Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast

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290 | Parents Podcast | Barry Cornish and Andrea McMullen Aug 02, 2022

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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 joining the program and what were some of the jobs he had.

Barry will reveal why he was skeptical when he heard about his son joining the program and what made him change his opinion.

He will also talk about the challenges he saw his son overcoming during his first season and how The Student Works Management Program changed Brandon both professionally and personally.

The second guest is Andrea McMullen, owner of ADM Design and mother of Taylor Nicholls who is in his third year at Student Works.

You will find out what Taylor was doing the summer before Student Works.

Andrea will share what her initial reaction was when she found out about her son joining the program.

She will also talk about Taylor's experience with the business during the COVID pandemic and some of the challenges she saw him overcome during his seasons.

For these and much more, join Chris and his guests as they dive deep into the parent's perspectives of their children operating with the Student Works Management Program.

What You Will Learn In This Show:

Why was Barry skeptical when he heard about the program and what made him change his opinion
What challenges did Barry see his son overcoming during his first season?
How has Student Works changed Brandon both professionally and personally?
What Andrea has Taylor develop over time and what she believes the operators get out of our program
Taylor's experience with the business during the COVID pandemic
What challenges did Andreea see Taylor overcoming during his seasons?
And so much more...

Resources:

Student Works

Admdesign.ca

ADM Design Instagram: @admdesigninc

289 | Robert Pal | How to Rewire Your Brain for Success Jul 26, 2022

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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 incorporated into Robert’s coaching work.

As an Executive Coach, he helps business leaders and professionals achieve specific goals, whether they are improving leadership, reducing stress and burnout, scaling profitability, or enhancing personal and professional development.

You will find out a little bit about Robert's entrepreneurial journey and how he achieved great success with his jewelry business

You will also learn about the most challenging time in Rob’s entrepreneurial journey and how he became an ADHD and Executive Coach.

Robert will share his strategy called The Three Wins, and talk about how it works and how it can change how our brain is wired.

He will also discuss his system and how he uses it in his coaching work.

He will also reveal some of the structures he created to get the best out of ADHD and limit its drawbacks and will talk about the power of mindfulness and how he uses it in his coaching.

Listen now and enjoy!

What You Will Learn In This Show:

What is The Three Wins Strategy and how does it work?
What is the negativity bias and why are we wired to give more importance to what is wrong?
What is neuroplasticity and how can we change our brain's wiring?
What is “The System” and how does use it in his coaching work?
How we can get rid of triggers and distractions?
What is ADHD and some of the structures Robert created to get the best out of it and limit its drawback
The power of mindfulness and how does Robert use it in his coaching
And so much more...

Resources:

Books:

The Great Game of Business, Expanded and Updated: The Only Sensible Way to Run a Company by Jack Stack

288 | John Cameron | Building Your Brand Jul 19, 2022

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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 is going to share the reasons why he believes that personal branding is incredibly important for the future of any young leader.

He will also talk about the biggest lessons he took from listening to Gary Vee speeches and podcasts and how his ideas influenced him and his career.

You will learn more about the importance of documenting our professional progress and how to do it.

You will also discover some different ways to position yourself as an expert on social media.

John will share the reasons why LinkedIn is the best platform for creating your personal brand and will also talk about the importance of being aware of what you are posting and what it means.

Chris and John will also discuss how to get over the fear of looking bad and beat the imposter syndrome, will share one of the easiest ways to start posting content on LinkedIn , a three-step process on how to create great social media content and much more.

Listen in and enjoy!

What You Will Learn In This Show:

The reasons why it is very important for a young leader to create a solid personal branding
The biggest lessons John took from listening to Gary Vee speeches and podcast
Different ways to position yourself as an expert on social media
The reasons why LinkedIn is the best platform for creating your personal brand
How to get over the fear of looking bad and beat the imposter syndrome
A three-step process on how to create great LinkedIn content
And so much more...

Resources:

Student Works

John’s Linkedin

164 | John Cameron | How My Student Works Stint Helped Me Evolve into a More Confident Individual

Gary Vee’s podcast

287 | Kailynn Clark | From Student Works to Salesforce and Google Jul 12, 2022

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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 into Product Management.

But her journey to a successful career didn't end there. Recently she joined Google as a Product Management Lead for YouTube.

You will find out a little bit about Kailynn’s background and who she was before joining the Student Works Management Program.

Kailynn will share with you some of the biggest lessons from the program that she still relies on today, as well as some important habits she formed during the program.

You will also learn a little bit about Kailynn's experience working for UNB after leaving the Student Works Management Program, her journey through multiple positions at Salesforce and how she decided to move on to her next career move at Google.

She will also talk about the best way to manage a remote team whose time zones differ, the challenges she faces when it comes to finding a work-life balance, how to find your own leadership style and so much more…

Listen in and enjoy another inspiring conversation with one of our successful alumni.

What You Will Learn In This Show:

What are the biggest lessons from the program that Kailynn still relies on?
Some important habits Kailynn formed during the program
About Salesforce and Kailynn's multiple positions in the company
The best way to manage a remote team whose time zones differ
How Kailynn decided to move on with her career and how she got a job at Google
How to find your own leadership style
And so much more...

Resources:

Student Works

286 | Griffin Boyd | Breaking the All Time Rookie Record Jul 05, 2022

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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 business up in the Blue Mountain area.

You will find out who Griffin was before joining the Student Works Management Program, as well as more details about his experience as a painter and as a Production Manager on Adam Dennison’s team.

Griffin will share what made him decide to become an operator with Student Works and will reveal some of his secrets to breaking the all-time rookie record.

You will find out what are some of the most important qualities that separate top performers from the average ones.

Griffin will also talk about some of the key habits that led him to success, the advantage of living in the same house with other top performers, the most important qualities the leaders of tomorrow should have and so much more.

Listen in and enjoy another fascinating conversation with one of our top-performing operators!

What You Will Learn In This Show:

An overview of Griffin’s experience as a painter and as a Production Manager on Adam Dennison’s team
What made Griffin decide to become an operator with Student Works?
Griffin's secrets to breaking the all-time rookie record
The most important qualities that separate top performers from the average ones
The advantage of living in the same house with other top performers
And so much more...

Resources:

Student Works

Griffin's Linkedin

285 | Parents Podcast | Deb Franzman and Bob & Sue Gartly | Glimpse of Student Works Jun 28, 2022

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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 will share what was her initial reaction when she heard about her daughter joining the program.

She will also talk about Jessica’s experience in the program during the Covid pandemic, as well as about the biggest challenges she faced in her first year and how she managed to overcome them.

You will also find out how Jessica managed to build true connections with her clients even during Covid and much more.

After talking with Debbie Franzman, Chris interviews Bob and Sue Gartly parents of Karl, Rosemary and Barbara Gartly.

They will talk about their amazing experiences of having all their children running the program.

You will find out how the experience of three different brothers in the same program can be different yet still successful.

Sue and Bob will share what were their initial reactions when they herald about the program and why they encouraged their kids to join.

They will also talk about the challenges the Gratleuy brothers faced during the program and how they overcame them, as well as about what the Gartley family gained from being involved in the Student Works Management Program.

For these and much more, join Chris and his guests while they explore the perspective of parents when it comes to their children working with the Student Works Management Program.

What You Will Learn In This Show:

What was Debbie’s initial reaction when she heard about her daughter joining the program
Debbie’s perspective on Jessica’s experience in the program during the Covid pandemic
The biggest challenges Jessica faced in her first year and how she managed to overcome them
Bob and Sue’s amazing experiences of having all their children running the program
How the experience of three different brothers in the same program can be different yet still successful
What the Gartley family gained from being involved in the Student Works Management Program
And so much more...

Resources:

Student Works

271 | Karl Gartly | A Believer in the Art of the Possible

284 | Joe Sauret | A Succesful Career That Started with Student Works Jun 21, 2022

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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 management, account management, and advisory services.

You will learn who Joe was before Student Works and what made him join the program, as well as what he is still using from his four years of experience in the program.

He will also talk about his experience as an Account Manager at DELL, what worked well and what challenges he had to face.

He will share the reasons he decided to do an MBA at the Smith School of Business at Queen's University.

He will also talk about his experience as a Business Development Manager at Vision Critical.

You will learn what BERA is and more details about Joe’s experience working with them.

Joe will also talk about the power of brands and how you measure brands, his biggest failures and mistakes and the lessons he took from them, the qualities a leader of tomorrow should have and much more.

Listen now and enjoy!

What You Will Learn In This Show:

Joe’s experience as an Account Manager at DELL: what worked well and what challenges did he face?
Joe's motivation for doing an MBA at the Smith School of Business at Queen's University
Joe’s experience as a Business Development Manager at Vision Critical
What is BERA and Joe’s experience working with them?
The power of brands and how you measure brands.
And so much more...

Resources:

Student Works

Joe’s LinkedIn

Book: The Alchemist

283 | Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson | Inside Student Works Management Program PART 3 Jun 14, 2022

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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 is their structure, as well as

how we train our coaches and our operators.

You will learn more details about our production prep meeting and how we prepare our interns to start their first job.

Luke and Devon will get into some details about our Google Drive System and how it makes our business more efficient.

They will talk about the rookie launches and how we get people up and running super fantastic businesses.

They will also share the way we hold our operators accountable, how to work under the philosophy of “Work hard, play hard, have fun!”, some details about the upcoming events of the summer and much more.

Join Chris and his guests as they take an in-depth look at the Student Works Management Program, the systems and the culture that makes our leaders so effective.

What You Will Learn In This Show:

Why do we have our quarterly meetings and what is their structure?
How we train our coaches and our operators
The production prep meeting: How we prepare our interns to start their first job
How our Google Drive System makes our business more efficient
Details about the upcoming events of the summer
And so much more...

Resources:

Student Works

282 | Greg Cumiskey | Persistence and Focus: The Keys to Becoming Successful Jun 07, 2022

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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 involved in our program and what were the biggest lessons he took from his experience with Student Works.

He will share more details about his career path after he left our program.

He will talk about how he started Simmba Systems and what the company was doing as well as about his experience as an Executive Chairman at ExamWorks. He will also share more details about his involvement with Idealab.

You will find out what is the difference between managing a small to medium-sized business and running a larger one.

You will learn about Greg’s biggest failures and mistakes and the lessons he learned from them, as well as what are some of the key habits a leader should have.

Join Chris and Greg for another fascinating discussion about some of the key secrets to a successful business career.

What You Will Learn In This Show:

Who was Greg Cumiskey before he got involved in our program
Greg’s biggest lessons and takeaways from the program
Greg’s career path after he left Student Works
Managing a small to medium-sized business versus running a larger one
Failures and mistakes in Greg’s career and the lessons he took from them
Some key habits a leader should have
And so much more...

Resources:

Student Works

Greg’s Linkedin

STEVE JOBS: Stanford Speech

281 | Mitchell Lowry | Adding Real Value to the World Jun 01, 2022

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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 and then he will talk about his experience in the program and his biggest takeaways.

Mitchell will also share details about his career path after he left Student Works.

So, you will find out about his experience as a Group Production Leader and as a Financial Analyst at General Motors, as well as about his experience as a Business Development Manager at RBC Global Asset Management.

He will also reveal his biggest mistakes and failures and the lessons he learned from them and will talk about the key secrets to a great career and a happy life.

You will find out the reasons why being too hard on yourself will not get you to success.

Mitchell will also talk about some essential habits that he learned to build at Student Works and much more.

Join Chris and Mitchell as they discuss the key secrets to achieving success and adding real value to the world.

What You Will Learn In This Show:

Mitchell's background before he joined the Student Works Management Program
Mitchell's experience with Student Works and his biggest takeaways
Mitchell's experience as a Business Development Manager at RBC Global Asset Management
Mitchell's biggest mistakes and failures and the lessons he learned from them
The reasons why being too hard on yourself will not get you to success
The key secrets to a great career and a happy life
Key habits that Mitchell learned to build at Student Works
And so much more...

Resources:

studentworks.com

Mitchell Lowry’s Linkedin

Book: Fierce Conversations

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