterers, meals-on-wheels, senior living facilities, restaurants, food retailers, and non-profit organizations.  &nbs...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow , Chris chats with Mike Bignold, one of our Student Works West alumni, who is running a really fast growing tech company called Cost Certified. He has a really amazing story of how he started a contracting services business after he left Student Works, and developed software as a way to run that business.    You will find out who Mike was before joining th...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow , Chris chats with seven young leaders about a book that has literally transformed the coaching community and made an enormous difference selling millions and millions of copies: “The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever” by Michael Bungay Stanier    They will discuss the main points of the book as well as the most important...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow , Chris chats with Karl Gartly, a successful entrepreneur, challenger salesperson and executive advisor who started his journey in the business world with the Student Works Management Program back in 1999   While still in the program, Karl started Deco Windshield Repair and he grew that company to 225 locations with a Student Works style.   In 2013 he foun...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow , Chris chats with Douglas Garcia, another leadership guru who started his journey to success with the Student Works Management Programs years ago.   Douglas was a top performer in our program, and over the last 20 years, he has jumped through many businesses and different unique opportunities. Today he runs Rivetly Inc. a company that aims to turn HR...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow , Chris chats with Joël Fortin-Dominguez, a recent graduate of our program. Joël was one of our operators of the year back in 2015 - 2016 and he has an amazing story of accomplishment, followed by a huge setback before achieving great success in the real estate market.   Joël will share his personal story, who he was before he joined Student Works, the imp...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow , Chris chats with Daniel Fanaberia, one of the “Operators of the Year” at the Student Works Management Program. Dan graduated from Ivey Business School at Western University, but decided to follow an artistic path and became an actor for 8 years. After his Hollywood experience, Dan returned to the business world and developed a fantastic sales career with...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow , Chris chats with Kent Thornhill, one of the top-performing window cleaning operators in the Student Works Program. He did about $126,000 with the business in his third year and now, at the beginning of his fourth year, he's already got $60,000 booked. Kent will share his personal story, who he was before joining the program and how it changed his life an...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow ,  Chris chats with Norrie Shang, an ambitious young leader who doesn't want to trade his time for money. Although he could work for important companies, he is choosing the path of entrepreneurship, despite the challenges he had to face.   Norrie will share a little of his background and who he was before joining the Student Works Management Program.   He...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris chats with Paul Kuepfer, long-time alumni with 30 years of executive experience, specializing in entrepreneurial sales and marketing leadership. He had multiple roles as Managing Director, Vice President of Sales Management Consultant in the technology industry.   Paul will share his personal story, who he was before Student Works, how he got into t...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow , Chris chats with Alim Bhanji, an amazing young leader whose journey to success started at 18 years old when he joined the Student Works Management Program. After graduating Ivey Business School at Western University, Alim worked as a consultant for some important companies and today he is the Chief of Staff at Rogers Sports & Media.   A fantastically wis...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow , Chris sits down for a chat with Mackenzie Mercier, one of the top alumni of the Student Works Management Program, who did  $603,000 worth of business in his final year.   You will find it interesting how the first year in the program changed Mack’s life and mindset and how his business started to double and grow each and every year.   Mack will reveal a...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris chats with Paul Baluch, the Head of Franchise Operations at Shack Shine and O2E Brands, companies that transform ordinary home services into exceptional experiences. He spent eight years with Student Works West, as a franchisee operator, a hyper-successful top-performing Business Coach, District Manager and General Manager.    You’ll learn who Paul...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris chats with Jason Shuttleworth, a former alumni and operator / business coach for the program, who now runs a $100 million plus plastic packaging business with products in every Walmart around the world.   You'll learn a little of Jason's sports background as well as his time as an operator and a longtime business coach in the program.   You'll disco...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris offers up some thoughts on the season just ending. It's been an exciting year, and 2022 looks as if it will continue to offer exciting opportunities for success.   You'll learn about some of the growth the Leaders of Tomorrow podcast has seen in the last year.   You'll discover some hints at the new guests that will be featured in the 2022 season.  ...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris chats with Derek Panzer, Regional Business Manager for the Ontario and Manitoba regions for ConMed and alumni of the Student Works program.   You'll learn about Derek's background, from his early days as a competitive hockey player who dreamed of an NHL career to an eventual shift to business in college and then the program as a painter.   You'll di...

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris chats with Matt Young, a Queen's University graduate and rookie operator who sold over $350,000 in 2020 and who is returning this year again as an operator in the Muskoka area.   You'll learn how. prior to joining the program, Matt was just a "lost university student" looking to do more with his time.   You'll discover how to be a motivated, energet...

You never know who you'll meet at a wedding. A couple of weekends ago your host, Chris Thompson attended a wedding of two former Student Works business coaches, Andrew Solomon and Audrey Chainey While there, he had a fantastic conversation with an ambitious young leader - a conversation that has led to her being this week's guest!   In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, (https://podcasts.appl...

It's well known that great businesses often grow out of underserved industries or sectors with little competition. The barbecue cleaning business was one such area, as today's guest discovered.   In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris chats with Michael Sutton, a young entrepreneur that saw an opportunity when his parents had a poor (and expensive) experience having their barbecue cleane...