Chatter that Matters

John Stackhouse says there is a way but with a price tag of $2 trillion. I ask if there is a will? I begin my podcast by sharing my near-death experience as a child, and then my observations from interviewing others who have knocked at death's doorstep, but through some combination of intervention, science or will have fought their way back. In doing so they return with a stronger appreciation of their fragility and mortality. They treasure life and often dedicate theirs to making our planet a better place. I then ask the essential question. Will the human race have to knock on death's doorstep to appreciate the fragility of our planet before taking the necessary steps to fight climate change? John Stackhouse is the Senior VP of RBC, in the Office of the President. John leads RBC's research on economic, technological and social change. After a year of extensive research, RBC has published a paper titled: The $2 trillion dollar transition. Canada's road to net zero. We discuss what this road means across six aspects of our economy. Electricity, Oil and Gas, Buildings, Transportation, Agriculture and Heavy Industry, and what will be required by Governments, the Private Sector and each of us. Every aspect of our economy can not only travel on Canada's road to net zero, but we can also unleash an economic renaissance populated with purpose and purposeful jobs. To chat with John Stackhouse: Linked In - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/john-stackhouse-a113419 Twitter: @StackhouseJohn To chat with Tony Chapman Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xC RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html RBC $2 Trillion Transition. Road to Net-Zero. https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/the-2-trillion-transition/

When opportunity knocks, Erica Rocks. This episode has great insights for all who are facing a career path that will veer in many directions. Erica Ehm is a Host, Creator, Speaker, Innovator, and Disruptor who, for three decades, has captured and commanded all media, including radio, television, movies, music publishing, books, while being a pioneer in influencer and digital marketing. Erica is the co-founder of the Inside>Out Initiative to MePower teens worldwide to learn, live and work from the inside out. Erica shares her incredible life story, including interviewing Kurt Cobain, and the lessons she learned along her way. Nadine Renaud-Tinker, President, Quebec Headquarters of RBC joins me to chat about what RBC is doing to support woman entrepreneurs. To chat with Erica Ehm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericaehm/ Twitter: @EricaEhm Instagram: @EricaEhm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricaEhmIsHere To chat with Tony Chapman Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xC RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html Nadine Renaud-Tinker - linkedin.com/in/nadine-renaud-tinker-emba-57b91837

'A love story through sickness and success' I begin the show by telling you that I am a romantic, and in the cinema, I am swept up in a great love story and in real life, I am mesmerized. Today's episode is a wonderful and true love story and one that includes a Lion Tamer, a Circus Acrobat, a near-death experience involving hepatitis and morphine, the horrific disease MS, a Naked Monk, and a love affair where two lost souls come together to not only help and heal each other but to extend their love and learning to the planet. In listening you will get some invaluable lessons on how to approach your life to be more mindful and happy. Thank you, Caroline Courey and Stephen Schettini for sharing your story and the lessons you have learned along the way. And to my listeners, if you are looking for a Life Coach reach out to Caroline or a World-Renowned Mindfulness Teacher to connect with Stephen. They are wonderful, adored by their clients, and you will be supporting their wonderful family business. (Their Links are below) At At the end of the show, I ask Don Ludlow from RBC to share what they are doing to support family businesses across Canada. To connect with Caroline Courey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-courey-b6a2541a/?originalSubdomain=ca To connect with Stephen Schettini - https://schettini.com Stephen's Blog: https://schettini.com/category/mindfulness/ To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ To chat with Don Ludlow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-ludlow-38b6801/ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Small Business Navigator: https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/business/small-business-navigator/index.html RBC Upskill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html RBC Business Banking - https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/business/index.html

While others run away from bricks and mortar retail, Doug Putman races in. What began as a single fruit stand in his teens, now bears billions of dollars in sales. Today Doug Putman owns HMV in Canada and the United Kingdom, Toys"R"Us and Babies R Us in Canada, FYE - For Your Entertainment in the USA, T. Kettle in Canada, Sunrise Records and he is only 37 years old. This is his incredible story and within, Doug offers so many lessons and my standing ovation for believing in retail and all `the energy and jobs it provides to the community and economy. So how did Doug accomplish so much in under 20 years? 1)His first retail venture was owning a Fruit Stand, which he quickly scaled to five. Learn the lessons he learned about cash flow, perishable fruit, and why hiring friends isn't always the answer. 2)His next big move was dropping out of first-year University as this wasn't his path. Doug joined his family's small collectible business as a warehouse helper making minimum wage. 3)Doug moved into sales, honed his ability to evaluate risk and reward, and his family let him try ideas and fail. 4)One day, an opportunity came from his top customer, Sunrise Records, and an owner that was retiring. That opportunity changed his life. Doug went from being their supplier to becoming their owner. 5)Today, Doug Putman is proving that retail is viable in Canada, United Kingdom and the USA, if you execute according to the lessons he has learned, and willingly shares. Please share with entrepreneurs, small business owners, those who aspire to be in charge of their own destiny and all who love retail. To chat with Doug Putman: Linked In: linkedin.com/in/doug-putman HMV: https://www.hmv.com FYE: https://www.fye.com Toys R Us Canada: https://www.toysrus.ca Sunrise Records: https://www.facebook.com/sunriserecords/ To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Small Business Navigator: https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/business/small-business-navigator/index.html RBC Upskill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html RBC Business Banking - https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/business/index.html

We all know Arlene Dickinson as the Matriarch of the Dragon's Den, a best-selling author, and an acclaimed entrepreneur and investor in Canada's new economy. But did you know at 31, Arlene was a single Mom, with only a high school education and no means of how to feed her family? Did you know that she was an immigrant, an introvert and that she grew up in a dysfunctional home and in her teens, Arlene escaped to books as she felt she never fit in? In this episode, Arlene openly shares her story of overcoming her circumstances, including mental health challenges in her forties, to become one of our country's most respected and admired leaders. This is Arlene's remarkable and inspiring story packed with insights on persuasion, resilience and going all-in. Hurriya Burney, Vice President Commercial for RBC joins my show again, and this time to talk about Arlene and their shared commitment to supporting women-led businesses in Canada. To chat with Arlene Dickinson Twitter: @ArleneDickinson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dickinsonarlene Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arlenedickinson/ Arlene's Books: https://arlenedickinson.com/books/ To chat with Tony Chapman Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xC RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html To chat with Hurriya Burney - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hburney/

If you LOVE Music, Pop Culture, and you are interested in the creative process and what it takes to collaborate with some of the world's top musical artists, then turn up the volume on this episode that features some incredible music, and the stories behind the songs. Alice Cooper calls Bob Ezrin his 'George Martin', referencing the legendary Beatles producer. Some of the biggest hits from artists like Aerosmith, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Taylor Swift, Hanoi Rocks, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Deep Purple, Andrea Bocelli and David Gilmour happened through Bob Ezrin's producing, arranging and songwriting. Bob shares some incredible 'behind the notes' stories on how he collaborated with these artists. He shares the work he is most proud about, and even sings his favourite song. Bob also talks about how he is turning his talents towards tackling climate change and working with Melanie Doane on her USchool to ensure that Music remains part of the school curriculum. From RBC X music, Jeff Lindsay returns to Chatter that Matters to talk about why great talent deserves an audience. Bob Ezrin - Canadian Music Hall of Fame - https://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/inductee/bob-ezrin/ Bob Ezrin - Luminato Festival - https://luminatofestival.com/artists/bob-ezrin/ The musical genius of Bob Ezrin - https://vinylwritermusic.com/the-endless-river-the-musical-genius-of-bob-ezrin/ To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBCX Music -https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/music/all14-all-or.html Jeff Lindsay - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyalindsay RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

We've all heard the expression being in the right place at the right time when opportunity knocks, but what about the wrong place, at the wrong time when tragedy hits and takes away all that you know. April 6, 2018, began as an ordinary day for Kaleb Dahlgren. He was on a bus with his Humboldt Broncos teammates heading to a must-win playoff game. A second later, and hockey outcomes no longer matters. On a clear and sunny day, a driver, commanding a semi-trailer truck at 100 km an hour, failed to yield at a flashing stop sign and smashed into their bus. Sixteen people died, and thirteen were injured. Four days after the accident, suffering trauma to his body and brain that doctors said was devastating and permanently damaging, Kaleb woke up in the hospital. He had no recollection of the accident, and it took him several days to comprehend that he was alive while others were dead. Kaleb Dahlgren is the story of the human spirit soaring at an unfathomable level. Kaleb must come to terms with Survivor's Guilt, defy and overcome the many sentences pronounced by medical experts, and choose what to do with his new lease on life. As you will soon hear, author, speaker and motivator, Kaleb Dahlgren chooses wisely, and for the better of humanity. The brilliant Amy Deacon, a social worker therapist, joins the show to talk about the mindset required to survive sudden tragedy. To chat with Kaleb Dahlgren Twitter @kalebdahlgren - https://twitter.com/kalebdahlgren?lang=en Instagram @kalebdahlgren - https://www.instagram.com/kalebdahlgren/ FB - Facebook @kalebdahlgren16 - https://www.facebook.com/kalebdahlgren16 www.kalebdahlgren.com To chat with Amy Deacon Amy's Profile linkedin.com/in/amy-deacon-3b14147a Website amydeaconcounselling.com To chat with Tony Chapman Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xC RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

Bring some Scottie Tissues and clap like no one is watching for this real-life fairytale. Lesra Martin, a kid who at age six goes from a middle-class life to having to survive on the violent streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick. At ten he starts to work to put food on his troubled family's table. Despite his regular school attendance, he remained illiterate until he was 16 years old. So what does Lesra Martin have to do with three Canadians? And what do they all have to do with getting Rubin Hurricane Carter freed in 1985? You won't believe it until you can hear it. An incredible story, packed with life lessons and observations and one essential question. How many Lesra Martin's are there out there who with a little love and encouragement could also change the world and the face of humanity. Share this story and why the impossible is always possible. Lesra Martin: Twitter: @LesraMartin Lesra Martin: Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesra-martin-1470268/ Martin and Martin Lawyers - https://www.martinlawyers.ca University of Toronto - @UofT Lesra Martin Changemaker Award - https://alumni.innis.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/New-award-record-Lesra-Martin-Student-Changemaker-Award.pdf To chat with Tony Chapman Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xC RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

The morning of 9/11 began as an ordinary day. I was first in the door at Capital C, the agency. I put a pot of coffee on and began to organize my schedule. My office was right by the front door and I enjoyed the morning banter with the amazing team that worked there, as they made their way in. And then my life and all who remember day changed, and forever. At 8:46 am on September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 11 flew into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Seventeen minutes later, at 9:03, the World Trade Center's South Tower was hit by United Airlines Flight 175. In total, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. We huddled around the television in the boardroom to come to terms with an attack on North American soil. Today, on this special edition of Chatter that Matters, my special guest is Kevin Newman. He is one of North American's most respected anchors, investigative reporters and documentary producers. Fresh from his own tour of duty anchoring the World News in the United States and being part of Good Morning America, Kevin had returned to Canada to launch a national news program for Global at the dinner hour. It was to be more friendly and accessible news, until a few days into his assignment Kevin had to take the anchors chair for 16 hours and quarterback the information and speculation that followed. Kevin takes us back to that day, and the twenty years of chaos and disruption that has followed. He talks about the price journalists pay to absorb the news, and how the pursuit of a career can also overpower the importance of family. Kevin pulls no punches in calling out how the Canadian Government completely abandoned the Afghans that kept our soldiers and journalists alive. I then bring back Armin Huska, from RBC to talk about the role brands and corporations must play in keeping journalism alive. Kevin Newman: LI - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jkevinnewman To chat with Tony Chapman Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xC RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

Salah Bachir makes every moment matter. Salah is a philanthropist, a patron of the arts, a gifted entrepreneur and a Chancellor of OCAD, a renowned learning institution for Art and Design. Salah's life experiences are as lavish and eclectic as his art collection, a body of work that almost any museum would covet. He once wrapped Christmas gifts in Andy Warhol sketches, before Andy was 'Andy. Only one survived and that sketch is now worth over $100,000. I have known Salah for years, and I consider him an old soul, a wizard of mastering complexity, armed with a twinkle in his eye, a purposeful stride. Salah listens generously and responds intelligently. Born in Lebanon, Salah Bachir immigrated to Canada at age 10. Salah learned English watching Batman, and began his lifelong pursuits of activism and philanthropy by launching a grape boycott at his local grocery store, where he raised $150 in support of Caesar Chavez and farmworkers. Salah learned an essential lesson from Chavez that day of the importance of personalizing the ask to make giving matter. This lesson has enabled Salah to has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for causes and charities that include the LGBTQ community, healthcare, and the arts. Salah is an incredible story of an immigrant who built a media empire, who hung with Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, and so many more, and who realizes, since a young kid, that life isn't for the taking, it's for the giving. Jacquie Sestito, Director of Brand Marketing for RBC joins the show to talk about why art matters and what we can all do to support Canadian artists. Salah Bachir Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/salah-bachir-c-m-o-ont-710b676/ IG - pasha_bachir FB - Salah Bachir To chat with Tony Chapman Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xC Jacquie Sestito - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinesestito/ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html C

Terry O'Reilly is the host of Under the Influence, one of the most popular radio shows and podcasts on the planet. Terry gives the public a rare backstage pass into the world of advertising, pop culture and human nature. Today I turn the tables to get a rare backstage pass into the life of Terry O'Reilly. The advice he offers you is a masterclass in getting the attention your career and ideas deserve. Here are Terry's opening thoughts. 'You see the study of human nature is the business of marketers. Our job, our skill is to understand the concept of desire. Now I am an Ad Man. My job is to get my client's products in the path of that desire. Now the ultimate goal, the holy grail, the pot of gold in my business is to create the easiest smoothest, most velvety, most speed bump-free path to that sale.' The best way I can describe Terry is to borrow from another great Ad Man, Rob Siltanen, responsible for one of the most iconic advertisements for the past 30 years, who wrote a commercial for Apple that began like this. 'Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.' Rob could also have written this ad to describe Terry O'Reilly who sees things differently. Terry has won multiple global awards for his work as a copywriter. Terry could have made that his career but he saw and acted on an unmet need in the marketplace, and became a wildly successful entrepreneur building Pirate Radio into a home where radio creativity could flourish. And today Terry is an acclaimed speaker, best-selling author and world-class host. To round out the show, Caroline Paxton, Vice President of Media and Strategic Initiatives at RBC, returns to my show. Today Caroline talks about fostering creativity in the workplace. Terry O'Reilly's Links Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-o-reilly-5641a63/ Twitter -@terryoinfluence Websites terryoreilly.ca (Personal Website) cbc.ca/undertheinfluence (Company Website) apostrophepodcasts.ca (Company Website) To chat with Tony Chapman Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xC RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html C

The Walt Disney Company should turn Zahra Al-Hazari's story into an animated story to inspire children and a full feature film to inspire all of us. Zahra is one of our country's most successful entrepreneurs, but her path to finding purpose, happiness, and success is one few have travelled. A refugee, an immigrant, and a journey of resilience, reinvention and fortitude. Zahra is treating life not as a dress rehearsal but as one worth living. A speaker, philanthropist, UN Ambassador, Top 25 Immigrants to Canada and an inspiration to women around the world. Zahra's latest venture is Skillit, an experiential marketplace for skills that creates social learning experiences through fun, memory-making events. Zahra chats about her journey, her book 'What it Takes' and the importance of failure, the impact of positivity and the advantages that can emerge when you embrace your differences. Her story is powerful and inspirational. Catherine Court, Director, Marketing: Newcomer Segment at RBC, joins the show to talk about why immigration matters to our culture and economy. https://www.speakers.ca/speakers/zahra-al-harazi/ https://www.harpercollins.ca/author/cr-186612/zahra-al-harazi/ https://twitter.com/zahrasays?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/zahrasays/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahra-alharazi-schmidt-a719b627?trk=public_profile_browsemap_profile-result-card_result-card_full-click&originalSubdomain=ca To chat with Tony Chapman Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xC RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html Catherine Court - https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-court-0b492052/?originalSubdomain=ca

Future proof your career and business. Will your be able to march in step or even step ahead of disruption? When it comes to your questions about leadership, talent, culture and most importantly the future of your work, people turn to Steve Cadigan. Steve has been at the forefront of global talent strategy and company culture for the past 30 years. Most famous for scaling Linkedin from 400 to 4000 in 3.5 years, Steve also led the development of LI's legendary company culture and was at the helm of the Talent function for its period of the highest growth and through their IPO. Having worked in 5 different industries and 3 different countries while also leading dozens of acquisition integrations all over the world, Steve has built unparalleled expertise in helping leaders and organizations build winning talent solutions to compete in an increasingly complex digital economy. Steve joins me this week to share his thoughts and to talk about his latest book, Workquake: Embracing the Aftershocks of COVID-19 to Create a Beter Model of Working, is launching as this podcast airs. Three of the lessons you will learn from my chat with Steve Cadigan. 1)Putting the person back into your brand personality. How to be more human, and to have a higher purpose that just profit. 2)An employers promise extends beyond a paycheck, it is to make each employees more employable. 3)Tenure is giving way to fluidity. How to turn this into an opportunity for both the employee and employer. John Stackhouse, author, thought leader and the host of the podcast Disruptors, returns to Chatter that Matters to extend the conversation and to talk about why creativity is the oxygen that breathes life into any skill. As he says ' creativity is a team sport. ' To connect with Steve Cadigan: Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cadigan Web - https://stevecadigan.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/stevecadigan?lang=en FB - https://www.facebook.com/pg/thestevecadigan/posts/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/stevecad/?hl=en To chat with Tony Chapman Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ To chat with John Stackhouse Linked In - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/john-stackhouse-a113419 Bio - https://www.rbcwealthmanagement.com/ca/en/p/john-stackhouse/detail/?p=e Twitter - @StackhouseJohn Disruptors Podcast - https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/rbc-disruptors/ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

What often matters most to us and how we think, feel and behave, are the numbers. We look to weather reports to determine our activities, a scale to motivate a diet, a report card to seek a tutor and housing prices, walking scores, and crime rates to identify desirable neighbourhoods. Polls shape how we vote and policyholders, strategists, decision-makers and entrepreneurs seek the truth through strength in numbers. Numbers matter and John Dick and his company Civic Science are challenging the status quo to source, interpret and provide fresh and relevant intelligence on now and how it will influence tomorrow. After interviewing John, I see him as a rebel, not in a placard carrying, chain myself to a fence kind of way, but through his approach to data collection, entrepreneurship and even life. John pens a Saturday newsletter that is one of the most popular in America. He shares our sentiment and our actions, with his own brand of irreverence and humour. And by night John is also the lead singer in a hard rock cover band called Moscow Mule. John Dick shares the best and worst of number gathering, why we should pay attention to the big social engines. John also provides incredible insights on what it takes to be an extraordinary entrepreneur. Craig Cameron, Director of Client Experience and Insights for RBC, joins the show to talk about how brands use data to shape their products and services. John Dick Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndick/ Moscow Mule - https://www.moscowmuleband.com Web: civicscienceinc.com Blog: blog.civicscience.com Twitter: twitter.com/civicscience Twitter: twitter.com/jdcivicscience To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Emerging Artists Project - https://www.rbc.com/community-social-impact/emerging-artists-project.html RBCX Music - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/music/all14-all-or.html Craig Cameron - https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-cameron-4a6242b6/

Feel good Friday. Esie Mensah is my guest this week on Chatter that Matters. Her art, her attitude, her approach to life and her ability to tell stories are truly extraordinary. Esie's passion is dance, but she was often turned down because she was too black, even compared to other dancers of colour. She chose to become too good to turn down. This confidence and commitment to her capabilities led her to develop her own dance style - Afro-Fusion which caught the attention and then collaboration with artists like Drake, Rihanna and Arcade Fire, and major brands and art festivals. Esie Mensah then went from collaboration to her own content creation and in doing so realized that she had an ability to not only move audiences but to move society. Esie Mensah is an award-winning, multifaceted and extraordinary artist, and one who proves that ordinary can become extraordinary by following their dreams and passions. A powerful and inspirational story. Stephanie Lupinacci from RBC joins the show to talk about what they are doing to help emerging artists find the audience they deserve.To connect with Esie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esiemensah/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EsieMensah Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EsieAKACraige Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esiemensahtheartist To chat with Tony: To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Emerging Artists Project - https://www.rbc.com/community-social-impact/emerging-artists-project.html RBCX Music - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/music/all14-all-or.html Stephanie Lupinacci Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-lupinacci-a1aa6a37/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Steph_Lupinacci

Tragedy to Triumph and the inspirational lessons in between. Born to a teenage drug addict, abused as a child, and raped at fourteen would stop most in their tracks if not derail you for life but not Victoria Pelletier. Her story is one of being unstoppable, of seizing opportunity wherever and whenever it presented itself. Victoria's mantra is #noexcuses. Victoria became a retail store manager in her mid-teens and was offered her first Executive Leadership Position by her early twenties. Victoria's career trajectory includes leading Diversity and Inclusion initiatives for some of the world's top organizations. Victoria is a mother, a proud supporter of the LGBTQ community, author, speaker and frequent contributor to the conversation on diversity, and leadership on television, print and social media. Victoria shares her triumph to tragedy story while offering us many powerful lessons in life on how to be unstoppable. How to be bold and to break out of your comfort zone. Diversity makes us better. Never accept the status quo. Women need to negotiate work like they negotiate life. Where there is conviction, there is capacity. Outsource the things that don't bring you joy. Be yourself and celebrate your inner misfit. Hire people who aren't you. Vicki Saunders - the Founder of SheEO also joins the program to talk about how women entrepreneurs, with the right support, are unstoppable. To chat with Victoria Pelletier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriapelletier/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PelletierV29 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoria_pelletier_unstoppable/ Website: https://victoria-pelletier.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Victoria.Pelletier.Speaker To chat with Vicki Saunders LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vsaunders/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/vickis Blog - http://www.vickisaunders.com/blog To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ To chat with RBC RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

A true and moving story that will first bring tears to your eyes then joy to your heart while filling your knapsack with invaluable life lessons on impermanence, perspective, personal power, and turning your possibility into action. Robert Pardi shouldn't be grateful, but he is. Robert grew up with a father who physically abused him. Years later, Desiree, the love of his life, passed away after battling breast cancer for eleven years. At that point, Robert lost all concepts of purpose, direction, and a reason to live. He even contemplated suicide. Then one day, Robert decided he couldn't change what happened, so he chose to focus on what could happen. Robert realized that these horrific experiences also offered him life skills in resilience, determination, imagination, flexibility, and insightfulness that he could share with others. Today, Robert is based in Italy. He is the author of the book Chasing Life, and a world-renowned coach and inspirational speaker. Enjoy and share! Connect with Robert Pardi Podcast - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1531439 Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-pardi-63b05921/ Journeys - https://journeys.huddol.com/mentor/robert-pardi?ref=robertpardi Web - https://www.robertpardi.com FB - https://www.facebook.com/robert.pardi.lifecoach IG - https://www.instagram.com/robert.pardi/ Medium - https://robertpardi.medium.com To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com

Gil Moore is my guest, and I chose the word Triumph for two reasons. The first is how he approaches life as an entrepreneur and a renaissance man when it comes to education. It's also a play on words as Gil is the drummer and one of the vocalists in the band, Triumph, who broke into the USA market, but broke up at their peak when they were selling out stadiums, and their records played worldwide. We chat about Triumph's rise to fame and the reasons behind their breakup, and that alone is a great story. What makes this episode so much more is what Gil did with his life before and afterwards. He built METALWORKS, one of the top recording studios in North America, with nearly 200 Gold and Platinum record awards, and Canadian Music Week (CMW) "Studio of the Year" award for a record 17th time. In addition, METALWORKS INSTITUTE has the largest enrollment of any Ontario media arts college, with over 300 full-time students. As you will soon hear, Gil's ideas to revolutionize education, I hope, will move to the top of the policymaker's charts. Jeff Lindsay makes a return appearance to share a story of an aspiring artist who benefited from a collaboration between METALWORKS and RBC. Side Note and a true confession: I tried to play music: Guitar, piano, and even trumpet in school. I could read it and appreciate it; what I lacked was musicality. I couldn't feel it or channel it. This inability made me admire those who can play alone or in a group and choose music as their career. For that reason, I love rock documentaries from the first chords, and then for a very few, their talent, effort, and luck lead to selling out stadiums. How do they manage their trajectory? Who controls their destiny, the artist or the industry? Within their group, who has influence or authority over their creative process and their image? What happens after the band breaks up? METALWORKS - https://metalworksstudios.com METALWORKS INSTITUTE - https://metalworksinstitute.com METALWORKS PRODUCTIONS - https://metalworksproductions.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/metalworkssound?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetalworksStudios/ To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBCX Music -https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/music/all14-all-or.html Jeff Lindsay - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyalindsay RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

After chatting with Sandi Boucher, I realize how little I know about the Indigenous Culture and how much better I would be as a human being if I valued what they value. I suppose that is true across every culture. Imagine if we opened our minds and hearts to others and see people who are foreign to our way of life as an opportunity to enrich versus isolate ourselves. If we did we would be a better human race, with the resolve to reconcile our differences and solve the problems that even threaten our existence. Sandi is a proud Ojibwe woman and a Seine River First Nation member in northern Ontario who knows full well the devastation of colonialism, alcoholism, and domestic violence. Sandi escaped her circumstances and today is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, storyteller and activist. Sandi supports both sides of reconciliation by creating safe spaces, not only for Indigenous peoples but also for non-Indigenous. Sandi draws upon the past to provide a path forward for reconciliation that you can draw upon to reconcile your differences with others, even those closest to you. It is also a path Canadians can follow to help reconcile our past, to build a better future. Dale Sturges, Head, RBC Indigenous Financial Services joins the show to talk about the size of the Indigenous economy, how prevalent entrepreneurship is within their communities, and what is required to unlock opportunity. Sandi Boucher to connect with or book her. Web: https://sandiboucher.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/SandiBoucher FB: https://www.facebook.com/sandi.boucher/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SandiBoucher Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandiboucher/?originalSubdomain=ca IG: https://www.instagram.com/sandi.boucher/ To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com Dale Sturges: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dale-sturges-7467a762/?originalSubdomain=ca Indigenous Peoples and RBC: https://www.rbc.com/indigenous/ A chosen Journey: https://www.rbc.com/indigenous/a-chosen-journey.html -

Five dollars and a dream. In 1927, a 24-year-old Hungarian named Andrew Peller sails into Halifax. He knows no English, has five dollars in his pocket, but he dreams of building a better life. For the next 34 years, Andrew proves he is a gifted entrepreneur. He makes a fortune, but a bad investment has him lose everything in his late fifties. Andrew finds the capital and energy to rebuild when many are contemplating retirement. He bases his new business on believing that Canadians are ready to appreciate wine like they do in Europe. As it turns out, Andrew is 30 years too early with his insight, but his son and then his grandson John Peller build on his dream and create one of the most admired wine companies in the world. John Peller shares this story of dreaming and doing, of family matters and why immigration matters. John also offers his thoughts on what Canada must do to support its agricultural sector. And Andrew Peller's ashes are buried in the mouth of the Halifax harbour, as he considers sailing to Canada with his five dollars and his dream, as the luckiest day of his life. John Peller - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-peller-8453b413/ Andrew Peller Limited - http://www.andrewpeller.com Peller Estates Twitter - @pellervqa To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC small business -

I don't know what you were doing at 15, but for me it was hanging out with my friends. I had dreams and ambitions but they were confined to my world, and not conquering the world. With the Tokyo Olympics around the corner, I chat with Penny Oleksiak. Penny became the first Canadian to win four medals in the same Summer Olympic Games and Canada's youngest Olympic champion. The irony is that when she was qualifying to represent Canada, she was hoping for an alternative spot on the relay team versus having such success she became Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremonies. We chat about how her life changes when fame throws a blinding spotlight onto your every move. Penny opens up about all that comes with being the world's best and the mental and physical preparation required to stay there. There was a time when Penny wasn't happy with parts of her life. She credits RBC, Bianca Andreescu and Michael Phelps, for being there for her and Michael for giving her a book, The Power of Now, as a means for resetting and reframing her expectations. Evan MacInnis, Director, Pathway and Performance Programs at Canadian Sport Centre, and RBC Training Ground, joins the show to provide us with his perspective on what it takes to own the podium. Is Penny ready for the Tokyo Olympics? Listen to her passion and conviction, and you be the judge. To connect with Penny Oleksiak Twitter @oleksiakpenny Instagram @typicalpen Biography https://swimswam.com/bio/penny-oleksiak/ Team Canada: web: https://olympic.ca/ FB https://www.facebook.com/teamcanada/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/teamcanada IG: https://www.instagram.com/teamcanada/ Swimming: https://www.swimming.ca/en/national-teams/ Bianca Andreescu Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bandreescu_ IG: https://www.instagram.com/biancaandreescu_/ Michael Phelps: Web: https://us.michaelphelps.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelPhelps To chat with Evan MacInnis Linked In- https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-macinnis-99156021/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/evanmacinnis?lang=en The Power of Now - https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-power-of-now-a/9781577314806-item.html Eckhart Tollle Author: Web - https://eckharttolle.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/EckhartTolle To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Olympic Sponsorship: https://www.rbc.com/community-social-impact/athletes/olympic-sponsorship.html IG @RBCTrainingGround

Drinking from a firehose is how to describe my interview with Bob Lefsetz. Bob has been labelled a music guru and critic but I see him more as a cultural anthropologist who studies this intersection between music, culture, life, technology and era. Bob Lefsetz authors the Lefsetz Letters. I am a fan of how he thinks and writes so on a lark I sent him an email inviting him on the show. The way Bob Lefsetz breaks down the decades from the fifties to the present is must-listen content. This episode also covers his personal story, his personal battles with artists including Taylor Swift who wrote the song Mean as a counter to the scathing review he gave her for her Grammy Performance. I present Bob Lefsetz. Beholden to no one, razor-sharp, unapologetic, unabashed and unafraid. Visit Lefsetz archive: http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lefsetz Listen to Bob's podcast: IHeart: https://ihr.fm/2Gi5PFj Apple: https://apple.co/2ndmpvp http://www.twitter.com/lefsetz - Subscribe to the LefsetzLetter, http://www.lefsetz.com/lists/?p=subscribe&id=1 To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC X Music https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/music/all14-all-or.html Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rbcxmusic/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

Is social media a weapon of mass destruction? Is it undermining democracy, pulling people to the fringe, fueling hatred and torching the middle ground? Is conventional media any different? Is there any trust left in the news we digest and the stories that populate our feed? There is no one better to answer these questions than Kirstine Stewart, one of the most influential individuals in media. Kirstine is Canadian, brilliant, a high achiever with a career earned through extraordinary accomplishments. Today Kirstine is Head of the Future of Media at the World Economic Forum. With that position, she has the owners and leaders of all world's leading media organizations on her speed dial. In this episode, Kirstine also shares her life's story and the lessons she has learned as the Former VP @Twitter US, where she had to onboard then Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. In Canada, Kirstine was the Founding GM of Twitter Canada. Exec VP and Head of CBC, CBC Newsworld, Head of International Hallmark Channels, Alliance Atlantis Lifestyle Channels, President Paragon International. Kirstine is the author of the best-selling Business Leadership Book "Our Turn. Her take on mentorship and her position on imposters syndrome alone is refreshing and of immense value. Armin Huska, Global Head of Media and Agencies at RBC, joins me to discuss the future of Canadian media, why not to drink the kool-aid of social media platforms, and why journalism matters. Twitter: https://twitter.com/kirstinestewart Linked In: https://twitter.com/kirstinestewart Kirstine's bestselling book: Our Turn - https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/our-turn/9780345814647-item.html To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

In my retrospective show, the microphone is turned, and David Trafford joins me as the host. Dave asks me about the original intent of the show, my favourite characters, some special moments and the lessons learned. In 15 months we have produced a podcast every week, a prime time radio show, and weekend radio show since last fall, with commitments in place to continue throughout 2021. All of this is possible because of the unwavering support of RBC. They have provided me with guidance, experts, encouragement and ideas for growing my audience on top of the dollars need to produce and distribute the show. Thank you.

I wasn't sure how my radio audience would react to Mark Brand. It turns out they loved him. Mark's background includes drugs, alcohol, nights on the street, and because of all he is unapologetic, unabashed, and unforgiving. Mark is a force of human nature and the founder of Better Life Foundation. He uses capitalism and being a restaurant operator as his platform to arm himself as a justice warrior. His innovative approach to breathing life into struggling neighbourhoods is being studied and adopted by the United Nations. Mark is a great interview, and his life lessons teach us that our path forward must be lit by a North Star that extends beyond profit. Mark Brand @mark.brand on IG @therealmarkbrand on Twitch & TIKTOK To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ Restaurants Canada - https://www.restaurantscanada.org Vancouver - https://vancouver.ca Small Business BC - https://smallbusinessbc.ca RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

Joe Pine, one of the thought leaders of modern-day capitalism offers fresh thinking on how you lead, market, sell, teach, engage and create memories that last a lifetime, through experiences that matter. In 1999 by Joe Pine and Jim Gilmour published the Experience Economy, Work is Theatre, and Every Business is a Stage. Today it is considered one of the top 100 business books of all time. This book changed my life, and what Joe Pine shares with you today about his new thinking might change how you approach engaging and persuading all the stakeholders who matter to you. I was seven years into building my new agency, Capital C, and we struggled with why we mattered. After reading their book, I bought into their thesis that the next economic progression is the experience economy. That value and being valued was through the experiences you offered, not the products or services you sold. I realized that our future as an agency would be to create experiences where consumers could engage with our client's brands in-store or in the marketplace. Six years later, we won Agency of the Year. In this episode, Joe Pine talks about the key findings from his new book including our move online and the use of technology. Joe shares his recipe for creating experiences that create value for you and are valued by following the four 'E's - education, entertainment, esthetics, and escape.

Michael McCain is an incredible human being, and a dear friend. I admire Michael as a father, philanthropist, passionate Canadian, and one of our most respected leaders. Michael has, what I believe, is the answer to the future of capitalism. A sharp and relentless focus on shared values where every stakeholder, including Planet Earth, has a seat at the table, versus shareholder value where one wins over the other. An organization that is driven by a higher purpose than profit. This isn't a mission statement, tucked behind framed glass, this is a path that the entire company he leads, Maple Leaf Foods is racing on. To date Maple Leaf is the first major food company to be carbon neutral, targeting e a 50% reduction in waste by 2025, and their end game is to become the most sustainable protein company on Planet Earth. In this podcast, we learn about Michael's life story, the incredible bond he had with his Father, the darkest moment in his career where 23 people lost their lives because of a listeria outbreak in his plant. You will also hear how Michael fearlessly called out then President Trump for his reckless acts, and being a narcissist, and so much more. I would also encourage you to share the podcast with any young adults as the many lessons Michael shares apply as much to them, as to you. John Stackhouse, the former Editor and Chief of the Globe and Mail, and today an SVP in the Office of the CEO of RBC, best-selling author and the host of one of my favourite podcasts, the Disruptors, joins me to talk about Michael's unique capabilities and to share his thoughts on capitalism and leadership. Michael McCain - https://twitter.com/MichaelHMcCain Maple Leaf Foods @MapleLeafFoods Maple Leaf foods https://www.mapleleaffoods.com/ John Stackhouse - @stackhousejohn Disruptors Podcast - https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/rbc-disruptors/ To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Check In - https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/dms/campaign/checkin/index.html RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

Today, in honour of Mothers Day, I am putting all women on a pedestal for everything you do to nurture, protect, mentor, care, lead, create and contribute to a better world. I begin by first talking about my Mom, who left us over thirty years ago, but whose examples and character I still lead my life with. My first guest is an extraordinary human being. Michelle DiEmanuele is the President and CEO of Trillium Health Partners, one of North America's leading and respected community-based acute care facilities. Michelle shares stories from her incredible career, the lessons she had learned along the way, and how she finds balance in life. Michelle also takes us to the front line of healthcare and the heroic effort that is happening every minute to keep patients alive and all of us safe. We then look at the future of healthcare, and Canada's role in delivering what often appears to be opposing forces - to give us the healthcare we need and deserve and at a price we can afford. I then chat with a dear friend of mine, Mary DePaoli, the Executive VP of RBC. I have known Mary for many years; few, if any, I admire more for her brilliance, compassion, and immense capabilities. Mary talks about how she manages to do it all while putting her family first, mentorship, how every moment is an opportunity that can change your life, and more. She even has me blushing. Note: You can download Chatter that Matters wherever you get your podcasts or click on one of these links. If you like my podcast could you please follow/subscribe, and if on Apple at the bottom of the page, please rate and review. There is no charge and that commitment is something all podcast platforms value in determining which ones to support. Thank you, Tony To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC - Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards - https://discover.rbcroyalbank.com/rbc-canadian-women-entrepreneur-awards-cwea-a-virtual-celebration-of-impact-and-achievement/ RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

Benjamin Saxe's earliest memory is as a four-year-old boy living in the slums of San Jose in Costa Rica with his drug-addicted Mom, and she often abandons him for weeks at a time. Benjamin's only focus is survival and doing what he can to keep his Mom alive. Benjamin's dire situation changes one day. The Pauper became the Prince when a wealthy family adopts him. Benjamin describes himself as a street animal or urchin but one who embarks on a journey of triumph. Benjamin has an affinity for creativity and math and ends up studying at one of the top architecture schools. He meets Erica, his life partner, reconnects with his Mom, and then moves to England. He works for Richard Rogers, one of the top architect firms in the world. There Benjamin wins the top award in architecture for designing and building the first home his Mom has not made out of scrap metal. Studio Saxe - https://studiosaxe.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/studiosaxe/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/studiosaxe/ Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-garcia-saxe-b97aa86/ Richard Stirk Harbour + Partners https://www.rsh-p.com To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Climate Blueprint - http://www.rbc.com/community-sustainability/_assets-custom/pdf/RBC-Climate-Blueprint.pdf

In a special Earth Day tribute, I take you back to 1970 and the two significant events that led to the creation of a day honouring our planet. We then fast forward to 2050, where the population of the earth tops 10 billion. We then travel back to today, where I ask three people an essential question. Do we have the ability to feed our people and sustain our planet? Michael McCain is the CEO of Maple Leaf Foods. He is on a quest to make his company the most sustainable protein company on earth and has already made massive strides. You will learn the difference between shareholder value and shared values and why I believe that what Michael is doing is the future of capitalism. Megan Leslie is the CEO of WWF Canada, and their vision is a Canada with abundant wildlife. Their work is admirable but what stands out is what each of us can do to play our part in bringing back habitat. It's within our reach. Wade Barnes, the CEO of FarmersEdge. A Canadian-based and a global leader in providing digital solutions to farmers and growers enabling More and Less. More yield, productivity, connectivity, carbon storage with less risk, and impact on the environment have already made massive strides in their quest. Three individuals, leading organizations committed to Planet Earth, and to making sustainability a matter of choice, not chance. They inspire all of us to do more and be more.

Dan Ariely's life, as a teenager, changed in a flash. Dan was living in Israel when he was caught in an explosion. When he regained consciousness, he found himself in a burn ward, his home for the next three years. Dan described his life there as a 'side actor'. His friends moved on with their lives, while his life and every decision involving his treatment were no longer his to control. As he dealt with his horrific pain Dan came to the conclusion that so many of the decisions on how patients were treated, were wrong. These insights and observations set Dan on a path of education and discovery. Today, Dan Ariely is one of the world's leading thinkers on how we think, feel and behave. Fifteen million people have watched Dan's TED Talks. A multiple-best-selling NY Times Author, a Professor at Duke University, and a co-founder with another extraordinary mind, Kelly Peters of BEworks, a Canadian consultancy with a global reputation. On Chatter that Matters, Dan and Kelly chat about why we make bad and irrational decisions, why others' bad behaviour might encourage you. We also look at how has COVID has stripped us of our freedom and control. Dan and Kelly will provide you with coping mechanisms and strategies to reclaim your sense of control and make better financial, career, and life decisions while offering compelling advice for business and political leaders. TW: @DanAriely FB: https://www.facebook.com/DanArielyOfficial LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danariely/ IG: DanDanAriely https://danariely.com/ Kelly Peters TW: @KellyBEworks FB: https://www.facebook.com/kellypeters LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ikellypeters/ BEworks TW: @BEworks FB: https://www.facebook.com/BEworksInc LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beworks IG: @BEworksInc To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Web: https://tonychapmanreactions.com Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Chatter-that-Matters-111890333544575/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. CS Lewis. Jennifer Menard-Shand is living proof of this quote, and her incredible and at times heart-wrenching story of turning impossibility into possibility will inspire you. Jennifer lives a happy childhood until her parents divorced. Stability turned into instability as her Mother chased her demons, chooses a series of abusive partners, and kept disrupting any hope of normality by always moving. Things go from bad to much worse when her Mom remarried, and Jennifer went from being a thirteen-year-old looking for guidance to the one trying to protect her Mom. One night, with her Mom lying on the floor, bleeding from shattered glass, Jennifer reaches for a knife and steps in front of another domestic situation. Jennifer starts looking for an escape by travelling down dark paths of drugs, alcohol, petty crime and even witchcraft. The power of this story is in what Jennifer does to change her circumstances. A move to Toronto, a mentor who believes in her and encourages her to chase purpose with passion. Jennifer rediscovers her faith, and a job where she found success and validation, led to her realizing that within her is her destiny. Today, Jennifer is a successful entrepreneur, and owner of Staff Shop, a role model, inspirational speaker, and soon-to-be Mother. Jennifer's Links https://www.instagram.com/staffshop.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/StaffShop.ca/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_xqHYpPe44ccfFVFG0oKA https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-menard-shand/ To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Web: https://tonychapmanreactions.com Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html

A must-listen podcast for aspiring entrepreneurs, startups, students, and anyone who values creativity and ideas. I also encourage anyone looking to make or is making a meaningful career or life change. Why? This is a story of five people who gave up all they had to chase their dream inside the nightmare of COVID. A year ago, a supergroup emerged when five individuals, each at the top of the game, lept off their career ladder to form Broken Heart Love Affair. Bev Hammond, Denise Rossetto, Todd Mackie, Carlos Moreno and Jay Chaney. Their dream was to renew their love for creating advertising and create content that the consumer and their client would love. I compared their endeavour to the Travelling Wilbury's, a supergroup formed in 1988 when George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbinson came together. This podcast is steeped in powerful life lessons to inspire all to do more and be more, get us to where we need, deserve, and want to go. Broken Heart Love Affair - you beat with passion, purpose and pursuit.

I don't know if you are born with talent, but it pours through Harry Connick Jr's veins. At age three, he performs for smiles; by age nine, Harry is recording an album and plays the Piano Concerto No. 3 Opus 37 of Beethoven with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, and by the end of his teens, he is in New York with his first record deal. Harry Connick Jr has sold over 16 million albums and has won over audiences with his recorded and live music, acting in moves, television and performing on Broadway. In this podcast, Harry shares his life story. The phone call from Rob Reiner, who invited Harry first to play incidental music in the movie When Harry met Sally and ended with Harry singing most of the songs and finding fame. Matthew Modine took him under his wing on a film set to show him what it takes to own the camera and how Harry had to stretch himself doing a television show like Will and Grace. You will also learn three of Harry Connick Jr's life lessons that you can apply to help you do more and to be more, to get to where you need, want and deserve to go. Harry talks about dreaming big and then animating that dream, so you never lose sight of your destination or your faith that you will be living it one day. Harry talks about the importance of dreaming and doing, the hours he invests in preparation and practice so that he can break down the door when opportunity knocks. Finally, Harry Connick Jr opens up about how he dealt with COVID and the darkness he felt when his stage lights turned off and the microphones to go quiet. That period of isolation, and the grief he felt from 14 people he knew dying from COVID, led Harry Connick Jr to a renewed faith in his religion, in himself, and performing and creating a new album, 'Alone with My Faith'. It was therapy for himself and what he hopes is a gift for all who are struggling with the realities of today. As I did, I encourage you to listen to the album with headphones on and the room dark.

Cybercrime is a $6 trillion dollar industry, bigger than all other crime combined. Data breaches are happening every day. Data is the new oil, and it's mined to shape how you think, feel and behave. Can anything be done? Two world-renowned thought leaders Dr. Ann Cavoukian and Adam Evans give you a tour of cyberspace and then offer you actionable and exceptional strategies you can do to create a moat, and stronger walls to protect your privacy, data and assets.

Chris Hadfield's floated in the most peculiar way when he performed his poignant rendition of Bowie's Space Oddity from the International Space Station. It captured 45 million views and David Bowie tweeted to Chris-'Hallo Spaceboy'. Chris is a renaissance man who effortlessly floats between science, music, space, humanity and being a best-selling author who is also releasing his first non-fiction book - The Apollo Murders. Most of us dream, but what separates Chris from most is how he chases his dreams with curiosity, conviction and care for Planet Earth, and all living creatures. If you want to chase your dreams then listen to the life lessons that Chris Hadfield offers. penned his first non-fiction book Apollo as a child spent hours gazing into the stars, and then one night, he watched Neil Armstrong step onto the moon, and decided then and there to become an astronaut. Many of us dream but what separates Chris from most is his determination. Chris is a renaissance man - who effortlessly floats between science to music to space to penning his first non-fiction novel, The Apollo Murders. A podcast packed with powerful life lessons on dreaming it and doing it. Chris Hadfield www.chrishadfield.ca Twitter - @Cmdr_Hadfield Facebook - @AstronautChrisHadfield Instagram - @colchrishadfield The Apollo Murders - https://rbaliterary.com/book/the-apollo-murders/ Tony Chapman To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Web: https://tonychapmanreactions.com Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC Future Launch - Up Skill - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/rbc-upskill.html www.padulox.com I Heart Radio - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/962-chatter-that-matters-49304322/ Chatter that Matters - Friday at noon https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010 https://www.iheartradio.ca/580-cfra/shows https://www.iheartradio.ca/am-1150 https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800 https://www.iheartradio.ca/cfax-1070 https://www.iheartradio.ca/610cktb https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1290-cjbk https://www.iheartradio.ca/cjad Chatter That Matters is scheduled to air on BNN Bloomberg, Fridays at 8 pm https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/shows

"I honestly believe that my best work is in front, not behind me. I am driven by a deep passion and need to make a difference and leave this world a little better than when I arrived. That's what keeps me going. Rick Hansen. Chatter that Matters is a national radio show and podcast that radiates positivity and possibilities. I share stories of ordinary people who do extraordinary things despite circumstances. Their life lessons inspire us to be more and do more and help us get to where we need, want, and deserve to go. This week I chat with Rick Hansen, one of Canada's greatest all-time athletes and activists. At age 15, Rick was an aspiring Olympian when a truck accident put him in a wheelchair for life. Rick could have chosen a path of anger and resentment, but instead, he decided to make a difference in the lives of millions of people who suffer from disabilities. Rick won three gold medals and six overall at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Paralympic Games. And then, inspired by his friend Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, and Rick's dream of creating an accessible and inclusive world and finding a cure for spinal cord injury, Rick launched the Man In Motion World Tour. From March 21, 1985, to May 22, 1987, Rick Hansen wheeled over 40,000 km through 34 countries. This interview is as wonderful as Rick Hansen is. Listen with your children, and be motivated about someone who not only believes but proves every day that 'there is nothing you can't do if you set your mind to it. Anything is possible.' Paralympian Joel Dembe, from RBC, joins me at the end of the show. Rick Hansen https://www.rickhansen.com https://www.historymuseum.ca/RickHansen/ https://www.cbc.ca/archives/topic/rick-hansen-man-in-motion https://terryfox.org/terrys-story/marathon-of-hope/ https://paralympic.ca/team-canada/joel-dembe To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Web: https://tonychapmanreactions.com Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html www.padulox.com I Heart Radio - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/962-chatter-that-matters-49304322/ Chatter that Matters - Friday at noon https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010 https://www.iheartradio.ca/580-cfra/shows https://www.iheartradio.ca/am-1150 https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800 https://www.iheartradio.ca/cfax-1070 https://www.iheartradio.ca/610cktb https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1290-cjbk https://www.iheartradio.ca/cjad Chatter That Matters is scheduled to air on BNN Bloomberg, Fridays at 8 pm https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/shows

This week on Chatter that Matters, I chat with Mario Mikowski, a force of nature in the field of sustainable tourism. Mario is the third generation of a family who has made their living creating unique hotels in Costa Rica. His Great Uncle, inspired by President Kennedy's visit, built the landmark Hotel Presidente in San Jose, Costa Rica. His Dad, an entrepreneur erupting with ideas, created Tabacon Therma Resort and Spa, situated at an active Volcano base. And Mario continues with Nantipa, a boutique resort located in Santa Teresa. Santa Teresa is impossible to get there and even more impossible to leave. The coast roads will have you traverse rivers in your vehicle, and you are at least five hours from a major airport. For many, including my wife Marion and I, who are spending our winters here, it is our Utopia. A place where we can be in constant conversation with nature. To be surrounded by desert forests that erupt during the rainy season, swept away by the Pacific Ocean's changing tides, walk miles of beach that bridge nature, not buildings. To meet people from all over the world who come here and often stay. There are no all-inclusive resorts, golf or tennis or marinas. You find yourself when you find yourself in Santa Teresa. When I asked Mario what word matters most to him, he chose sustainability. Costa Rica is a small country but a world leader in sustainability, and Mario speaks about why at conferences worldwide. He shares his idea on how you can breathe sustainability into your life and business by adopting three principles. The first two are evident in terms of how you treat Mother Nature and the energy you use, but the third, in my opinion, stands above all. We need to move away from this winner take all attitude and approach capitalism to share and care. Enjoy this podcast and the words of wisdom from Mario Mikowski, knowing that he first studied to be a biomedical engineer, as he was obsessed with building the 6 million dollar man, to an MBA from Columbia and a lifetime devoted to making two people smile. Guests who come to his property, and his country, and Mother Nature for treating her with the respect she deserves. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-mikowski-00a02728/?trk=public-profile-join-page https://www.hotel-presidente.com https://www.tabacon.com https://www.visitcostarica.com/en https://www.anywhere.com/costa-rica/sustainable https://www.fourseasons.com To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Web: https://tonychapmanreactions.com Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html RBC - Oceans - https://ca.rbcwealthmanagement.com/michael.kirkpatrick/blog/2569461-Ocean-economy-The-next-frontier-in-Canadian-innovation RBC Blue Water Project - http://www.rbc.com/community-sustainability/_assets-custom/pdf/grantingdeadlines.pdf

Incredible takeaways for all, as we all have self-doubt. In my Chatter that Matters podcast, I ask people whom I admire to tell me one word that matters most, and why. What word would you choose? We then talk about how this word influences choices, the paths you pursue, and who you are and why you matter. We garner Life Lessons that we can all apply to help us get to where we need and want to go. In this episode, I chat with Dimple Mukherjee, an Occupational Therapist focusing on positive psychology. Dimple told me her word was 'command' my biases swept me into positions of control - a conductor of an orchestra, a military general. I couldn't be further from the truth. Dimple shares her story and why her word Command is about commanding who she is, erasing her self-doubts, and identifying why she matters to her children, to her friends and family, and to her clients. And as you listen...you will her radiant smile. Incredible takeaways for all, as we all have self-doubt. LInked In -https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimple-mukherjee-1ba123205/ https://www.instagram.com - https://www.instagram.com/dimple_mukherjee/ Website: www.dimplemukherjee.com Tony's Links: To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Web: https://tonychapmanreactions.com Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html

It's not even 5:00 am and my day is special and so very alive. When I interview a guest I am hyper-focused on the delicate balance of questions, flow and above all listening generously. I have no idea how it will all sound until the final edit. I can tell you that I am so moved, energized and enlightened by Rocco's words and wisdom. I could easily have steered the conversation to talk about Rocco's career and all the advice that can come from someone who has accomplished so much in both the for-profit and not-for-profit. Instead, we focused on life, and a tiny word that is hidden inside, and that word is 'if' the oxygen of dreams and possibilities. I know that too much and too many are chasing a finite amount of your time. And intent often gives away to being drowned by the firehose of content that hits you every second of the day. I can tell you that those who push the firehose away and listen to Rocco's words with intent and generosity, will feel as I do now. Rocco thank you for gifting me and others with what truly matters. (This picture was taken when Rocco was walking Camino de Santiago, a large network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across Europe and coming together at the tomb of St. James (Santiago in Spanish) in Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain.) Links: Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/roccorossi/ Twitter: @roccorossito Ontario Chamber of Commerce https://twitter.com/OntarioCofC Heart and Stroke Foundation Labatt Camino de Santiago Tony's Links: To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Web: https://tonychapmanreactions.com Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html

Learn from one of the best on how to create your personal brand, and then let the world know. Why should you listen to this episode? Sometimes for a moment, and other times for what seems like a lifetime, most of us have been unfulfilled and searching for change. Bobby Umar, decided to change his life, and his process for doing so can be applied to others searching for Fulfillment. Bobby's choice was to become a motivational speaker. Today Bobby's social influence is over 500,000. A 5 times Ted X speaker, Inc. Magazine Top 100 Leadership Speaker, Best Selling Author, and a leading expert on personal branding, networking, and social and digital marketing. Learn from Bobby Umar. One of the best to create your personal brand, and then let the world know. Bobby Umar's links: Speaker website: www.raeallan.com Startup: www.dypb.ca Twitter: https://twitter.com/raehanbobby Facebook Business page: https://www.facebook.com/raehanbobby/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyumar/ LinkedIn Company Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bobbyumar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raehanbobby/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BobbyUmar Clubhouse: @raehanbobby To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Web: https://tonychapmanreactions.com Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com RBC Future Launch - https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/index.html

In my new series, Word Matters, I ask guests to identify what word matters most to them and then why. We then look at how this word has influenced their choice, help them overcome challenges, and purpose a path with purpose. Did you watch the show Mad Men that ran on AMC networks? 2007 - 2015. It was a period piece about a fictional advertising agency. Man Men was a slang term coined by people who worked in the NY Advertising scene as many of the shops made their home on Madison Avenue. I loved the show because it captured the golden age of advertising within the rapidly changing and often clashing culture of the sixties. That's what great advertising does. It breathes through the zeitgeist of a changing consumer to uncover unique insights, unmet needs and to position brands so that they matter. As Don Draper says, who is the star of the show, 'new' it creates an itch, you put your product in, like a calamine lotion. My guest today is Ashley Gorrie. She is the CEO of Gorrie, Canada's oldest advertising and marketing services company. It's been breathing for 135 years; Gorrie has survived Great Depressions, Recessions, Two World Wars, and it's now COVID. This show isn't about Gorrie; it's about Ashley and her word Evolving. Ashley is the fifth generation to lead this family, and most studies will show that it is difficult and at times impossible to pass the baton between ages. Issues like entitlement, unwillingness to transfer power, or the lack of talent or vision tears apart the founders' dreams. I ask Ashley how they have done it, and she is candid in saying that they hit many speed bumps, but their secret sauce is that the next generation had to buy the business versus being given it. That requires risk, confidence and conviction. Ashley talks about what it is like growing up within the dynamics of a family business and four siblings-collaborative versus competitive. She fondly talks about going to work with her Dad where she got to play with their client's brands - Barbies from Mattel and Cover Girl Makeup. Life lesson: Reframe negative to positive. At age five, Ashley is diagnosed with dyslexia, a learning disorder. One of her sisters also is dealing with the challenges of book learning. Instead of imposing prison walls or rewriting boundaries, her Dad, who also has the same challenges, opens up her mind and potential by framing them as creative people. Her Parents could have lowered their expectations and allowed Ashley and her sister to accept these walls; instead, they tear off the roof so that Ashley can see endless possibilities. Ashley talks about why she didn't want to take over the business, but circumstances change when Ashley's Dad and his siblings have a fallout, Gorrie is now their family business. Ashley realizes that her creativity is the lifeblood of her ability to sell and problem solve. In a moment of self-reflection and possibly the need for her Dad's affirmation, she pursues an EMBA from Kellogg-Schulich. Ashley talks about how she balances her young family and her ambition to run Gorrie- an aspiration that requires her Dad's approval, who needs to be convinced, and her Mom worried about her taking on too much. Ashley's first hour on the job as the CEO is the worst hour of her life as she tries to convince employees she can lead, but the technology fails, the audience bias reeks of nepotism. Life Lesson: Imagine a desired future outcome. To survive, Ashley has to make drastic changes, downsize, correct and erase and rewrite much of what her Dad had done. It puts pressure on their relationship, but her Dad posts a critical question that Ashley answers through a business case. Life Lesson: Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Ashley brings in a partner to focus on operations, freeing Ashley to do what she does best - creative problem-solving. Her business is on a roll, and then COVID hits like a sledgehammer. Clients cancel programs, but payroll must be met. Life Lesson: Transparency and honesty lead the way. The leadership team rallies, her Dad never leads her side, and Ashley evolves again by realizing an essential leadership attribute during these times is transparency and honesty. To share and invite others inside the tent. Life Lesson: Leaders can have a higher purpose. Ashley then offers her thoughts on what leaders need to do to leave future generations with opportunity and pursuit. Ashley's links https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-gorrie-3272872/ https://twitter.com/gorrieactivates https://www.instagram.com/gorrieactivates/ Tony Chapman's Links To chat with Tony Chapman. 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Jon Love is one of the world's most successful and respected builders and leaders. Jon offers several 'drop the mic' insights and ideas in this podcast. (Bring pen and paper) Jon chooses the word OFFENSE, as his word that matters and shares how we can all apply this mindset to counter the relentless storm of negativity. Jon shares early memories of his father and why relationships breathe life into purpose, pursuit and humanity. Jon offers his thoughts on how not to follow in the footsteps of a successful parent. He talks about why there is no such thing as a family business. Why Jon went dark for 90 days, with no electronics, as his transition strategy, to create a one-page plan to build KingSett Capital, which today is Canada's leading private equity real estate business. Why Jon's desired legacy at KingSett Capital is not to be revered but to be forgotten and his plans to transition to a new phase in life. Jon shares some of his leadership lessons, for example, become better and better at doing less and less. And then Jon drops the mic by offering you three non-partisan pillars for Canada to build our future on, close the widening gaps in society, and have a purposeful role on Planet Earth. Jon Love - Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonlovekingsett/ KingSett Capital - https://www.kingsettcapital.com Oxford Properties - https://www.oxfordproperties.com/corp/ YPO - https://www.ypo.org Order of Canada - https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/canadian-honours/order-canada Tony Chapman To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC - https://www.rbc.com

RELENTLESS matters to Sulemaan Ahmed In WORDS MATTERS, I interview people I admire and then ask them for the word that matters most and why. We then look at how this word influences their choices, their life and their career to discover life lessons we can all apply to help us get to where we need and deserve to go. In this episode, I chat with Sulemaan Ahmed, a gifted entrepreneur, a loving Father and Partner, and someone who is relentless in uncovering the truth, overcoming diversity and making things happen versus simply watching and wondering. Sulemaan is known as 'Yoda' by his clients as he helps them climb a steep learning curve with a digital world changing faster than the speed of life. Sulemaan provides some great answers to my questions: Why are relentless people labelled over-achievers and trying too hard? Your 5-year-old boy was on a no-fly list. How did a single tweet and five years of relentless effort turn this injustice into justice? The colour of your skin and your name has created barriers. What do you do to tear them down, and what can Canadians do to ensure they stay down? What role have your mentors played in your life? Your wife, Khadija Cajee, has been a driving force in your life. When Covid hit, the two of you chose to make things happen versus watch and wonder. Share with us your idea that ended up involving people like Ryan Reynolds and creating a' Tinder' for PPE. Running a volunteer group is very different than your own company. What did you learn about keeping people motivated to stay the course? How did you 'face the dragon' when people you trusted tried to squeeze you out, and what did you learn about yourself? Relentless is often the lifeblood of greatness - in science, business, athletics, academics - what advice can you offer the listener on how to turn that switch on? I conclude with the three lessons that mattered most to me. To chat with Sulemaan Ahmed web www.servoannex.com Twitter: @Sulemaan Linked In Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sulemaan To chat with Tony Chapman. Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ RBC https://www.rbc.com

In my new series, I ask people that I admire, what word matters most to them. It's a simple question but not one that's easy to answer. In this episode, I chat with Anthony Longo, the CEO of Longo's, one of the most exciting food retailers on the planet. Longos is a family business that treats everyone - their customers, employees, and vendors, like family. Anthony talks about the Italian word VOGLIA. In English, it means to crave or desire, an appropriate word for a food impresario and a fantastic word to describe anyone with a curious mind who spends their life inquiring and discovering to innovate and improve. Why does this podcast matter to you? It's a wonderful tale that begins with Antonio Longo coming to Canada in the '50s, with six children and spending each day scarring his lungs and arms in a foundry to provide, and only agreeing to quit when his children started their own business. It continues with the next three generations building on his dream. It's packed with life lessons to help you get to where you need and deserve to go. How to picture your customer in a way where you can look into their life, what matters most, so that you can serve them better. Why values and humility are the lifeblood of leadership. What COVID taught Anthony Longo and his team about culture, resiliency and what will change in how they manage going forward. And then Anthony unpacks some powerful ideas on what Canada can do to grow our agricultural sector. From Farm to Plate he shares his thoughts on why food means the world to each of us, and to all of us. Download Chatter that Matters wherever you get your podcasts. If you listen on Apple or Spotify please subscribe and share as it helps Canadian Podcasters fight for an audience in a global marketplace that has no boundaries. Links: Anthony Longo /Longos Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-longo-a76a273/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LongosMarkets Web: https://twitter.com/LongosMarkets Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LongosMarkets/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/longosmarkets/?hl=en Agriculture Canada https://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/agriculture-and-agri-food-canada/?id=1395690825741 Niagara College Innovation Centre https://www.ncinnovation.ca/specializations/canadian-food-wine-institute-innovation-centre Food, Health, and Consumer Products of Canada - https://www.fhcp.ca/ Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers https://cfig.ca/ Retail Council of Canada - https://www.retailcouncil.org/ Tony Chapman's Links Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca/ Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ

Chat Bites are bite-sized podcasts. In each one, I focus on a word and why I feel it matters to your life and livelihood. In this episode, I take you back to when I spent a qualifying year at Carlton University. I took an English Literature Course, and we studied Utopia and Dystopia. My end of term assignment was to write a short story on one world or the other. I had an idea that I wanted to express and then have you think about- that neither civilization was attainable or acceptable, and that choice matters above all. It was the course where I fell in love with writing, and in this episode, I share a synopsis of my story. Let me know what you think about CHAT BITES. Stay tuned for my next episode. Getting ATTENTION Matters Tony Chapman's Links Web: https://chatterthatmatters.ca Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ

What if what happens to you changes your life for the worse, twice, and forever? At age 27, Mitchell, a former US Marine, has a great job in San Francisco, achieved his first solo flight as part of his pilot training and is heading back home on his brand new motorcycle. Tragedy strikes when a truck sideswipes Mitchell, turning into a horrific accident where his gas tank explodes. Mitchell describes it as being a human bonfire and wakes up in the hospital badly burned, face permanently, disfigured, with stumps for fingers. After a long and painful road back, Mitchell becomes a successful entrepreneur and achieves his commercial pilot license. One morning, the unfairness of circumstance occurs when Mitchell is in a plane crash and loses his legs' use—forced into a wheelchair that he calls his prison. Mitchell's story is one of purpose and pursuit and not pity and of making choices. Mitchell, undefeated by his tragedies and will inspire you with his remarkable achievements including being a successful entrepreneur, a Mayor, running for Congress, and in the Hall of Fame for Motivational Speakers. Mitchell shares his thoughts on how and what we can do, to battle the circumstances of life. What you focus on in life is what you get back. What you concentrate on is who you will become. Amy Deacon, Clinical Social Worker, joins the show to discuss choice and why some succumb to painful circumstances, while others turn their pain into purpose. Mitchell's Links Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wmcpae LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmitchellusa/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/WMitchellWebsite Website - https://www.wmitchell.com/ Amy Deacon's Links LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-deacon-3b14147a/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/toronto_wellness/ Website - http://torontowellnesscounselling.com/index.html?​ Tony Chapman's Links Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ

We didn't have a lot of money growing up or a family car, so sports was always pickup. It didn't shut down my imagination. Even under a streetlight in ball hockey, I was Guy Lafleur scoring the overtime goal or on a field, Joe Theismann throwing the winning pass. We played golf at the back of our high school with a course that included four holes and hours spent looking for balls the victim of errant shots. I always wondered what it would be to play at the highest level and be one who went from dreaming to doing to contending for the best in the world. This week on LIFE MATTERS, I chat with Brooke Henderson, who at 23 has won more major tournaments than any other Canadian golfer. Brooke has also won the Founders Award, voted on by her fellow players, as the person who best exemplifies the Game's values. We learn about what motivated her to take up golf, make tough decisions like turning pro or taking a golf scholarship, work within a family's dynamics - her sister is her Caddie, and her Father is her coach, and whether she feels she can continue to pursue her dream to be the best, now that she has fame, fortune and followers. For anyone who is chasing a dream, a podcast packed with incredible insights from Brooke Henderson, a golfer who has heart and Game. Brooke Henderson's Links Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/brookehendersongolf/?hl=en Twitter – https://twitter.com/BrookeHenderson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/BrookeHendersonGolf/ Matt McGlynn, VP Brand Marketing, RBC LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mcglynn-4361b711?originalSubdomain=ca Tony Chapman's Links Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ

Lest we Forget, how can I forget what I can't imagine? I watch war movies and documentaries, read books, but I have never seen, felt or experienced being in the military. I can't imagine being in a combat situation, where you share a collective goal with your enemy, to kill or be killed. Or your home is a trench of cold, wet mud, and your vista, a web of barbed wire with the same intention a spider has to catch a fly? Or the sounds of a shower of bullets heading your way, or the scream of a bomb above? I am eternally grateful for all who serve. This week on LIFE MATTERS, I chat with Kyle Davidson, who served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 11 years as a Combat Engineer. His path began with a stern lecture from a Judge and continued to a recruiting office where he signed up for duty. In 2011 Kyle fought in Afghanistan, and his responsibility was to clear the roads of bombs so that troops could deploy. Twice Kyle felt the full force of an explosion. First, when an armoured vehicle he was in blew up, and second when he stepped on a mine that sent him flying into rocks. Kyle suffered severe brain trauma and an option to return home. He refused because he refused to leave others behind. Kyle also hid the impact of his brain injury for years because he loved his job. Eventually, he could no longer serve, so Kyle found a new mission; to help other VETS, who return less than healthy, to find their way back into society. Lisa Taylor from the Challenge Factory joins the show to talk about the vital role veterans can play in the workforce. Bruce Robinson from RBC shares his story of growing up with Kyle Davidson and what he admires most about this extraordinary individual.

How many of you have dreamed about making a significant life change. You might be holding a freshly printed lottery ticket, or on vacation immersing yourself in a new culture. Some might not have a choice as an unforeseen circumstance has impacted your or your families life. I know the Pandemic has motivated me to rethink and reprioritize what matters most. Today I meet up with the extraordinary Bryan Baeumler. Bryan went from hammering nails at age 14, as he built his cottage from the ground up, to hammering out international TV and business deals. What you might now know is that to do so, Bryan had to overcome severe anxieties. He didn't want to leave his home, let alone stand in front of a TV camera. On the show, I chat with Bryan about his success, the values he learned from his parents, and how he managed to wrestle his anxieties to the ground. We then talk about a five-minute decision that he took with his wife Sarah that turned their entire life upside down. Megan Newman from RBC joins me at the end of the show to talk about how many dreams can become realities if you plan and then work your plan. Bryan Baeumler Links Web Site – https://bryanbaeumler.com/Home Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/bryanbaeumler/ Twitter – https://mobile.twitter.com/Bryan_Baeumler Facebook – https://m.facebook.com/bryanbaeumlerpage YouTube – https://m.youtube.com/user/baeumlermedia Tony Chapman's Links Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/ Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGvzmw9MFkUcGylrFA2xCQ