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Tea with a Titan is a weekly 1-hour podcast during which long-time interview-buff Mary-Jo Dionne speaks with those people who have one thing in common. The quest for authentic greatness. Be it entrepreneur, athlete, entertainer, artist, philanthropist, thought-leader, or difference maker, if the target is greatness -- even in the face of hurdles -- Mary-Jo will be having tea with them.

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Episode 011: Silken Laumann -- Four-time Olympic rower

If there’s something on this planet that’s more inspiring than the concept of those who rise again after they fall, well, I’m afraid I just don’t know what it is. And perhaps no other Canadian athlete most exemplifies the notion of “the comeback” quite like four-time Olympic rower, three-time Olympic medalist, Silken Laumann. After a horrific 1992 rowing accident that all but completely destroyed her leg, she was told there was a strong chance that she would never row again. The thing of it all?...

Aug 16, 2016•46 min

Episode 010: Mark Hatton -- Two-time Olympic luge racer

After I attacked him at our mutual neighbour’s house and begged him to be a Guest Titan, Mark and I talk Olympic fever and, in particular, all things luge. In fact, Mark is one of Britain’s most successful Luge racers, having raced in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City and in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turino. In Salt Lake, he achieved his goal of being the highest ranked finisher from a country without a home track. Proudly self-funded for the majority of his 12 year career, ...

Aug 09, 2016•1 hr 26 min

Episode 009: Nikola Girke -- Four-time Olympian

There aren’t too many moments in our planet’s history that inspire or connote the meaning of greatness more so than the Olympic Games. With Rio 2016 – the 31st Olympiad – just days away, I sit down for tea with this super star, Nikola Girke. The Rio games will be her fourth – not a typo – Olympic Games. While this year, she and her sailing partner, Luke Ramsay, will be representing Canada on the Nacra 17, a wee but powerful catamaran, in Olympics past she has represented Canada in both the 470 s...

Aug 02, 2016•1 hr 17 min

Episode 008: Anthony Lemke -- Actor and humanitarian

As a sucker for the concept of re-invention, I’m more than a little bit ga-ga over all that Anothony Lemke represents. Today part of the dynamic ensemble cast of SyFy Channel’s hit series Dark Matter , Anthony left the promise of a successful career as a lawyer in one of Canada’s top corporate law firms in order to leave no stone unturned as it pertained to acting. And it’s paid off. While fans (and there are a lot of them) can catch season two of Dark Matter on Space TV, binge-watchers (and the...

Jul 26, 2016•1 hr 21 min

Episode 007: Matt Hill -- Actor, speaker, runner

In 2006, on an otherwise uneventful flight, actor Matt Hill (Ninja Turtles, Shanghai Knights, Dreamworks’ Dinotrux) was hit with a Big Idea, what he calls his “divine download”. That idea? To run from his home in Vancouver and complete one full loop of North America, by committing to a marathon a day for more than a year. And he did it, too. The 11,000-mile journey, called the Run for One Planet Tour, saw Matt and a friend connect with more than 50,000 students continent-wide, with a goal of ins...

Jul 19, 2016•1 hr 23 min

Episode 006: Susanne Biro -- Leadership Coach, author, and vegan

Since leaving a successful career in advertising, Susanne Biro has become a much sought-after leadership coach, having worked with the likes of top physicians at the Mayo Clinic, and top talent at organizations like New York Life and General Electric. However, despite a career rich in achievements, her recent invitation to spend a week on Necker Island -- the private home island of Sir Richard Branson -- where she took part in paradigm-busting conversations with two dozen of this planet's Change...

Jul 12, 2016•1 hr 35 min

Episode 005: Mercedes Nicoll -- Three-time Olympic snowboarder

After I pounced on her at a children's colouring contest, and convinced her to be a guest on Tea with a Titan, three-time Olympic snowboarder Mercedes Nicoll and I talk topics like the difference between a dream and a goal. The true definition of what it means to get up after a fall, Mercedes discusses what she's learned since a terrible snowboarding accident she suffered at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi -- a fall that left her suffering the debilitating effects of a concussion for nearly two ...

Jul 05, 2016•1 hr 23 min

Episode 004: Ab McDonald -- Four-time Stanley Cup winner, NHL legend

Four-time Stanley Cup winner and Original Six NHL Hockey legend, Ab McDonald shares insights about what separates the good-from-the-great. (Turns out, it comes down to loving what you do, and working hard.) We talk happy memories playing with Gordie Howe, Rocket Richard, and Jean Belliveau. As well as life highlights like meeting Muhammad Ali, Bob Hope, Ed Sullivan -- and jamming in his basement with Burton Cummings. ("American Woman...!") And we do it, all over tea. (This NHL super star loves h...

Jun 28, 2016•1 hr 14 min

Episode 003: Danielle Krysa -- Blogger, author, speaker, The Jealous Curator

Former advertising Creative Director Danielle Krysa transformed her one-time debilitating jealousy for other artists into one of the world’s most revered art blogs, TheJealousCurator.com. Since then, she’s become a trusted voice in the realm of becoming creatively unblocked – speaking at companies like Pixar and appearing as a panellist on Oprah Winfrey Network TV. Today, she is a three-time author and host of the podcast Art for your Ear. Her latest book "Your Inner Critic is a Big Jerk" launch...

Jun 23, 2016•1 hr 16 min

Episode 002: Amber Fares -- Award-winning filmmaker of Speed Sisters documentary

Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Amber Fares, discusses her decision to depart her career in advertising and pursue unknown territory -- all with a camera strapped around her neck. After her eventual move to Palestine and a memorable encounter with the Middle East's first all-woman race car driving team, the genesis for her hit documentary Speed Sisters was in full fruition.

Jun 21, 2016•1 hr 4 min

Episode 001: Mary-Jo Dionne -- Tea with a Titan, host

Writer/speaker/performer/philanthropist and seasoned interview-buff Mary-Jo Dionne welcomes you to the launch of her new podcast Tea with a Titan: Conversations Steeped in Greatness. MJDionne.com

Jun 17, 2016•31 min

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