Chris Van Vliet: They Canceled My Show Overnight!

Chris Van Vliet, 4x Emmy Award-winning TV host, YouTuber, and one of the most recognized interviewers in the world opens up about growing up in a small Canadian town with no industry connections, being rejected by every media outlet, and scrubbing fish tanks to fund an unpaid internship.From pretending to be a radio host with a Fisher-Price tape recorder at age 4, to building a career interviewing The Rock, Anne Hathaway, and the biggest stars in the world, Chris's story is about passion, persistence, and betting on yourself when no one else will.After a decade in broadcast TV, he quit his secure job to go all in on his YouTube channel and podcast, only for the pandemic to shut everything down months later. But instead of giving up, he adapted, rebuilt, and came back stronger.Today, he's built a global brand with millions of views, viral interviews, and a fanbase that stretches across wrestling, film, and entrepreneurship.In this inspiring and wide-ranging conversation, he reveals:- How a childhood obsession with radio turned into a lifelong mission to master storytelling.- Why rejection from every internship forced him to create his own break, even if it meant working at a pet store to fund it.- The philosophy behind his biggest leap: quitting his TV career to bet on himself.- The emotional moment he told The Rock he was going to be a father and the advice he’ll never forget.- The story behind his viral Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson interviews.- His no-excuse mindset: “Just start. Then keep going.”Make sure to subscribe!Follow Chris:Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chrisvanvliet/YouTube – ⁨ @ChrisVanVliet  TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@chris.vanvliet?lang=enWebsite – https://chrisvanvliet.comFollow The Host, Theodor Ekstrand:📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/theodorekstrand/🎥 YouTube – ⁨ @theodor_ekstrand  🎵 TikTok – @theodorekstrand💼 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodor-ekstrand/Podcast Host: Theodor Ekstrand.Thumbnail partly created with AI.Images are illustrative and do not depict real events.