The Chase

Michael Grant

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The Chase

The Chase is an exploration of what it takes to start living a creative life. If you feel like you aren’t quite living your full life, or your life at all, you aren’t alone. Each episode will profile someone who has done something about it and started to live the creative life they were meant to live. Together we will learn from their journeys so you can make progress in your own chase.

EPISODE 1

Ep01 - The Runway

The Chase

20 min
EPISODE 2

Ep02 - The Director's Chair

Kire’s Chase: Filming in alleyways to the festival circuit What we’ll learn: persevere, don’t fear failure, listen to what’s calling you In this episode, I grab coffee with Kire Paputts, an award winning Toronto filmmaker. His debut feature film, The Rainbow Kid, had its world premiere at TIFF 2015.

30 min
EPISODE 3

Ep03 - It's My Party

Rochelle’s Chase: Office space to design studio What we’ll learn: Your passion is begging you to embrace it, pivot when needed, the value of a partner In this episode I visit with Rochelle Straker, co-owner of CryIfIWantTo and Alley Row Designs. Check them out here: http://www.cryifiwantto.com/. Rochelle applies her creative flair to everything from stationary design to custom wallpaper, from interior styling to event design.

24 min
EPISODE 4

Ep04 - In the Cards

Liz’s Chase: Author to tarot entrepreneur What we’ll learn: the importance of setting an intention, quitting a job is harder than we like to admit, when big breaks feel wrong, getting unstuck and committing to a new path In this episode I meet up with Liz Worth (@LizWorthTarot), a Toronto-based tarot reader, astrologer, and author. Her work has been featured in Chatelaine Magazine, Flare Magazine, and Toronto Life. Check her out here: https://www.lizworth.com/ She’s also the author of Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond (https://www.amazon.ca/Treat-Me-Like-Dirt-1977-1981/dp/1770410678)

32 min
EPISODE 5

Ep05 - Rise on Fire

Michelle’s Chase: bank teller to celebrity stylist and costume designer What we’ll learn: kill the negative voices, give yourself permission to chase your passion, don’t look to other’s for approval, run from comfort I am chatting with Michelle Lyte (https://www.michellelyte.com), a Fashion Stylist, Costume Designer and Personal Shopper that has graced many aspects of the fashion and film industry. Michelle’s impressive list of credits includes working on The Handmaids Tale, Suicide Squad, Suits and In Contempt.

19 min
EPISODE 6

Ep06 - One for Andy

Andy’s Chase: Desk jockey to storyteller What we’ll learn: pretending is hard, stop saying “one day…”, some ideas don’t go away for a reason. In this episode I catch up with Andy Bertiaume. Andy is the founder of the Toronto Podcasters Meetup group. His podcast, State of Mind, focused on the realities of living with mental illness. His current project is a true crime audio documentary.

33 min
EPISODE 7

Ep07 - The Byline

Warren’s Chase: Plucky reporter to corporate cog to media entrepreneur What we’ll learn: dealing with imposter syndrome, the art of the hustle, regret nothing In this episode I talk with Warren Weeks (@warren_weeks), entrepreneur and media trainer. Find more on Warren and his business here: https://www.mediatrainingtoronto.com/. Warren sold his first newspaper to his grandmother at the age of five, he was Wayne Gretzky's PR handler for a day in 1998 and over the past two decades, has become one of Canada's most popular and trusted media trainers.

30 min
EPISODE 8

Ep08 - Grass is Greener Syndrome

Melissa’s Chase: Career commitment-phobe to radio host What we’ll learn: Being good at something doesn’t mean you’re supposed to be doing it, the power of moving on, networks are gold I’m chatting with Melissa Rodway (https://soundcloud.com/fly-melissa-rodway), host of the CUIT radio show Fly (https://ciut.fm/shows/fly/).

19 min
EPISODE 9

Ep09 - I Want to Break Free

Benjy’s Chase: law student to music man What we’ll learn: the effects of culture, going through the motions sucks, follow the breadcrumbs In this episode I talk with Benjy Sherer. Benjy runs a philanthropic company FLIP the Industry (http://fliptheindustry.com), dedicated to helping emerging musicians get off the ground.

20 min
EPISODE 10

Ep10 - Breaking a Leg

Falen’s Chase: The rez to the stage What we’ll learn: create your own opportunities, be brave, own your ideas In this episode I talk with playwright and performer Falen Johnson (@FalenJohnson). Falen is also the co-host of the CBC podcast The Secret Life of Canada (https://www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada).

25 min
2020-01-02

A Preface to The Chase

Wondering what The Chase is all about? This is it in a nutshell. Join me on this exploration of what it takes to start living a creative life - your life. Let's do this.

4 min

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The Chase is an exploration of what it takes to start living a creative life. If you feel like you aren’t quite living your full life, or your life at all, you aren’t alone. Each episode will profile someone who has done something about it and started to live the creative life they were meant to live. Together we will learn from their journeys so you can make progress in your own chase.

Creator

Michael Grant
Years Active

2019 - 2020
Episodes

11
Rating

Explicit
Show Website

The Chase