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Chatter that Matters. A show about human perseverance and the possibility that counters the storm of negativity and a growing sense of impossibility.

Host Tony Chapman shares inspiring stories of people who make things happen regardless of seemingly impossible circumstances. We learn powerful life lessons that help us get where we want, need and deserve. Tony's guests include athletes, artists, activists, entrepreneurs, immigrants, refugees, survivors and leaders from across society.

In doing so, we learn life lessons that help us chase our dreams.

Chatter that Matters Tony Chapman

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    • 4.8 • 273 Ratings

Chatter that Matters. A show about human perseverance and the possibility that counters the storm of negativity and a growing sense of impossibility.

Host Tony Chapman shares inspiring stories of people who make things happen regardless of seemingly impossible circumstances. We learn powerful life lessons that help us get where we want, need and deserve. Tony's guests include athletes, artists, activists, entrepreneurs, immigrants, refugees, survivors and leaders from across society.

In doing so, we learn life lessons that help us chase our dreams.

    Tracy L Clark - Healing is Believing

    Tracy L Clark - Healing is Believing

    Healing is Believing. I have been sharing inspiring human journeys for four years, but none like Tracy L Clark. For most of her life, Tracy has dealt with trauma. Debilitating illnesses, several near-death experiences, being kidnapped at gunpoint, an abusive relationship and then being a single mom caring for her children when illness once again threatened her life.

    Listen to the first few minutes of the episode; it is riveting. Tracy reads from her book, God, Where Are You, It's Me. After hearing what she has to say about the life she had to endure, you will understand the title. What flows from there is a stream of positivity and possibility that will light up your day, even your path in life. 

    Like a phoenix rising from its ashes, Tracy transformed her life, fighting against medical diagnoses and insurance companies refusing treatment. Tracy chose not to heal but to survive and thrive.

    This choice shaped Tracy's character today—resilient, strong, and fiercely determined. From her trauma came transformation, transcendence, and, with every heartbeat, an opportunity for her to reclaim her health and her rebirth as an entrepreneur and now a healer.
    Tracy has been featured on ABC, FOX, NBC, and CBS. Her work is so profound and efficacious that the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) crowned her the Top Energy Healer of the Year in 2024.
    Shelagh McGrogan, the Director of Content for RBC, first offers her thoughts on Tracy's journey and then answers my question about the difference between branding a person, versus a product or service.
     
    To connect with Tracy: https://www.tracylclark.com/

    • 51 min
    UNAFFORDABLE MATTERS

    UNAFFORDABLE MATTERS

    I occasionally break the format and post a Chatter That Matters podcast on a Monday about something important to all of us. The goal is to challenge the status quo with innovative ideas to improve our lives and livelihoods.
     
    In today's episode, I want to discuss the growing unaffordability crisis and the problems that manifest when individuals and many others do not have enough. They cannot afford necessities—food, shelter, and transportation. If this continues, it will undermine much of what we know and value in society.
     
    Our elected officials must prioritize affordability, but there are vastly opposing views on how to do so.
     
    In this four-minute podcast, I'll share my thoughts on the issue, ask you four essential questions to consider, and then offer my recommendation.
     
    If you agree, could you share so that our whispers can become a roar?

     
     

    • 4 min
    Grace Tallon and Joe O'Connor - A Four Day Work Week.

    Grace Tallon and Joe O'Connor - A Four Day Work Week.

    Are you ready to work smarter and shorter? Newcomers Grace Tallon and Joe O'Connor, co-founders of Work Time Reduction, join Tony Chapman to discuss the transformative idea of a four-day workweek and their beliefs about why it is good for individuals, families, corporations, and society.
    We also learn more about Joe and Grace's back story, which takes us back to Ireland and how each became an advocate for positive change.
    Tony closes the show by sharing his thoughts on why and how Immigration matters.
     
    To connect with Joe and Grace at Work Time Reduction: https://worktimereduction.com
    To learn more about the New Comer Advantage:
     https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/dms/enterprise/newcomers/offers.html
    Join the WORK TIME REDUCTION team live in TORONTO on March 21st to learn from shorter work week leaders and pioneers about the journey to working less, performing better and living more. 
     
    Chatter That Matters listeners please use this exclusive complimentary ticket code: SHORTER
     
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/work-time-reduction-live-in-toronto-work-less-and-get-more-done-tickets-814529388327
    Women 4 Work Time Reduction supports women in navigating the journey to shorter work weeks and championing reduced work time without compromising their professional and personal goals. Join our free information webinar on March 27th to learn about our mission and how you can get involved.
     
    Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-4-work-time-reduction-launch-tickets-836523232507?aff=oddtdtcreator
     
     

    • 52 min
    Miles Nadal - Dare to Dream and Do

    Miles Nadal - Dare to Dream and Do

    I am hosting a series titled The Legends Journey, featuring interviews with individuals inducted into Canada's Marketing Hall of Legends. In this episode, I chat with Miles Nadal. I have known Miles for over twenty years, and he has always dared to dream and do so with extraordinary entrepreneurial capability, charisma, and conviction. 
    Miles's journey began with a camera at summer camp, and from there, he built several extraordinary businesses with no signs of slowing down.
    What I admire most about Miles extends beyond his entrepreneurial prowess to his curiosity and kindness.
    Miles Nada's journey is an incredible 'rags to riches' story marked by many words of inspiration and wisdom.
     
    To connect with The American Marketing Association - Toronto Chapter: https://ama-toronto.com
     
     
     
     
     

    • 45 min
    Alana Stott - One Life, Make it Count

    Alana Stott - One Life, Make it Count

    My International Women's Day Special begins with honouring my Mother before introducing my guest, Alana Stott. I ask Alana to read the opening pages from her gripping memoir, She Who Dares. Her book begins when she answers the phone. Her husband, Dean Stott, a former Special Operations soldier, is on the other line, somewhere in the Middle East, in the middle of a civil war.
     
    "The gunfire was getting louder and louder. I heard the phone drop to the ground as loud bangs pierced my ears. The sound penetrated my ears so much that I had to pull it away to stop my eardrums from exploding. These bangs were coming directly beside the phone. Is he being fired upon, or is Dean the one firing?
     
    Another loud bang came as I sat on the kitchen floor, this time much closer to me. The kitchen door flew open, and my 3-year-old said, " Mommy, I'm hungry."
     
    One moment in the life of an extraordinary woman who makes it count. Alana overcame a tragic childhood to become an acclaimed entrepreneur, speaker, fundraiser, philanthropist, and author. King Charles awarded Alana an MBE, a Member of the Most Excellent Order, for her work preventing human trafficking and slavery.
    I close my International Women's Day show with an interview I did last year with Andrea C Barrack. I admire her journey and all she is doing to create a better world.

    A standing ovation to every woman on this planet and to my Mom in Heaven.
    Pura Vida
     
    To reach Alana Stott: https://alanastott.com/
    To learn more about RBC's purpose framework: https://www.rbc.com/newsroom/article/?title=rbc-mobilizes-to-help-address-three-of-societys-biggest-challenges
     

    • 55 min
    Nancy Xia - From her Minds Eye.

    Nancy Xia - From her Minds Eye.

    Many guests have joined me to openly talk about their battles with their mental health, but not quite like my guest this week, Nancy Xia. Nancy brings us to the raw realities of her journey – from battling childhood anxiety to grappling with clinical depression, culminating, at age eighteen, in her leap from her eighth-floor balcony as her father watched helpless and in shock. Miraculously, Nancy survives but breaks her spine and loses the use of her legs.
    The power comes from her descriptions of how she feels, experiences the world, what she thinks of herself, and her friends and family. I now understand how dark the world can get and why suicide becomes the light at the end of the tunnel.
    Nancy defied fate and in doing so a new path was lit.  She listened to her healthcare experts, and found herself on a transformative healing path.  Twenty years after her suicide attempt Nancy is happy, describes her life as joyful, her religion is her compass and all have led her to what she believes is her true purpose.
    To help those who suffer, and those who suffer along side them.
    This emotional and heartwarming episode is a testament to the journey from darkness to light and a heartfelt tribute to our unsung healthcare heroes.
    And then stay for Amy Deacon, the CEO of Toronto Wellness. I am sure there are people in your life who struggle with their mental wellbeing, Amy gives her reasons why, and why our younger generation is most at risk.
     

     
     
     
     
     

    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
273 Ratings

273 Ratings

Deirdre McMurdy ,

Superb!

Dare to Dream and Do is an inspiring conversation between two marketing industry legends. Tony Chapman know exactly how to bring out the best in his guests

K Y R I L L ,

Looking to learn from inspiring leaders?

Tony is a fantastic host that brings on leaders from different industries to share their experiences. If you are looking to learn, have a listen!

Miglena Nikolova AMA ,

Miles Nadal episode is simply outstanding!

So much to unpack, I listened to it twice and really love it.

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