Chatter that Matters

In this episode of Chatter that Matters I return to my childhood.  It's a cold night in Montreal, our only light is a streetlamp and our only prop is a ball hockey net.  This was all I needed to transform Into the legendary Montreal Canadiens hockey player Guy Lafleur .  With only seconds remaining on the clock, I would bear down on the Goalie, with the future of my teams Stanley Cup Run on my sti...

Competition will intensify and the next generation will need the mental fortitude to mange change. To make decisions. To learn how to pivot and find their way. In this 5 min episode of Chatter that Matters I ask whether we are doing too much for our children? Chauffeurs, personal assistants, their ATM machine and project coordinator. To make my point, I go back in time to my childhood and a year w...

Have you felt the vibrations?  The tremors that are hitting every corner of our marketplace.  In this episode of Chatter that Matters, Tony Chapman , takes you on a quest to uncover a new economy that is happening with such force it is rendering much of what we know about conventional capitalism and career building, obsolete.  Players in this economy include Amazon, Alibaba, airbnb, Apple, Google,...

What does Boston Bib Lettuce, and a fixed price all you can eat buffet have to do with our upcoming elections? In this episode of Chatter that Matters, Tony looks at each parties campaign slogan and platform by comparing it to a buffet line, with endless promises, but many without substance. He challenges the Liberal parties slogan #ChooseForward and whether it is any different than the Conservati...

Our world is now within 'arm and voice' reach of desire.  We can summon almost any product or service to our doorstep, and often within hours.    The benefit is almost immediate gratification, but it can come with a huge price, a matter of life and death.   Amazon and other ecommerce delivery drivers have been accused of running red lights and stops signs just to make up time. In some cases they'v...

My very first podcast, complete with the signature drums that would power the next 212.  In this five minute episode I share why Attention is the Oxygen of Marketing, and how to get the attention you deserve as a Leaders, Marketer, in Sales, or as a Mentor, Parent and Coach.