301 | Nick Eaves | Leading With Humility

Nick R. Eaves served as the Chief Executive Officer and President at Woodbine Entertainment Group, Inc. Now, he is the Chief Venues & Operations Officer at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.

Nick is an alumnus of Student Works, and today I had a chance to speak to him of the benefits the program provided him. He shared a lot on this episode. He talked about up until this day; he never does anything on his own.

Let’s face it, doing business is like committing to a relationship. Nick give credits to Student Works and his past organizations on how he keeps his network active.

Plus, Nick talked about the component of success is the same even if you are running different businesses.

This is one episode you do not want to miss! Listen up!

 

What You Will Learn In This Show:

• Nick recounting the days when he was doing a summer business through Student Works and how it prepared him for his future business
• Ability to start on your own; find out why this is what Nick rely on from the program back in the day
• After Student Works, Nick joined Woodbine Entertainment, and he shared the lessons he learned from that experience
• Why leading with humility is Nick’s core value
• The critical role of a leader in adapting to change
• One of the challenges of having a regulated or government-controlled business
• Nick thinking back about failures or setbacks in his career, what did he learn and his takeaways from that

 

Resources:

Student Works

Nick's LinkedIn