Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast

In today’s show, Chris interviews Corey Bullock , Sale Enablement Specialist at Intuit. Growing up, Corey was frustrated with his lack of clarity. While there are some of us who are absolutely certain about what they plan to do professionally, Corey wasn’t one of them. Rather, Corey chalked out this professional path through the rather painful process of elimination. In the next segment of the sho...

Today’s show is a special one as Chris interviews Gary Mottershead, President, and Founder, GCP Industrial Products and Facilitator at Dan Sullivan’s Strategic coach. Gary always had a big work engine. As a teenager, he ran a newspaper business and displayed ingenuity by making deliveries in a motorboat.  However, inspite of this, Gary did not take the entrepreneurial route from the get-go but wor...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Evan Wailoo. Currently, Evan works with Autodesk in their AEC department. Prior to this, he has worked with technology behemoths, Apple, and Microsoft. Evan interned with Student Works nearly 30 years back. Evan shares that he was an average kid but extremely money-motivated. So, this drive helped him run a large and successful painting business inspite of the fac...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Michael Glinter , professional leadership, staffing, and career consultant. Since 1999, Michael has placed thousands of employees across the globe. In today’s show, listeners will get a peek into the playbook of elite recruiters like Michael and learn how the staffing industry as a whole operates. After graduation, Michael started working at Coca Cola but was quic...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Frank Gairdner , an entrepreneur with a diverse path.  Frank worked with Student Works back in 2004-2005 while he was getting his arts degree at Western. He went on to get his Masters in Philosophy from Queen’s. Frank has worked in industries ranging from documentary filmmaking to carbon-fiber boats. Frank reveals that one reason for his success is his arts backgr...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Devon Thomson, district manager, Student Works. Devon shares some of the most important lessons that he has learned over the past seven years at Student Works. He reveals how he has honed some foundational skillsets which have firmly entrenched him on the path of rapid growth and success. We start this show with Devon sharing his interesting backstory.  Even befor...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Nelkas Kwemo. Nelkas shares some of the biggest life lessons that he has learned as an elite athlete. You will also learn why he calls Student Works his “most brutal experience” ever.  We start this show with Nelkas sharing his interesting backstory. An elite athlete, Nelkas is a professional linebacker for Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Additi...

Today’s show is a special one as Mitchell Beinhaker slides into the interviewer’s seat and quizzes Chris about his business and passion, Student Works.  Student Works has a unique business model/ entrepreneurial program for high school students and college students where they can learn critical business skills at an extremely young age. When eighteen-year old’s get the opportunity to run a large p...

In today’s show, Chris interviews William Chyz , Director, Asset Management, and Client Services at Westcourt Capital Corporation. William, a former student painter, currently helps HNI’s with their alternative investments.  We start this show with William sharing his backstory.  As a high school student, William did not have much idea about what he was going to do with his life. So, after working...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Lucas Rodrigues. Lucas spent two fruitful and extremely rewarding years with Student Works. In this first year, Lucas worked as a rookie manager. Whereas, in his second year, as a district manager, Lucas assumed a leadership role as he took under student managers under his wing. We start this show with Lucas sharing a bit of his background. Growing up, Lucas was a...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Barry Danckert , GM, and Global Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company.  Barry spent two rewarding years with Student Works when he was studying marketing at Wilfrid Laurier. Admittedly, after joining Student Works, Barry realized how little he knew about business. Specifically, as a student painter, Barry shares how he got some important lessons in pricing and peo...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Stefan Milosevic, a second-year district manager with Student Works. Stefan and his two partners recently broke the all-time sales record at Student Works. Stefan had a terrific rookie year as well as he came really close to breaking the rookie record held by another incredible Student Works manager, Amir. We start this show with Stefan sharing a bit of his backgr...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Neil King , President, LifeWorks, and Executive Vice President, Morneau Shepell. Growing up, Neil was always hard-working. He used to work odd jobs but was frustrated that his earnings were not commensurate with the work that he was putting in.  And perhaps, this was the biggest reason that attracted him to business and Student Works in the first place.  Neil spen...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Patrick Lalonde, VP, Student Works.  Chris and Patrick discuss how a conducive environment can boost our mental health and overall productivity. Listeners will learn how cleansing one’s environment can help you retain FOCUS and inspire one to achieve bigger and better things. Have you noticed how our surroundings have a symbiotic relationship with our mental state...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Neil Johnson, Founder, and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Royalty Limited. Back when Neil was an eighteen-year-old, he got the opportunity to work at Student Works. This experience instilled in Neil an incredible work ethic and taught him to never give up. After Student Works, Neil started his long and very successful stint with Canaccord Genuity Inc. as an equity...

In today’s show, Chris interviews first-year university student and student painter, Jessica Franzman. We start this show with Jessica sharing her backstory. Originally from Calgary, Jessica is currently studying International Development.  While always ambitious and driven, Jessica shares she had difficulty trusting her colleagues and delegating work before joining Student Works. In the next segm...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Michael Zipursky, co-founder, Consulting Success®. Today, you will learn how to leverage your expertise to start your own successful, consulting business.  All of us have some unique skillsets that often have excellent demand in the marketplace. However, most of us fail to get off the starting block. One of the main reasons for this is a hesitation to approach lar...

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 today’s show, Chris interviews Dustin Taylor. Having worked in the restaurant industry, Dustin has had a rather unique journey leading right up to Student Works. In his first year, Dustin managed to grow his painting business to $130,000. In his second year, with two of his friends helping him out, Dustin plans on scaling up his business to $350,000!  We start this show with Dustin sharing some...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Troy Treleaven , Owner and Managing Partner, Dale Carnegie. Troy owns and manages one of the largest Dale Carnegie franchises in the world. We start this show with Troy sharing his backstory. Ambition and a big engine for work meant that Dale started working from a young age. At 16, Troy was working as a butcher’s apprentice – and he ended up getting fired from th...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Kaitlyn Sage, a fourth-year college student. Currently, Kaitlyn is managing a large painting business as a second-year Student Works manager. As a high-school student, Kaitlyn was a hard worker who was always looking for new ways to grow. When she was in grade 12, she worked in Sears as a sales associate. Here, she always went the extra mile to assume extra respon...

In today’s show, Chris interviews management consultant and coach, Tarik Ali . As a young adult, Tarik shares that he was always ambitious, but frustrated by his lack of direction. This is when he came across Student Works. This stint, Tarik shares, taught him the soft skills required to run a business. After Student Works, Tarik used an “inside out” approach to figuring out his future path. In th...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Frank Forte , Founder, Forte Leadership Technology, and author, A.G.I.L.E. Mindset Demystified: Mindset Over Mechanic. Frank reveals how you can cultivate an agile or growth mindset that can help you thrive in the complicated environment of today. Conventional thinking has led to a formal education system that is lacking in many aspects. One of the main fallouts o...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Zack Kembar , Managing Director, Burke Norris Investments. As a student, Zack was admittedly laidback, disorganized, and thoroughly enjoying his time at Western University. However, all this changed with Student Works. As a Student Works manager, Zack ended up managing a team of 20 driven individuals. He shares how Student Works taught him some great lessons in or...

In today’s show, Chris interviews Student Works Operator Joseph Kim. Growing up, Joseph was dirt poor. He lived in a cold basement, and at one point of time his single mother could not even afford rent, heat, or electricity.  Coming from such adversity, Joseph has really grabbed the incredible Student Works opportunity and is doing all he can to make the most of it. In this segment of the show, li...