Coffee Chats with Matt Collins

A normal day at work for Adam James is anything but normal. As a support worker for at-risk teens, he deals with stabbings, drug and alcohol abuse, he even sat and talked with a trouble teenage girl after she set her bed alight.

But he wouldn't have it any other way. Adam was part of a dodgy business deal and acquired a failing cafe.

To Adam's credit, he has turned that cafe around and now runs the charity, Cup From Above along side the cafe, where many people seek solace from the troubles.

Adam shares with Matt the story of how he ended up in this role and the goals for his future.

In this positive and intriguing chat, Matt sits down with Officer in Charge at Cherbourg Police Station, Scott Prendergast.

Cherbourg is a Indigenous community in Qld. Scott talks about the positive work his team are doing in the town and the highs and lows of a police career including waking up in hospital after a shift in Fortiude Valley.

Matt sat down to chat with Bonnie about her role as Assistant Manager at the RSPCA, but what came out was so much more. Including her journey in and out of a relationship marred by domestic violence. Enjoy this great chat with a very inspiring young woman.

After a broken marriage and a jaded relationship with her mother, Jade Green would be forgiven for not being the life of the party. But instead she has set her focus on helping others become Happy at Work. Which is great because so many people just aren't having fun in their careers. In Matt's chat with Jade, they discuss Jade's family life growing up where she took on the mother role for her younger sisters and why she was determined to leave behind a life living in a caravan. This is a great chat with an inspiring young woman who knows what she wants.

You'd think getting sued by NIKE might be enough to make you slow down a little bit but not for Jonny London from FKN Gym Wear. Matt shares a terific coffee chat with this guy who is anything but orthodox. From the legal issues with NIKE, the reason he started the business with only one T-shirt and what Jonny's mum thinks FKN stands for. In their in-depth chat, Jonny shares with Matt his views on business, relationships and the very simple strategy to getting what he wants.

Here is Matt's in depth and insightful coffee chat with AFL star, proud Australian and lesbian, Jemma Still.

Matt and Jemma share a great conversation including when she first realised she was gay, the support and love she receives from her family and how the Same Sex Marriage survey affects Jemma and her partner.

Scott Willis is a 6 foot 5, twenty something who just happens to be the principal of a Primary School in Central Qld and a competitive body builder.

Scott shares with Matt his thoughts on the education system, bullying in schools and the one major reason why he started body building.

Matt and Scott shares their personal views on the schooling system and Matt puts his foot in it when he asks about Scott's partner.

Matt shares a wonderfully honest and open coffee chat with School Chaplain, Jordan Bennett.

Jordan is the School Chaplain at Indigenous primary School in Cherbourg.

Jordan shares with Matt that he didn't always want to be a school chaplain, in fact he didn't want anything to do with the church.

They discuss fatherhood, finding happiness in your work and how he deals with the criticism that sometimes arises as a school chaplain in an Indigenous school.

Matt chats with youth worker, Busker and 'that guy who sings Happy Birthday to everyone on Facebook', Matt Elder.

Matt and Matt discuss the world of busking, the ups and downs of being a single parent and why a group of young guys feared for their lives the time Matt drove up next to them at the lights..

Enjoy this inspiring and insightful Coffee Chat with Matt Elder.

Matt shares share a great chat about homelessness with Melbourne Homeless Collective founder, Donna Zen.

Including the period in her life when she was homeless, the misconceptions of what being homeless actually is and why some people would rather be homeless than function in (so called) 'normal society'.

Donna left her well paying career to set up the Melbourne Homeless Collective which includes other foundations including: Melbourne Period Project, Blanket Melbourne, The School Project, Secret Women's Business and The Plate Up Project.