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422 | Jason Haelzle | How to Leverage Early Experiences for Career Growth
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How does a student entrepreneur evolve into a global executive leading billion-dollar projects? Jason Haelzle shares the mindset and milestones behind his rise from Student Works to the world stage.
In this episode of the Leaders of Tomorrow podcast, Chris Thomson sits down with Jason—now Principal and Vice President at GHD—to explore how he balanced academics, competitive hockey, and running a Student Works business as a teen, and how those early experiences shaped his leadership style today. Jason walks us through his career journey, from joining a 400-person engineering firm right out of university to helping it grow into a 10,000-person multinational organization.
He shares why working in a global company opens doors to high-impact, large-scale projects, and how adaptability, teamwork, and resilience were the key factors that fueled his rise. Aspiring leaders will walk away from this conversation with practical insights on embracing failure, seizing opportunity, and redefining success at every stage.
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In This Episode You'll Learn:
- How Jason managed to excel in school, hockey, and entrepreneurship as a teen
- How Student Works laid the foundation for Jason’s future leadership skills
- The leadership traits that helped Jason climb to Principal and VP
- How large companies offer access to global opportunities and bigger projects
- What Jason learned from his biggest failures—and how he turned them into fuel
- Jason’s advice for new and aspiring entrepreneurs
- And much more...
Guest Bio:
Jason Haelzle is a Principal and Vice President at GHD, a global engineering and professional services firm. A former national-level hockey player and Student Works standout, Jason has built a career defined by growth, adaptability, and leadership. He played a key role in the expansion of CRA before its merger with GHD and now oversees major infrastructure projects around the world.
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