Project Prairie: Recent Episodes
Jacob Iles, Jordyn Nachtegaele, and Sarah Boyd
Your three hosts come from each province across the Canadian Prairies - covering Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Join Jordyn, Sarah, and Jacob as they seek different perspectives and great stories from young entrepreneurs!
Here we go! Faith, Jordyn, Ayla and Sam have wrapped up their seasons! It has been a wild ride. The four of them discuss their ups and downs, what they have learned and where they may be going next! We are so grateful to everyone who has been a part of this journey with us and we hope you enjoy the season 2 finale of project prairie!
This is it team! Ayla, Faith & Jordyn are joined by Hope Deroche, the Toronto district manager for SWP East! Join us as we evaluate some of the different approaches between the companies and learn more about where people on all sides of the country are seeing success!
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We managed to snag Jacob Iles for this episode! Faith, Jordyn, Sam, and Ayla run through the weekend and how they are feeling going into this week. Faith digs deep and helps Ayla better understand her business. As always we hope you enjoy!
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This week Jordyn, Ayla, Faith & Sam discuss core motivations and how sometimes they aren't exactly what you would expect. We go through how important it is to understand why you are doing what you are doing and how you can quickly become raddled if your core motivators aren't primed for the adversity you might face. We also gather some hype for the annual east of the rockies SWP paintball event!
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It is official! Faith joins us in her new role as a full time host! We are so pumped to have her with us!
This week we touch on a number of topics such as Sam's business endeavours, Faith's Mexico throwbacks, Ayla's recent mindset shift, the idea of 50/50 relationships and why that can be a skewed perspective, and much more! Jordyn had some technical difficulties so she is a little quieter this week than usual!
With all that being said, thank you so much and welcome back to Project Prairie!
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Welcome back to the project from the prairies! This week we run through a bunch of topics such the stigma of medication, comparison of our businesses and anecdotally discuss some of our experiences as women in high pressure work environments. We might touch just a bit on feminine rage as well who knows.
ANYWAYS we truly hope you enjoy this episode and our very excited as we have a surprise announcement for you all as well!
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Jordyn and Ayla are all pumped up for Jordyn's visit to wpg! With this episode the girlies catch-up personally and Sam shares where her business is at. More of a chill episode. Please reach us @projectprairie with any feedback or questions! Thank you!
"How much is the quitting fee again?" - every SWP operator in June
With Sam and Ayla getting slaughtered on the battlefield of June, it is Fort Nachtegaele's time to pick us back up and get us back to it! Really stoked for Jordyn's visit to WPG! With that and paintball just around the corner we do have some things to look forward to!
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While Sam, Jordyn and Ayla struggle with staying positive as their businesses start to experience some strain, they are joined by the sun-shiny happy go lucky 2nd year operator from Calgary AB, Owen. Who despite everything he has faced continues trucking at it with a great smile and a can do attitude. Let's see where this episode takes us shall we!
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BOOM! We got some fantastic feedback from our episode last week and figured it would be fun to share what we learned! Always so awesome when we have the opportunity to go back and revisit conversations with a new perspective! Thanks for listening and reach us @projectprairie on IG.
Ayla has had A LOT of time to think! With an attitude adjustment she is ready to tackle the weeks ahead and has been on the grind ready to systemize the business! Sam is seeing success and had a monster sales week, but she is still struggling to conquer the demon that is production. Jordyn anchors us in and keeps us dialed! We are so pumped to chat about all this plus the crazy stories that come up as a franchisee! Thank you for listening and for all the great feedback we have been getting! Reach us @projectprairie on IG!
Jordyn and Ayla are coming off of monster sales weeks, but with very different attitudes. Connell hops on the call with us to try and diagnose the problem. Meanwhile Sam is struggling. She has a choice to make. Will she push for Mexico until the very end? Or is it game over with no willpower left? Only time will tell. Thank you for tuning in! Reach us @projectprairie on IG
Ever wondered why season 1 of project prairie ended so abruptly? You're about to find out.
Ayla is joined by Dillon Bundy for the siege of the century. Will we be able to break down Jordyn's walls? Without Sam's help no less! Wish us luck and we hope you enjoy this episode.
Jordyn, Ayla and Sam are joined by Connell Tetreault to chat about where we are at with the 75 Hard and what we are all doing in preparation for production season. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy! Any feedback? Please message us @projectprairie on IG.
Jordyn, Ayla and Sam so enjoyed having Faith on last week we decided to bring her back on to chat further! Please shoot us a message @projectprairie on IG we would love to hear your feedback! Once again hope you enjoy!
6th year Student Works Painting Operator Faith Nottveit joins in this week to talk about, life, business and balance. As a huge advocate for a healthy work life balance, Faith is currently planning a wedding while gearing up for the painting season! With a few laughs sprinkled in throughout, we want to know what keeps her coming back!
Jordyn is back! Ayla & Sam are pumped to catch up with her! We go through what Jordyn has been up to and then touch on nostalgia and how certain people attach more meaning to things then others. At the end, the team chats about the idea of profit sharing. With Jordyn and Ayla implementing it into their businesses this year, we are excited to see how it works out by the end of the summer! Thanks again for listening and check us out on IG! @projectprairie we would love to hear from you guys!
This week we traded out Jordyn for a good friend Dillon Bundy! Dillon completed three years of operating a student works painting business. Not only was he the one to suck Ayla into becoming an operator, but he also is a prime example of growth and how this opportunity can change your entire life! Join us as we discuss how he went from preparing for med school to full time sales and working with Amer Abushakra, along with our thoughts on the idea of vulnerability. As always we hope you enjoy!
Jordyn, Ayla and Sam explore the concept of emotional management. How does this skill differ from emotional intelligence? The girls also get into a discussion about ai and how it can help you in your business right now! On top of that we touch more on what Sam is doing and how she is back to making strides in her business! Lots to chat about tonight! Please sit back, relax and enjoy the episode!
Today Jordyn and Ayla are joined by Ayla's right hand man, production manager Connell Tetreault. We go through the relationship between franchise operator and painter, to crew chief, to the new and uncharted territory of production manager. We also touch briefly on the concept of winning strategies, the pathways and biases you use and have created to "succeed" in your surroundings and how they might not actually be all that efficient in the real world. Lastly we go through Wills! Do you have one? If not, do you need one? Well come on now let's find out!
We are all facing an enemy and it's name: Complacency. This week we dive into what exactly complacency looks like and how it has been effecting us. We go into our plan on how to escape from it's insidious and evil grasp and come out on top! Everyone is fighting this war but you can still rein victorious! We further delve into a discuss about self image. Please sit back relax and enjoy this episode of Project Prairie! Thank you all for listening!
This week we are so excited to delve into a special guest episode featuring the VP of Student Works Painting West, Jordan Kipnes. In this episode we breakdown just how important the choices we are making now are, and how we can set ourselves up for the future. Topics include investing, budgets, savings, preparing for tax time and more! We hope you guys are able to get as much value out of this as we did! Thanks for listening!
Jordyn is back! This week we recap her trip to Hawaii and catch up some more with Mr. Jacob Iles. We delve into the differences between the franchise marathon and how DMing is more similar to a series of sprints. Thank you for listening!
It is travel central! With Ayla getting back from Victoria, Sam taking the podcast live from Newfoundland, and Jordyn MIA in Hawaii it might seem like Jacob is the only one on the grind! Will the ladies let Vet complacency come out on top? Or will they be ready for action after resting up over reading break? Let's find out!
In this episode, the girls chat about their weeks and catch each other up on their lives and businesses. We hope you enjoy!
This week, Jordyn, Ayla and Sam dive into their respective Predictive Index Assessments. Akin to a personality test, Student Works has each franchisee complete one of these Predictive Index Assessments in order to help District Managers and us as business leaders understand the coaching nuances and relationship needs of a specific person, role, team, project, or business strategy. Time to review and compare our strengths and weaknesses! What is your PI?
Welcome back to Project Prairie! With Jordyn, Ayla, and Sam coming down from our annual Calgary training, excitement is in the air! What are the take-aways? What did we learn? Who is ready to run the best business of the year? Sit down, grab a tea and get ready to join us for it all!
Welcome to Project Prairie Season 2! In this episode we introduce our newest hosts, Ayla Temple-Bertrand and Sam Woolridge, while catching up with Jordyn Nachtegaele and Jacob Iles! The four of us recap our off-season and dive into our excitement for 2023! Between Student Works West's annual training this weekend and throwing Jacob on the bench, we couldn't be more pumped to share this experience!
We are excited to introduce the mastermind behind this podcast… Meet Ayla, the individual that brought the three hosts together, and organized the idea of Project Prairie! Enjoy!
We dive deep into Jordyn’s experience, her interests, and her aspirations! Near the end we also stray off our beaten path and have a more relaxed “philosophical” discussion. Enjoy!
In this episode, we sit down with Illia Usach and discuss his journey and his plans for the future. Illia has a fascinating story thus far, and we greatly appreciated the opportunity to chat with him, and we are excited to share that conversation with you!
Get ready for a long one, we had an amazing conversation this week with Olivia White. Olivia provides some excellent insight into a healthy lifestyle, habits, mentality and being happy while running her business. We’re excited to share the conversation, and we hope you enjoy!
This week, we hear the woes and tails of how a strong willed individual has overcome many obstacles, and many mistakes. He has gone from a rookie year full of adversity and mishaps, to one of the top Operators in SWP Calgary, AB. This is a story that can be summarized with the words : things can be better, and they shall be better should the proper adjustments be made. There are lots of valuable takeaways from this conversation, and we hope you enjoy this episode of Project Prairie.
Grab a seat and fix yourself a plate of chicken wings, as Jordyn and Sarah interview Jacob in this episode. We dive into Jacob’s time thus far with Student Works Painting - what has worked and what hasn’t, as well as briefly touching on his future, his personal life, and more. Enjoy!
A fun and laid back guy, Josh runs one of the cleanest businesses East of the Rockies for Student Works Painting. We dive in to his fantastic culture within his painting business, as well as his excellent sales ability. Josh is also a seasoned chicken wing master, and would love to take you out for a wing night if you’re ever going through the town of Brandon.
We got the opportunity to sit down with Logan Van Meter! He is an exceptional, hard working, second year franchisee with Student Works Painting, operating out of Saskatchewan. We dove into his experiences within his first year, and discussed some of his future goals and plans. We hope you can sit back and enjoy this premier episode!