A bit about me, what I have built, and the timeline so far.
I am Connor Laskowski. This is my website: a bit about me, what I have built, where I have been, and what I am working on next.
No. 01 / About
I am Connor Laskowski from Guelph, Ontario. I grew up playing competitive hockey, started A Cut Above Yard Services at 13, and learned business by actually doing the work: quoting jobs, serving customers, fixing mistakes, and showing up again the next day.
I went to Centennial CVI in Guelph and am heading to McMaster University's Integrated Business & Humanities program in fall 2026. Right now I am building A Cut Above, FoundFirst Digital, CaseAce, and whatever project teaches me the next thing.
Based in
Guelph / Hamilton, ON
High school
Centennial CVI
Next
McMaster IBH
ACAYS
85+ weekly / 1,000+ served
No. 02 / The Path
Sports came first. Then the business. Then the projects, the charity work, and the next chapter at McMaster.
Rep hockey with the Guelph Gryphons, from BB through AA, and hockey with the Guelph Cyclones built the work ethic that later carried into business. Sports taught me to show up, compete, take coaching, and keep going when nobody is watching.
Went to high school at Centennial CVI in Guelph while balancing school, athletics, A Cut Above, DECA, community work, and the first versions of the projects on this site.
Founded A Cut Above in Guelph at 13. It started with flyers, lawn work, and figuring things out the hard way. Now it serves 85+ weekly properties and has served 1,000+ total properties.
acutaboveys.caBuilt through school seasons and summer days: quoting, scheduling, service quality, customer communication, SEO, invoices, equipment, mistakes, and repeat customers. In 2025, A Cut Above was recognized with a Zensurance Small Business Grant.
Guelph Mercury featureCompeted in provincial and national ball hockey, then represented Canada at the U16 level and helped win gold in Slovakia in July 2024.
Served as CFO for Beyond Borders and helped with the Evolve Gala, a student-led charity event supporting SickKids. The group set out with a major fundraising goal and ended up raising more than expected.
Beyond Borders articleStarted making websites for local businesses after working on my own service business sites. Projects include FoundFirst, GuelphHomeServices.ca, BeyondBordersEvolve.ca, and MBPOutdoorServices.com.
foundfirst.caBuilt and shipped CaseAce, an AI tool for DECA students. It helps students prepare faster, study better, and turn competitive-event prep into something more useful than scattered docs and last-minute panic.
caseace.appHeading to McMaster in fall 2026 for Integrated Business & Humanities while continuing to build A Cut Above, FoundFirst, CaseAce, and whatever comes next.
No. 03 / Work
Some are live. Some shipped. Some are paused. This is the honest board, not a fake portfolio.
Lawn Care & Property Services
LiveGuelph lawn care and property services founded in 2020. Owner-operated, locally ranked, serving 85+ weekly properties and 1,000+ total properties through reliable service and direct communication.
Visit ACAYS
Local Web Studio
LiveA web design and local SEO studio for service businesses. The work is mostly simple: make the business easier to understand, easier to find, and easier to contact.
Visit FoundFirst
AI Tools for DECA Students
ShippedA shipped product for DECA students. CaseAce helps with prep, studying, practice, and turning competitive-event material into something easier to work with.
View projectClient Website
LiveA FoundFirst website project for MBP Outdoor Services, a landscape design and construction business serving Saugeen Shores, Port Elgin, Southampton, Kincardine, and nearby areas.
Visit siteLocal Directory
LiveA local home-services directory for Guelph homeowners, built around search intent, service pages, and connecting people with trusted local operators.
Visit siteCharity Event Site
LiveThe website for Beyond Borders Evolve, supporting the student-led charity gala work connected to Beyond Borders and SickKids fundraising.
Visit siteInternal Software
BuildingA mobile-first CRM concept for quoting, jobs, invoices, expenses, and service-business admin, shaped by the exact mess of running ACAYS day to day.
Physical Product
DoneA toe-spacer product experiment. Useful for learning sourcing, packaging, margins, and fulfillment. Finalized as an experiment, not an active focus.
Community Concept
PausedA volunteer marketplace idea connecting students who need hours with local organizations that need reliable help. Strong idea, currently paused.
Education Tool
PausedA full suite of tools for teachers, built around spending more time on students and less time on backend work, prep, formatting, and admin.
No. 04 / Athletics
Sports came before the businesses. Hockey, ball hockey, and running are still a big part of how I spend my time.
Column 01
Played competitive hockey with the Guelph Gryphons and Guelph Cyclones through a lot of seasons, practices, and tournaments.
Column 02
Played provincial-level ball hockey in Ontario.
Column 03
Represented Team Canada at the U16 level and won gold in Slovakia in July 2024.
Column 04
I run too. It is simple, honest, and useful when I need to get away from screens for a bit.
Column 05
Still training, still playing, and still trying to stay in shape while school and work keep getting busier.
Training Log
Running, training, and the quiet miles between everything else. This is the live Strava profile for Connor Laskowski.
Open StravaNo. 05 / Operating Principles
Rule 01
Launch, learn, tighten, repeat. I am still working on this one, but waiting until everything feels ready usually just means waiting forever.
Rule 02
Customers, invoices, routes, systems, products, follow-up. Real businesses are built in the details.
Rule 03
Reputation, skill, relationships, health, and capital. The good stuff gets built over years.
Rule 04
You can study something forever, but actually doing it teaches faster. Most of what I know came from trying, messing up, and fixing it.
Rule 05
Hard work beats talent when talent does not work hard. Sports proved it first, then business proved it again.
Rule 06
Every season should make the next version sharper: better systems, better habits, better judgment.
No. 06 / Facts & Sources
The short version, with the links that connect the same Connor Laskowski across school, work, sports, and public sources.
Full name
Connor Laskowski
Website
connorlaskowski.com
Based in
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Work
A Cut Above Yard Services, FoundFirst Digital, CaseAce
High school
Centennial CVI, Guelph
Education
McMaster Integrated Business & Humanities, fall 2026
Athletics
Guelph Gryphons rep hockey; Guelph Cyclones hockey; provincial and national ball hockey; Team Canada U16 ball hockey; Strava running
Community
CFO, Beyond Borders Evolve Gala
Coverage
Guelph Mercury small business and Beyond Borders features
No. 07 / Contact
Send it over. I am interested in local business, student products, athletics, community work, and projects with real customers.