The Lesley Hawkins Podcast

Lesley Hawkins
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Anchored by the question, "What’s one pivotal moment in your life?",  Lesley hosts candid, personal conversations that reveal the turning points that shape who we are. With her signature empathy, wit, and warmth, Lesley creates space for guests to open up, sparking insights that challenge assumptions, stir reflection, and ignite growth. Each episode blends honest stories, surprising insights, and moments of laughter, leaving listeners feeling inspired, seen, and more deeply connected to the human experience.

  1. 3D AGO

    Farhan Lalji - From one hard conversation to a Hall of Fame career

    Sometimes the path you’re meant to follow starts in the most unlikely place. For today’s guest, it began on Christmas Day, watching football games on TV while the rest of the world celebrated the holiday. That quiet tradition sparked a love for the game that would shape the course of his life. His career started in university sports communications. It was steady, predictable, comfortable. Until a tough conversation with his boss, and a hard look at his friend’s résumé, forced him to choose his path.  The outcome? A remarkable career in sports broadcasting and an equally impactful career coaching youth football. Today, his impact has been recognized at the highest level, with induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. This is a conversation about pushing beyond your comfort zone and leaning into your passion. #pivotalmoment #football #cfhof Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and storyteller who believes growth happens in the everyday moments that define who we become. Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiousity, and heart to the conversation, as each interaction is an opportunity to define what truly matters. One question. One turning point. One powerful story.  To learn more about Lesley: www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca @the_lesley_hawkins_podcast The Lesley Hawkins Podcast is a Marsley Canada production.

    49 min

  2. APR 6

    Chris Seney - Never Give Up!

    At 37 years old, life was moving exactly as planned. A growing real estate business, his first child on the way, the future was bright. Until the diagnosis. What followed was a year defined by radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, and plenty of uncertainty. While fighting for his health, he was also running his business. And somehow, in the middle of it all, he had the best year of his real estate career. But this isn’t just a story about productivity during crisis. It’s about mental toughness, perspective, and what changes when your sense of control disappears.  #pivotalmoment #cancer #realestate  Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and storyteller who believes growth happens in the everyday moments that define who we become. Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiousity, and heart to the conversation, as each interaction is an opportunity to define what truly matters. One question. One turning point. One powerful story.  To learn more about Lesley: www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca @the_lesley_hawkins_podcast The Lesley Hawkins Podcast is a Marsley Canada production.

    39 min

  3. MAR 30

    Evanka Osmak - Grief Changed Me

    With a degree in civil engineering, she was set for a future of stability and success, and yet her passion lay elsewhere. So she returned to school to learn the world of sports broadcasting, and has since become a leader in the space, appearing every evening as co-host of Sportsnet Central.  After years of covering hockey, she made an unexpected move at 41: lacing up her own hockey skates, joining a women’s league, and discovering a completely different relationship with the sport she’d covered for years.  At the same time, her world shifted in a far more profound and devastating way, as she lost her mother to ALS. Now, in her upcoming book, When the Game Changes, she reflects on reinvention, grief, and gaining a new perspective. #pivotalmoment #sportsbroadcast #ALS Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and storyteller who believes growth happens in the everyday moments that define who we become. Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiousity, and heart to the conversation, as each interaction is an opportunity to define what truly matters. One question. One turning point. One powerful story.  To learn more about Lesley: www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca @the_lesley_hawkins_podcast The Lesley Hawkins Podcast is a Marsley Canada production.

    35 min

  4. MAR 23

    Renee Lindo - Unlocking Women's Confidence Through Style

    She was successful with a big sales role in the pharmaceutical industry. She had climbed the mountain and enjoyed all the perks that came with it, but something felt off. The view from the top wasn’t what she thought it would be. So she made the decision to walk away and start again from scratch in a completely different world. The world of fashion, style, and identity. What followed wasn’t just a career change, but a redefinition of leadership. Using personal style as a way for women to align how they show up on the outside with who they are on the inside. This is a conversation about walking away from success, trusting your instincts, and building something that truly matters. #pivotalmoment #fashion #style Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and storyteller who believes growth happens in the everyday moments that define who we become. Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiousity, and heart to the conversation, as each interaction is an opportunity to define what truly matters. One question. One turning point. One powerful story.  To learn more about Lesley: www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca @the_lesley_hawkins_podcast The Lesley Hawkins Podcast is a Marsley Canada production.

    35 min

  5. MAR 16

    Kevin Collins - My Journey with Easter Seals

    From a young age, our guest understood what it meant to be seen through a label. Born with cerebral palsy, he could have allowed the diagnosis to define the boundaries of his life. Instead, he chose something different.  At just eight years old, he became involved with Easter Seals, an organization dedicated to supporting children and youth with disabilities in carving their own paths. What began as personal connection evolved into lifelong commitment. Today, he serves as President of Easter Seals Ontario, leading the very organization that once supported him. Along the way, his dedication to community work and fundraising has been recognized at the highest levels. But this conversation isn’t about titles or accolades. It’s about identity. It’s about refusing to be defined by circumstance. And what becomes possible when you shift from being supported to becoming the one who supports others.  visit www.easterseals.org to learn more or to donate #pivotalmoment #EasterSeals #disability Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and storyteller who believes growth happens in the everyday moments that define who we become. Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiousity, and heart to the conversation, as each interaction is an opportunity to define what truly matters. One question. One turning point. One powerful story.  To learn more about Lesley: www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca @the_lesley_hawkins_podcast The Lesley Hawkins Podcast is a Marsley Canada production.

    43 min

  6. MAR 9

    Pam Shainhouse - Learning How To Live Again

    There are moments in life that redefine you. And for our guest today, two such moments changed everything about her and her life.  Diagnosed with a bone disorder at just five years old, her disability shaped her identity, her personal limitation. Until one person challenged that narrative and it has led her to work advocating for those who are often excluded from society. Her story took a tragic turn when she lost her daughter to Hodgkins Lymphoma. She had to face an impossible question: how do you keep going when the life you knew no longer exists? This is a story about grief and survival. About accessibility, advocacy, and learning, one day at a time, how to get out of bed and live again.  #pivotalmoment #grief #accessibility  Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and storyteller who believes growth happens in the everyday moments that define who we become. Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiousity, and heart to the conversation, as each interaction is an opportunity to define what truly matters. One question. One turning point. One powerful story.  To learn more about Lesley: www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca @the_lesley_hawkins_podcast The Lesley Hawkins Podcast is a Marsley Canada production.

    50 min

  7. MAR 2

    David McPherson - Sobriety Gave Me My Life Back

    It started as a few harmless pints in high school, but for our guest today, one early habit slowly became part of his identity. It shaped how he showed up, how he coped.  Until one mistake changed his course. A moment that forced him to confront the gap between who he was and who he wanted to be. That moment set him on a long, uncomfortable journey to reclaim his life. This is a conversation about identity, accountability, and what it really takes to get yourself back when you’ve drifted further than you ever expected. #pivotalmoment #sobriety Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and storyteller who believes growth happens in the everyday moments that define who we become. Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiousity, and heart to the conversation, as each interaction is an opportunity to define what truly matters. One question. One turning point. One powerful story.  To learn more about Lesley: www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca @the_lesley_hawkins_podcast The Lesley Hawkins Podcast is a Marsley Canada production.

    53 min

  8. FEB 23

    Kate Stewart - From side project to meaningful impact

    Some pivotal moments only reveal themselves in hindsight. For our guest today, what once felt like a career sidebar slowly revealed itself as something much bigger, a calling rooted in service, impact, and meaning. It began with teaching children with cancer how to waterski. And what followed was a realization that helping others wasn’t a side project, it was the work. She went on to combine her love of rock climbing with her desire to create access and belonging, ultimately building the Canadian Adaptive Climbing Society. This is a conversation about curating a career with intention, recognizing purpose when it shows up, and choosing meaningful impact over a conventional path. #pivotalmoment #adaptive #climbing Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and storyteller who believes growth happens in the everyday moments that define who we become. Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiousity, and heart to the conversation, as each interaction is an opportunity to define what truly matters. One question. One turning point. One powerful story.  To learn more about Lesley: www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca @the_lesley_hawkins_podcast The Lesley Hawkins Podcast is a Marsley Canada production.

    46 min
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Anchored by the question, "What’s one pivotal moment in your life?",  Lesley hosts candid, personal conversations that reveal the turning points that shape who we are. With her signature empathy, wit, and warmth, Lesley creates space for guests to open up, sparking insights that challenge assumptions, stir reflection, and ignite growth. Each episode blends honest stories, surprising insights, and moments of laughter, leaving listeners feeling inspired, seen, and more deeply connected to the human experience.

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  • Creator
    Lesley Hawkins
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Lesley Hawkins Podcast
  • Show Website
    The Lesley Hawkins Podcast

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