The COOLEST week of summer (during the hottest week of summer)!
It’s been nearly 7 years since Jeph Maystruck and Jordan McFarlen got the wheels in motion for Big Idea Camp, and they show no sign of slowing down. Big Idea Camp is a yearly event that has been earning its title as “The Best Week of Summer” since 2015, let us tell you why! This action-packed time brings together some of the most business-minded and creative high school students in the country!
We began with a group of 8 students in year one, now we have people coming from as far as Calgary just to see what all the fuss is about. Some of that fuss includes the fact that we have almost TWENTY community partners working with us through the camp! We couldn’t be more excited for Big Idea Camp 2021, and we hope to see you there!
Our challenges are designed to bring together students with many different types of knowledge. That’s why we spend lots of time out in the community, but still spend some time at the Cultivator HQ. Our challenges do a great job of keeping us out and about, on 13th Avenue doing trade-up challenges, downtown at the farmers market, or even coming up with unique ticket giveaways at the Folk Festival office.
We are BIG fans of Regina and we want to show students more of the city we love. From a delicious challenge involving Leopold’s poutine to a CHOP style competition at the farmers market, Big Idea Camp is a week of fun competitions all over the Queen City.
Instructor Bios
Jordan McFarlen
Helping others has always been something I enjoy doing. Fortunately I became a high school business teacher and have had the opportunity to do so on a regular basis for the past 5 years. Seeing students tackle challenges, learn something new and experience growth is extremely rewarding. As a teacher I am always looking to learn something new and challenge myself.
I have been a part of 4 SK Business School of the Year titles as a teacher with the Campbell Business Program, I am an Assistant Coach with the University of Regina Cougar Men’s Basketball team and I continuously struggle while playing the game of golf. I have experienced many successes but also many failures throughout my life and that is what has helped mold me into the person I am today. People, business and physical activity are my passions and I am excited to combine all three at the Big Idea Camp!
Jeph Maystruck
I think everyone has a superpower and I love helping people find out what theirs is. I help run Strategy Lab with Brandon Wu, we’re a non-traditional marketing company that started in Regina in 2012. We’ve always had a little different philosophy about business and we care a whole lot about our community.
I’ve coached volleyball for 9 years and taught marketing at Saskatchewan Polytechnic for 5 years. Education or the future of education really interests me. I want to push the limits of what young business kids are capable of, with the right coaching and resources, it is astounding what kids can achieve.
I love the quote from Hugh MacLoed, “The marketing for something to believe in is infinite.” I truly believe that. If we want our society to progress we must help the generation coming up find something to believe in.
What’s your big idea?
