Coffee Chats with Matt Collins

Anisa is a nationally recognised spoken word poet, performer and educator.

She is the Queensland Slam Poetry champion 2016 and placed second in the Australian National Slam Poetry finals 2017 and has performed her poetry at the Sydney Opera house.

Anisa is the co-founder of poetry group 'Voices of Colour' which aims to elevate the voices of young people of colour and encourages them to engage with social justice issues.

Anisa shares a Coffee Chat with Matt and discusses her move to Australia, her experiences with racism and her goals for the future.

Don't miss this chat with a young woman who is very passionate about giving young people the power to THINK!

Helen was initially attracted to Mike after seeing his online dating profile which stated his goal to cycle around the world. By their second date, they had began planning the massive journey.

When they were in Australia they dropped in to share with Matt the ups and downs of their journey so far.

Both Mike and Helen open up to Matt about their own depression and anxiety and why this cycling journey was their way of raising awareness for mental health.

Don't miss this great conversation with two amazing world travellers including what Helen did when she was groped by a man in the Middle East!

Lisa is one of the country's fittest females, however she has endured many obstacles along her journey.

Lisa was lucky to survive after a car accident in South Africa when a drunk driver ran a red light and launched her little VW Beetle around a telegraph pole.

But Lisa is grateful for that moment as it has made her extra determined to live an amazing life.

She has now made Byron Bay, NSW her home and spends her days looking after her children, training Aussie celebrities and preparing the annual Byron Bay Lighthouse Run which Lisa started.

Lisa discusses her remarkable journey and the ups and downs of her life leading up to becoming the first woman to attempt the Australian Ninja Warrior course.

It's a great story of determination and resilience.

'When Coffee meets Wine'

Matt chats with hugely successful online TV show host, Tam Wrigley. The Wine O'Clock Show has built a huge online following with over 3 million views of the fun, engaging talk show. Tam has had many Australian household names on her show including, Tom Williams, Sophie Falkiner, Osher Gunsberg, Steve 'Commando' Willis, Larry Emdur and many, many more. Tam shares her roller coaster journey including the weekly trips to Sydney or Melbourne, her dreams for the future and Matt asks Tam who her least favourite guest/s were. Don't miss this one!

Matt chats with professional triathlete, Katy Booth (nee Duffield). Katy shares her triathlon journey discussing the pros and cons of life as a pro triathlete, the competitive relationship she enjoys with her sisters including her twin sister, Michelle Duffield (also a professional triathlete) and what drives her to run, cycle and swim further in one day than most people go on their holidays! This episode of Coffee Chats supported by Monochrome Coffee Co.

Sadly, bullying is a hot topic at the moment.

Matt shares a great Coffee Chat with Bullying Expert and author of 'From Bullied To Brilliant', Karen Clarke.

Bullying in schools, bullying in the workplace, what constitutes bullying? How can parents best assist their kids who are being bullied? Karen discusses all elements of bullying but be warned...some of Karen points will shock you.

This Coffee Chat is proudly supported by Monochrome Coffee Company.

As a youngster, Con Lazos was a nationally ranked swimmer, but fell in love with martial arts after watching one too many Bruce Lee movies. He has travelled the world as a Body Guard, spent time as a school teacher (where he purposefully picked fights with the students to stop them fighting each other) and nowadays runs a very successful martial arts business Fusion Martial Arts. This episode of Coffee Chats with Matt Collins is supported by Monochrome Coffee Co.

With book titles like 'Crazy Sh*t in Asia' and 'Abroad, Broke & Busted', you know travel Author, Matt Towner's stories from afar aren't going to be like the ones you hear in Lonely Planet.

Matt shares some of his incredible overseas journeys including his near fatal motorbike accident in the jungles of Thailand and the adventurs as a 'gem stone gypsy' travelling the world dodging customs officers.

This Coffee Chat is sponsored by Monochrome Coffee Co.

You'd think with eight children there'd be no time for anything else, but Matt's guest has set up the Boots4Kids program providing footy boots for the kids that need them.

Shaun Slater shares with Matt the ups and downs of his life with eight children, the moment that sparked his passion to collect footy boots for needy kids and what he does when he gets five minutes time to himself!

Contact Shaun at the 'BootsFourKids' facebook page

Matt shares an honest and indepth chat with leading Dating Coach, Chris Manak. Through his workshops, Chris teaches his single clients not only how to approach and meet women (and how to get more dates), but also how to become a happier, more confident and more attractive version of yourself.