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 about resilience, reinvention, and 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 personal growth. Each episode is an honest, unfiltered conversation that leaves listeners feeling inspired, seen, and more deeply connected to the human experience. 

  1. 3d ago

    Tara Porter - When Grief Keeps Coming

    Some seasons of life ask more of us than we ever thought we could give. For our guest, grief didn't arrive once. It arrived in waves, each one before she had fully caught her breath from the last. Within the span of a single year, she lost both her mother and her newborn baby girl. There are no words adequate for that kind of loss. And she would be the first to tell you that the path through it was anything but straight. But she found her way. And now she shares that journey openly as a grief coach. This is a conversation about the walk-through unimaginable loss, and how it's still possible to find your way back to yourself. #pivotalmoment #grief Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership developer, and storyteller who believes that our most defining moments are rarely the ones we plan for.   Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiosity, and genuine warmth to every conversation, creating space for guests to share the stories they don’t always get to tell.   One question. One turning point. One powerful story.   To learn more about Lesley visit www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca

  2. Sep 13

    Katharine Perry - Designing for Dignity

    For twenty-one years, our guest was a special education teacher, advocating for those whose voices were too often overlooked. It was work rooted in purpose, patience, and a deep belief in human dignity. Then her parents began to age, and she stepped into a new role as caregiver. When her father moved from a retirement home to a long-term care facility, she went looking for adaptive clothing that would allow him to dress with ease and maintain his dignity. What she found was poor quality, ill-fitting, and far below what he deserved. So, rather than make-due or complain about it, she built something better. Join us as we explore a story of passion, purpose, and why the most meaningful businesses are often born from love. #pivotalmoment #adaptive #agingwithdignity Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership developer, and storyteller who believes that our most defining moments are rarely the ones we plan for.   Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiosity, and genuine warmth to every conversation, creating space for guests to share the stories they don’t always get to tell.   One question. One turning point. One powerful story.   To learn more about Lesley visit www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca

  3. Sep 6

    Greg Cochrane - Living With Purpose

    Our guest had what most people spend their lives working toward: a thriving business, a loving marriage, two young boys, good health. Every box checked but one question kept creeping in: Is that all there is? A single exercise in a book provided him the answer. Over months, he built his personal mission statement – it’s not about money, ambition, or assets, but instead about his impact on others. The statement has become his guide, his quiet reminder of who he wants to be. Not only is that note from 30 years ago still in his wallet, but he continues to read it at the start of every single month to check on his progress. Join us as we explore what becomes possible when you stop drifting and start living with purpose. #pivotalmoment #livewithpurpose #missionstatement Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership developer, and storyteller who believes that our most defining moments are rarely the ones we plan for.   Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiosity, and genuine warmth to every conversation, creating space for guests to share the stories they don’t always get to tell.   One question. One turning point. One powerful story.   To learn more about Lesley visit www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca

  4. Aug 30

    Joze Piranian - Stop Holding Back

    For twenty-five years, our guest stayed quiet. Not because he had nothing to say, but because saying it came at a cost most of us will never understand. He stuttered. And for a long time, silence felt safer than the alternative. So he made a change. He left Lebanon for Montreal, searching for a breakthrough, a new version of himself. An "aha" moment that would make everything click. What he found was not one defining moment, but a series of small micro moments of courage that, one by one, began to add up. He signed up to speak at a toastmaster in university. Then the debate club. Then the comedy stage. Each one harder than the last. Each one proof that he was capable of more than silence. Today our guest is a global keynote speaker, stand up comedian, and author, and a shining example of what becomes possible when you stop waiting for the breakthrough and start creating it. #pivotalmoment #stutter #resilience Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership developer, and storyteller who believes that our most defining moments are rarely the ones we plan for.   Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiosity, and genuine warmth to every conversation, creating space for guests to share the stories they don’t always get to tell.   One question. One turning point. One powerful story.   To learn more about Lesley visit www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca

  5. Aug 23

    Greg Smith - Safe Brave Spaces

    Most of us have had a hard season. But for our guest, eight months of his life brought a convergence of personal and professional challenges that would have broken most people. And for a time, it did. He collapsed under the weight of the strain. His tank was empty in every way possible – physically, emotionally, mentally.  He had to find a way back to himself, to understand what really matters. It wasn't quick, nor was it linear. But what he discovered on that road back would shape his next chapter of helping others do the same work. The deep, honest, often uncomfortable work of truly knowing yourself. Join us as we explore what it takes to rebuild from the inside out, and why the moment everything falls apart might be the most important moment of your life.   #pivotalmoment #rebuild Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership developer, and storyteller who believes that our most defining moments are rarely the ones we plan for.   Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiosity, and genuine warmth to every conversation, creating space for guests to share the stories they don’t always get to tell.   One question. One turning point. One powerful story.   To learn more about Lesley visit www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca

  6. Aug 16

    Dr. Nicole Murray - Decoding ADHD

    Our guest has spent her career deep inside the human brain. As a neuropsychologist, she works with adults navigating some of life's most challenging moments — brain injuries, post-concussion symptoms, stroke. She understands how the brain shapes everything. When her son was diagnosed with ADHD, suddenly, the professional became deeply personal. What followed was a journey that would change not just how she showed up as a mother, but how she showed up in her work. Navigating the education system. Advocating for her son. And discovering that everything she knew professionally took on a completely different meaning when the person sitting across from her was her own child. That experience opened her eyes in ways she never anticipated.  Join us as we explore what happens when expertise meets lived experience — and why understanding the ADHD brain continues to be an important conversation. #pivotalmoment #ADHD Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership developer, and storyteller who believes that our most defining moments are rarely the ones we plan for.   Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiosity, and genuine warmth to every conversation, creating space for guests to share the stories they don’t always get to tell.   One question. One turning point. One powerful story.   To learn more about Lesley visit www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca

  7. Aug 9

    Jennifer Robin Wilson – The Heart of Homestay

    For our guest, she thought her life was settled; a happy marriage, two young kids, a career she loved; and yet it came apart in ways she never anticipated. In the aftermath, she took what was supposed to be a short stint in her family's homestay business: facilitating the placement of international students into private homes across her community. On the surface, it was a practical solution, but beneath it, was an entirely new world. Because opening someone's home to a stranger is never simple. There are nuances, barriers, and moments of profound human connection that most of us never get to witness. And she had the honour of witnessing thousands of them. Join us as we explore what happens when an unexpected chapter becomes your greatest teacher, and why the business of bringing people together might be the most meaningful work of all. #pivotalmoment #theheartofhomestay #connection Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership developer, and storyteller who believes that our most defining moments are rarely the ones we plan for.   Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiosity, and genuine warmth to every conversation, creating space for guests to share the stories they don’t always get to tell.   One question. One turning point. One powerful story.   To learn more about Lesley visit www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca

  8. Aug 2

    Ashima Chopra - From Unfulfilled To Unstoppable - The Founder of FanVerse

    Our guest had built a career as a lawyer, and on paper, it checked every box. But something was missing. She had a lifelong love of sports, but the fandom industry was not built for the female fan.  On a whim she entered a week-long national AI hackathon, and while she knew nothing about coding, nothing about artificial intelligence, she pushed through her fear and won the whole thing! What came out of that experience was something the sports industry didn't know it was missing, the first predictive intelligence platform built to understand the female fan. Welcome to a conversation about pushing through assumed boundaries and building the thing you wished existed.  #pivotalmoment #fanverse #hackathon Send us Fan Mail Lesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker, leadership developer, and storyteller who believes that our most defining moments are rarely the ones we plan for.   Drawing on years of experience leading, guiding, and mentoring teams, Lesley brings authenticity, curiosity, and genuine warmth to every conversation, creating space for guests to share the stories they don’t always get to tell.   One question. One turning point. One powerful story.   To learn more about Lesley visit www.lesleyhawkins.ca / www.marsley.ca

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Anchored by the question “What’s one pivotal moment in your life?”, Lesley hosts candid, personal conversations about resilience, reinvention, and 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 personal growth. Each episode is an honest, unfiltered conversation that leaves listeners feeling inspired, seen, and more deeply connected to the human experience. 

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  • Creator
    Lesley Hawkins
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    53
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Lesley Hawkins Podcast
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