WEEK #6

Question 1

who was the panel discussing non traditional career paths ?

Answer 1

• Micheal El Khoury
• Lucas Flice
• Sue Brunet
• Matt Baxter

Question 2

who is Micheal El Khoury ?

Answer 2

Author and NHL Coaches’

Question 3

who is Lucas Flice ?

Answer 3

LCF Consulting

Question 4

who is Sue Brunet ?

Answer 4

Owner - Ergonow Incorporated

Question 5

who is Matt Baxter ?

Answer 5

President Scholars

Question 6

Terms/Concepts to consider when discussing non-tradionnal career paths :

Answer 6

• Start-ups
• Scale-ups
• Seasoned Companies

Question 7

define “start-ups” :

Answer 7

• Start-ups - garage/kitchen table
• Often start in a garage/kitchen table
• Many scale up and seasoned businesses started as start-ups

Question 8

define “Scale-ups” :

Answer 8

• Muddy middle
• Defined by start-ups that experience 20% growth
• Were start ups - but due to growth
• Finding their place

Question 9

define “Seasoned Companies” :

Answer 9

• Well established
• Bureaucracies, rules and processes
• Strong culture
• Fit in

Question 10

what was the example we discussed in class ?

Answer 10

TOMS

Question 11

what did we learn about TOMS ?

Answer 11

• TOMS (Grew too fast - vision dissipated)
• 625M dollar company
• Knock-offs
• Business orientation
• Got into many other items ; purses, glasses, clothing
• Lost their way - a departure from their purpose-driven

Question 12

Implications on job design, performance management, career development, culture for organizational culture : start-ups

Answer 12

Creating values and practices

Question 13

Implications on job design, performance management, career development, culture for organizational culture : Scale-ups

Answer 13

Nurturing revising and scaling practices

Question 14

Implications on job design, performance management, career development, culture for organizational culture : Seasoned

Answer 14

Understanding, aligning and maintaining practices

Question 15

MICHEAL EL-KHOURY :

Answer 15

• Growth of forensic engineering company
• Passion in sports and body movement, undergrad in kin in laurier
• Sport management program at western under jim weese
• Started first job under architectural engineering firm
• Works at Rimkus
• Enjoys flexibility and connections
• Likes the risk or reward side of it and the fire that comes with it and enjoys having that responsibility
• Types of gambling he does enjoy
• Coop with NHL coaching
• Advice my 22 year old self to - emphasize that everything is a learning experience… that knowledge you gain is worth more than any currency at this age. U may meet one person that may lead you to so many opportunities.
• Start looking at things beyond how much money I can make and what can I gain from this. Lok at the experiences your going to get not only the money that comes along with it.
• In order to be successful must be / keys to success = self discipline

Question 16

SUE BRUNET :

Answer 16

• Coop program in ergonomics
• Windsor
• First job in a clinic due to administration background, sport management side
• Went to automotive ergonomics after
• Wanted to get to where the injuries were coming from, which was in the workplace
• “Look where your strengths and weakness are but also where your interests are”
• Works directly with a mix of ergonomics and the products
• Ergonomics = taking a look at the study of people in their working environment… an ergonomist designs or modified the work to fit the worker, not the other way around. The goal is to eliminate discomfort and risk of injury due to work and improving their life. That work is done safely and efficiently to eliminate stress.
• Like the variety, always doing different things every day, different environments, interactions with staff and the management side of it
• Advice my 22 year old self to - don’t necessarily go in direction where u have a little interest in, invest time in different areas of interest and that will help draw you to thing that are of interest in not only the working world but also education - play on not only your strength but your interests, put in the time before u say no, don’t be afraid to try something. Keep your options open before you say no
• In order to be successful must be / keys to success qualified and stay up to date

Question 17

MATT BAXTER :

Answer 17

• Ceo and president of scholars education
• Went to UofT and hated it and went to western
• Worked with IQ testing of draft picks, started working closely with Tom Brady
• Degree in economics at western
• Was teammates with Vaughn Martin
• Decided wanted to be a sports agent, like glorified babysitting, so switched back
• Thought of starting own company, wanted to help people
• Small scholars that had 4 locations in small communities
• Bought it when it wasn’t doing well for not lot of money and expended company
• Enjoys being in charge but also the cheerleading and having a team
• Enjoys the competition, 83 locations and wants to crack it to 150 locations, bringing their business to other countries, helping kids
• Advice my 22 year old self to - don’t be afraid to fail, dream big and fail over and over again and that’s how you will find the best opportunities.
• Don’t stress about being behind people
• If you don’t care about it in the future don’t worry about it in the moment
• In order to be successful must be / keys to success = can’t work alone, find people you really trust to work with and support, especially if you want to grow, be critical of what you can do and find people who specialize in areas that may be your weakness

Question 18

VAUGHN MARTIN :

Answer 18

• Assist with growth of scholars
• Own a security agency, high networking celebrities, schools, etc.
• Went to western for kings cottage
• Worked with chargers, dolphins, lions, kansas
• 2017 ended the career
• Bought into a cannabis company, cofunded that and got teeth in the business side (went from 5 employees to 500 in a year)
• Enjoys freedom, flexibility, benign your own ressource
• Coming together with a passion with a team to accomplish a common goal
• Lose the fear of failure completely
• Don’t be deep and narrow on your focus, smile, keep your eyes open, lose that fear of failure completely, travel
• In order to be successful must be / keys to success = hammering thse skills sets, give yourself an honest appraisal, work hard and really self analyze, teamwork makes the dreamwork, if you align y6our self with like minded individuals it will bring out the good in you

Question 19

LUCAS FILICE :

Answer 19

• LCF counseling
• Study in emotional intelligence
  -Undergrad in sports management at brock university
• Self driven, using company as mentorship to build better community
• Use emotional intelligence to make the world better
• Consulting
• Liked the flexibility of it and getting close and connecting with clients and being there for them to accomplish their goals.. Seeing the behind the scenes
• Advice my 22 year old self to - enabling people to stay curious in everything. How curious can you be in each area, you can be interested in something however your curiosity may die out… have that intention curiosity
• In order to be successful must be / keys to success = its on yourself, be qualified and educated