Emily O'Brien - From Prison to Popcorn: The Story Behind Comeback Snacks

Our guest was a business owner. Driven, entrepreneurial, building her own social media company. Then she met a client and what started as a business relationship led to a vacation in the Caribbean. But when she returned to Canada, she was arrested with 2kg of cocaine strapped to her body.What followed was a period of her life she never anticipated: a 4-year prison sentence. Behind those walls, with everything stripped away, she came face to face with herself. And she made the choice to rebuild. To rebuild her health, her family, her community, and her life.Today, her popcorn company is on the shelves of more than 1,300 stores across Canada. And many of the people she hires are walking the same road back that she once walked herself.This is a conversation about second chances. About rebuilding from the ground up. And about how the hardest chapter of your story can become the foundation for something extraordinary.#pivotalmoment #prison #popcorn #comebackSend us Fan MailLesley Hawkins is a keynote speaker with her signature keynote "The Courage To Define and Own Your Worth", workshop developer (The Leadership Mirror and The Leaders Table), 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, curiosity, 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_podcastThe Lesley Hawkins Podcast is a Marsley Canada production.