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. 23H AGO

    Stephen Clements - When the Family Business Is More Than Business

    His father opened a sports store in Toronto, and from an early age, the family business wasn't just where he worked, but where he grew up. But not everything built with love is easy to sustain. So he walked away, not from the work, but to save the relationship that mattered most.  He forged his own path in entrepreneurship, until his father called him back. This time, not to run the business, but to sell it. Then came the hardest transition of all. Learning, for the first time, to work for someone else. What followed was a masterclass in people leadership, built on a foundation his father had laid years before. This is a conversation about family, identity, and a legacy that has nothing to do with what you sell and everything to do with how you make people feel. #pivotalmoment #family #leadership #legacy 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.

    40 min

  2. MAY 3

    Keeley Simpson - Turning Personal Experience Into Sound Financial Advice for Women

    When our guest was in university, her family faced two crises at the same time. Her mother, a business owner, fell seriously ill. And without proper financial planning in place, a health crisis quickly became a financial one too. That experience lit a fire that would shape the entire direction of her life. She became a wealth advisor on a mission to make sure other families never face what hers did. And at the heart of that mission is a belief she holds deeply: that every woman deserves honest, straightforward financial advice. This is a conversation about family, resilience, and what becomes possible when a painful personal experience is channelled into a life's purpose.   #pivotalmoment #family #financialadvice 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

  3. APR 26

    Sonia Houle - A Brutal Diagnosis at 28 Changed Everything

    At 28 years old, our guest received a diagnosis that stopped her life in its tracks. Breast cancer. And with it, medically induced menopause that no one her age expects to navigate. So she did what many high-achievers do when life becomes unmanageable. She threw herself into work. A demanding career in marketing became both her anchor and her escape.  But the body keeps score. And eventually, hers sent a message she could no longer ignore. Her nervous system was running on empty.  So she walked away from the noise of city life and started over, building a short-term rental business in the quiet countryside. This is a conversation about what happens when you finally stop outrunning yourself, and about slowing down not as a retreat, but as an act of profound reinvention.  #pivotalmoment #breastcancer 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

  4. APR 19

    Leisse Wilcox - Nothing Will be Enough for You, Until You are Enough for You!

    She built her dream life. A beautiful home. Three gorgeous daughters. A marriage that checked all the boxes. But inside, something didn’t fit. There was a quiet whisper she couldn’t ignore. A growing realization that nothing would ever be enough for her until she was enough for herself. No house, no role, no relationship could fill a space that required her own self-worth. Listening to that voice meant making a gut-wrenching decision: walking away from her marriage and stepping into the unknown. What followed was the deep, uncomfortable work of untangling who she was from who she had been trying to be, and asking what truly fulfilled her. This is a conversation about identity, courage, and what it takes to choose alignment over optics, even when the cost is high. #pivotalmoment #divorce #courage 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

  5. APR 13

    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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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
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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
    34
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Lesley Hawkins Podcast
  • Show Website
    The Lesley Hawkins Podcast

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