Advocacy: For Chris MacLeod, It's about Passion with Heart & Soul -- Despite the Odds

Season 3, Episode 10Advocacy: For Chris MacLeod, it’s about Passion with Heart & Soul – Despite the OddsThis episode of Profiles in Advocacy, our Season 3 focus of Connect4Life: The Podcast, features one of our more inspiring and thought-provoking conversations about getting issues on the radar and making a difference. Chris MacLeod is a corporate lawyer in Toronto, a seasoned practitioner of international government relations, bestselling author, and a passionate voice for those without a voice.As host Melanie Taddeo, President and CEO of Connect4Life learns, Chris was born with Cystic Fibrosis, which is a condition that once limited a person’s lifespan to the years of childhood. But Chris has developed a personal system of getting through each day, one that’s coupled with a passion and a know-how to get things done. Now in his mid-50s, Chris MacLeod shares his life philosophy of celebrating the moment, which has been assembled in easy-to-follow lessons in his book, Beating the Odds: 11 Lessons to Overcome a Health Crisis and Lead a More Resilient Life. Listen to Chris’ approach towards dealing with negativity and skepticism, and hear how the simplest ingredients of passion, heart, soul and focus can become the driving engine in making a difference in your own life as well as in the lives of others. Whether you engage in personal advocacy, corporate or legal lobbying, or nonprofit and charitable issues outreach, this is the episode that will put the gas in the engines of your efforts.This episode was recorded via Zoom on November 14, 2025.Beating the Odds by Chris MacLeod is available Amazon https://a.co/d/7ifQKp7You can also email Chris as [email protected] more information about Connect4Life or to get in touch with us visit https://connect4life.ca/#disbilities #nonprofits #charity #fundraising #givingback #nonprofitorganization #socialgood #makeanimpact #socialimpact #notforprofit #makeadifference #causes #supportnonprofits #dogood #inclusion #disabilityawareness #accessibility #disabilityadvocate #disabilityrights #disabilityinclusion #careerdevelopment #skilldevelopmenttraining #connect4life #personaladvocacy #lobbying #cysticfribrosis #cambridgellp #beatingtheodds