Roll Call with Chappy

Peter “Chappy” Meyerhoff sits down with Megan Racer. As Megan tells her story, she paints a picture of a girl, barely an adult, who relied on others—particularly the men she dated—for validation and a sense of identity. She entered relationships for the type of lifestyle they could afford her, not for the love she could share with her partner.

Finally unable to keep up appearances, Megan quit her job and, with no options left, jumped on an opportunity offered by her dope dealer, which involved her driving to and from Mexico to do odd jobs for the cartel—with her two kids in the backseat on each and every single trip.

It was a short-lived gig. Megan was finally arrested at the border with 89 pounds of methamphetamine in the back of her truck, and she was separated from her children. She was able to sign a plea and took a lesser charge of distribution.

Megan spent 14 months in prison—living out those months on the same grounds she toured when she was in college—and spent the next year in a drug program, where she was completely determined to change for the better.

Today, Megan works in recovery, and she loves every second of it. Megan closes the conversation this way:

Topics Discussed:

• [01:38] Megan’s backstory and when she began experimenting with drugs
• [11:40] Living with addiction while pregnant
• [15:35] Becoming sober and having her second child with the same man
• [19:35] Quitting her job amid her renewed drug addiction
• [25:27] Working with the cartel
• [30:35] Getting arrested at the border
• [37:27] The days leading up to prison
• [51:29] Life in prison
• [1:00:48] Working in recovery after prison
• [1:06:35] Megan’s words of hope for those in prison today

Connect with Megan Racer:

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-racer-a82720224
• Instagram -

Connect with Peter Meyerhoff:

• Website: https://petermeyerhoff.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peter_meyerhoff/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Peter-Meyerhoff/100008245219126/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriginalchappy?lang=en
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpa6ABvtPcSSwM2LJvuLv0w

Key Quotes:

• My relationships were always about getting the lifestyle I want. It was never, “What kind of love can this person give me?” It was more about, “What empty feelings could I fulfill?”
• After they interrogated me, put me back in the cell and closed the door, I never felt more free in my life. Seriously. It was done. The madness—the chaos—was done.
• We have such an advantage. We know the depths of hell, and we know the peaks of what it could look like. There’s nothing we have not seen. There’s nothing we cannot go through. We’ve already experienced something we didn’t think we could go through and made it out as better people.
• Can you go through the worst situation of your life and become a better person? If you can, you’ll find the most success in the world, and it might not be monetary, but it will be internal, and you will spread it to other people. I 100% believe that.

Star Power The Elites, along with Mario’s own music, has the newer generations squarely in mind. He believes that it is important for the youth to have role models, and so he makes it a point to avoid profanity in his music. Truly dedicated to paying it forward, he is involved with a number of local initiatives outside of his art, including fundraisers and toy drives.

Mario grew up living a “double life” and, as a teenager, he had no aspirations besides accumulating money and earning respect on the street. It was only when his son was born later on when Mario realized that he needed to live for people other than himself.

While working at AT&T one day, he was offered an opportunity to work for free at a local gym. Motivated by opportunity, he made the jump and eventually bought that same gym. He began networking and enjoying a new lease on life defined by service to others.

All that time, Mario was still sleeping on an air mattress in an empty home, squeezing in whatever time he had left over to continue building his career as a rapper and actor.

Mario goes on to share how he finally found that momentum that allowed him to share the stage with industry legends (Twista and Bow Wow among them), while building a number of successful businesses all the while. He preaches gratitude, honesty, and being unashamed about wanting more out of life while never forgetting to thank God for the gifts one is currently enjoying.

Connect with Mario Canon: 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscanon/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficalMarioCanon/ 
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0SmSbCbvt5z1zST9lfvNR2?autoplay=true 
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1lMQuZ_unTndaVwXTgSd6g 
• YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCCyR1qhmIye2Lb-S7GcCESA 
• Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/thisiscanon 

Connect with Peter Meyerhoff:

• Website: https://petermeyerhoff.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peter_meyerhoff/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Peter-Meyerhoff/100008245219126/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriginalchappy?lang=en
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpa6ABvtPcSSwM2LJvuLv0w

Topics Discussed: 

• [02:13] Mario’s backstory and early struggles
• [12:05] Building his music and acting career
• [14:39] How Mario got the opportunity to work with Twista and other big names
• [22:08] Why Mario doesn’t regret the many challenges he had to face in his past
• [24:09] Rubbing shoulders with even more celebrity rappers as an independent artist
• [28:05] Waking up grateful, everyday
• [32:35] What music means to Mario
• [34:59] Mario’s goals for 2022
• [36:19] Mario’s advice to those struggling right now

In 1999, Dan got his start in business in his late teens by investing $43,000 in savings, which he was “supposed” to use for college, to start his own clothing brand Who's Your Daddy. At 18 years old, the business cracked $1 million, and at 19, it reached $9.5 million. At 23, he took Who’s Your Daddy public relaunched as an energy drink brand under the same name—making Dan the youngest owner of a publicly-traded company in history.

In 2008, a decade after founding his first business, Dan tried his hand at creating an online poker site. It was short-lived; yet, Dan points to that first true failure in his career as being key to all of the wins he continued to experience moving forward.

Now with multiple massive business successes under his belt, Dan has a powerful desire to pay it forward. His philanthropic initiatives include a venture to backpacks for the homeless, as well as Thanksgiving food drives. He says that his ultimate dream is to save the world, not for any sort of recognition, but so that other people become inspired by his example and replicate what he was able to accomplish.

Dan closes the conversation talking about the mental and tactical secrets to connecting and collaborating with high-profile individuals, and how anybody regardless of their age or background can get unstuck and pursue their true calling in life today.

Topics Discussed:

• [01:37] Dan’s backstory and early business success
• [05:22] Starting an online poker site at 27 (and losing it overnight)
• [10:54] Dealing with his first major business failure
• [12:58] How Dan uses social media for business
• [17:18] Working with the Kardashians and the power of collabs
• [22:53] Dan’s philanthropic initiatives
• [30:28] Dan’s goal to save the world and other projects
• [35:05] Finding work-life balance
• [38:30] How to connect and collaborate with high-profile individuals
• [40:58] How to get unstuck

Connect with Dan Fleyshman:

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoryceo/
• Instagram - (@danfleyshman) - https://www.instagram.com/danfleyshman/
• Instagram - (@modelcitizenfund) - https://www.instagram.com/modelcitizenfund/
• Elevator Studio - https://elevator.studio/
• Book: How to Set-Up Your Personal Brand for Under $1,000 - https://buythisbook.com/

Connect with Peter Meyerhoff:

• Website: https://petermeyerhoff.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peter_meyerhoff/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Peter-Meyerhoff/100008245219126/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriginalchappy?lang=en
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpa6ABvtPcSSwM2LJvuLv0w

Key Quotes:

• The bad things that happened literally forged who I am as a person.
• I want to save the world. It’s a very lofty goal, but it’s real. I have clear visions of ways I want to save the world, and none of it is for me. I don’t want a pat on the back to do it. I want to do the things so that people can replicate what I do.
• Is your future worth more than your uncomfortability?