The Lesley Hawkins Podcast

Hockey was never just a game for our guest. It was in his blood. Growing up, he had one dream: to one day be the voice on Hockey Night in Canada.But life had a different play in mind. He found himself in sales, comfortable but restless, knowing he wanted something different.Then an unlikely opportunity appeared: to buy a bankrupt hockey stick manufacturer. And despite not having any experience in manufacturing, something in him said yes. Through creativity, hard work, and the kind of relationship building that never goes out of style, he has built a business that has taken him right back to the heart of the game he always loved.#pivotalmoment #hockey #livingthedreamSend 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.

As a teenager, our guest was a high-performance athlete. Her body was strong, capable, built for competition. Then it started to change and what followed was a battle with an eating disorder that reshaped not just her relationship with her body, but her understanding of the forces working against young people every single day.Because this isn't just a personal story. It's a much bigger one.She has spent her career speaking to youth about the devastating impact of cultural norms, societal systems, and more recently, the impact of social media on mental health. And she is not mincing words. The youth are not alright. And the platforms designed to connect us are doing something far more sinister by feeding an addiction, one scroll at a time.This is a conversation about activism, feminism, and protecting our youth loudly and unapologetically.#pivotalmoment #lovetheskinyourein #selfloveSend 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.

Some people wait for the perfect moment to pursue an idea. Our guest decided that maternity leave was hers. While most people use that time to simply survive the newborn stage, she used it to quietly build a two-sided marketplace gig platform that had been living in her mind, waiting for its moment.But having an idea and actually making the leap are two very different things. So she returned to corporate life, back to the world of advertising she knew well. Until her agency offered a one-month sabbatical, and something in her knew, this was the moment.She took the leap.Since then, her platform has captured more than 1,500 events. But the road from idea to execution has been anything but smooth. Scaling a tech business means moving beyond the comfort of your inner circle. It means sitting with failure in a way that feels entirely different when you're the founder, when it's your vision, your name, and your mental health on the line.This is a conversation about reinvention, the gap between a great idea and the courage to act on it, and what entrepreneurship really costs.#pivotalmoment #entrepreneurship #shutterbSend 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.

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.

From the outside, our guest was living the life. A beautiful family, a career as an executive in the public sector with upward momentum. She had the kind of résumé that screamed success, prestige, power.But something was off. A persistent, uncomfortable feeling that the life she had built wasn't quite the life she was meant to live.So she did something that took equal parts clarity and conviction. She stepped away, taking an unpaid sabbatical for a full year, to finally get quiet enough to listen.And what she heard changed everything.This is a conversation about the gap between a successful life and a fulfilling one. #pivotalmoment #innervoice #passion Send 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.

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 #legacySend 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.

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 #financialadviceSend 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.

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 #breastcancerSend 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.

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 #courageSend 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.

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 #cfhofSend 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.

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 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.

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 #ALSSend 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.

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 #styleSend 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.

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 #disabilitySend 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.

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 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.

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 #sobrietySend 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.

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 #climbingSend 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.

For our guest today, two pivotal moments reshaped everything, one professional, one deeply personal, and both were sparked by the same choice: to lean into fear and discomfort and say “yes” to opportunity. The first began in a Starbucks, talking to a friend and a stranger nearby who couldn’t help but listen, gave an unexpected offer to help. What started as a single golf clinic became a passion project, designed to help more women say “yes” to golf. Today, that idea has grown into a company that has impacted the lives of more than 30,000 women.The second turning point was far more personal.This is a conversation about trusting yourself, leaning into discomfort, and making decisions through one simple filter: not wanting to live with regret.#pivotalmoment #golfSend 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.

Maternity leave created a pause; a moment to reassess, to ask a hard question “what do I actually want my life to feel like at the end of the day?”What started as a passion project, just five hours a week, became a process of career rediscovery, of listening inward. Passion became her internal compass, a way to evaluate decisions, block out the noise, and recognize a true “whole-body yes.”Today, she helps others do the same. This is a conversation about choosing alignment, recognizing energy shifts, and finding peace.#pivotalmoment #passionSend 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.

For a long time, our guest’s identity was tied to one thing: performance in sport.Then a shoulder injury changed everything. What followed wasn’t just physical pain, but the mental and emotional toll of losing the role that defined who she was. She struggled to find new ways to contribute to her team, while quietly battling negative self-talk and a growing sense of isolation that lasted years.On the outside, she wore the mask so many of us recognize: I have to be happy, because that’s what people expect of me. On the inside, however it was a very different story.The turning point came when she finally opened up to friends and family, allowing their words of encouragement to challenge the voice in her own head. Slowly, her inner dialogue began to change.Today, she’s found purpose in coaching female youth sports. Not just teaching skills, but building a philosophy rooted in work ethic, accountability, being a great teammate, and becoming a good human.This is a conversation about identity, honesty, and what can emerge when we stop pretending we’re fine and start rebuilding from the inside out, by letting the outside in.#pivotalmoment #leadership #myfluffybunnySend 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.

A 2023 study by the Workforce Institute at UKG found that leaders have as much impact on an employee’s mental health as their spouse or partner. Let that sink in for a moment.For our guest today, leadership became personal early in her career. She started as a micromanager, focused on telling her team what to do, how to do it, and when. But experiencing the mental and physical toll of working under a poor leader forced her to pause and take a hard look at how leadership truly shows up in people’s lives.What followed was a values-led shift: new industries, moving around the continent with her family in tow, investing in her own learning, and redefining how she shows up as a leader. Today, she shares her lessons through her book Unleashed to help others lead with intention, empowerment, and influence.This is a conversation about leadership, values, and becoming the leader you wish had.#pivotalmoment #leadership #glimmersSend 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.

Sometimes life doesn’t whisper that something needs to change, it stops you cold. Our guest was returning from a routine business trip when everything unraveled. What started as feeling unwell quickly became a hospital visit, a scary diagnosis, and emergency surgery.  Three weeks in the ICU. Three months of recovery at home. During that stillness, everything came into focus. What matters. What doesn’t. This episode is about the kind of wake-up call that no one asks for, but how choosing to live by your values can become a compass for every decision that follows.#pivotalmoment #sepsis #valuesSend 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.

Life-altering change doesn’t always come in a single pivotal moment. For our guest, it was a long five-year period that changed everything.It began with the end of a marriage. Then came a parent’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and the long, emotional journey of caregiving. In the midst of it all, she sensed something wasn’t right with her own health, and by advocating for answers, discovered a rare form of breast cancer.Not long after, her father passed away, a loss that took a deep physical, mental, and emotional toll.Then, during a quiet moment at the family cottage, her body sent another signal. A strange sensation, a feeling that couldn’t be ignored. What she thought was a panic attack turned out to be SCAD, a rare type of heart attack.This is a story about listening to your body, about the power of community, and finding unexpected gifts in life’s hardest pivots.#alzheimers #breastcancer #heartattack #loss #community #selfadvocacySend 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.

On the outside, she was doing everything right. A healthy lifestyle, fitness at the core of how she managed stress and showed up every day.Then her body started sending signals she couldn’t ignore. What began as stomach issues turned into a diagnosis of C-difficile, a highly contagious intestinal virus, and weeks spent in and out of the hospital, including Christmas Day.And then an alarming discovery: an 8 cm cancerous tumour in her colon.Everything moved fast after that. Immediate surgery and preventative chemotherapy.But through it all, her commitment to movement and mindset became her anchor. Walking up stairs, lifting light weights just days after returning home, focusing on what she could do instead of what she couldn’t.This is a story about the power of discipline, perspective, and a positive mindset, and how the habits we build before crisis can carry us through the hardest moments of our lives.Send 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.

As the year comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on the conversations that shaped Season One of this podcast. These episodes were about the moments that change us, the questions that force clarity, and the courage to choose a different path.This season, you heard from athletes, founders, and leaders who shared what happens behind the scenes through loss, reinvention, and self-belief. Today is a moment to say thank you, highlight some of the standout moments from the season, and share the three biggest takeaways that kept showing up across every story.Send 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.

He built an apparel business from the ground up. The business was booming, new partners joined the venture, and success felt endless. He was on top of the world.Until the partnership collapsed. Everything fell apart and the business shut down. But his story doesn’t end there. He got back up and decided to start a business in an industry that was teeming with competition. But surrounded by a community that believed in him, he slowly took his small idea into a multi-million-dollar brand that’s now sold across Canada. This episode is about determination, reinvention, and believing in yourself enough to risk it all.Send 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.

Managing the emotional toll of a tough divorce with three young children, led today’s guest to turn to triathlons, to cope. Then a horrific bicycle accident changed everything. A traumatic head injury forced her to stop, slow down, and focus on one thing at a time.Suddenly, every aspect of her life — raising her kids, managing her business, and simply moving through each day — became a challenge. She had to learn how to navigate the lasting effects of post-concussion symptoms while rediscovering her own limits.Out of that struggle, a new mission emerged: launching groundbreaking research into the female brain and concussions, turning personal trauma into a journey that could help countless others.This is a story about courage, perseverance, and the power of turning life’s hardest moments into purpose.Send 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.

She built a jewelry brand from passion and purpose.But the business began to stall. Then a cancer diagnosis, followed quickly by the arrival of a global pandemic. Everything changed.What began as a moment of crisis became a powerful reset.A chance to move closer to family, refocus on what truly mattered, and rebuild with intention.While others closed their doors, she doubled down.And in doing so, built more than a business. She has created a movement: a values-driven brand empowering women and leaving a legacy.Send 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.

You’re an entrepreneur dedicated to helping leaders on their professional journey. You join a coaching group to sharpen your skills.At the same time, you are navigating the dating world, hoping to find a life partner.Then, within months of each other, your personal and professional worlds come crashing down.Betrayal of confidentiality. Emotional abuse. You have to relearn how to trust your instincts, how to spot the red flags you once ignored. And in that process, you uncover something deeper: the root cause of these struggles, reaching all the way back to childhood trauma.This is a story of discovery, healing, and the courage to transform struggle into strength.Send 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.

He built his life around the game of hockey.Living the life of a true bachelor. Then everything changed. Marriage. A family. A new set of responsibilities.As a broadcaster, he traveled across North America chasing breaking stories, always ready to jump on a flight at a moment’s notice. A bag always packed at the front door.Balancing life on the road with life at home, he discovered that true success isn’t just built on career milestones. It’s built on the support that keeps you grounded.Today, he’s a renowned author, radio host, podcast host, but more than anything, a proud family man.Proof that the story behind the storyteller is just as powerful as the ones he covers.Send 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.

Sometimes, you see the writing on the wall. The business is moving in the wrong direction. Life is too busy; you’re being pulled in too many directions at once.For our guest today, the decision was clear – step away from their career to become a full-time caregiver for aging parents.Along the way, learning how to navigate the complexities of our healthcare system, finding strategic allies, and managing the physical, mental, and emotional toll that caregiving brings.This is a story about family, strength, sacrifice, and what it means to show up for the people who need you most.Send 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.

Walking away from corporate life is never easy. Our guest made that leap.Choosing to start a business of their own. But the early days were anything but certain. Four months of questioning: Am I doing the right thing? A lack of confidence, and the constant search for direction.What followed was a journey of finding a niche, being intentional with time, and choosing the right people to work with.This is a story of self-discovery, of learning to trust the process, and of building an unwavering belief in yourself.Send 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.

What if your job required you to be outside every single day? And the more successful you were, the more sun exposure you got.And then one day, it all comes crashing down with three dreaded words: ‘You have cancer.’Not just anywhere—but on the one place that is your identity, your brand, on your face.This is the story of our guest’s journey through 9 facial reconstructive surgeries to rid him of skin cancer. A story that goes beyond the physical scars and into the emotional toll—of having to show your face to the world, and fearing their reaction.With a newfound respect for the power of the sun’s rays, he’s dedicated his life to raising awareness; to helping others learn from his scars. And that’s only part of his journey. Because he also carries a unique tattoo on his forearm, a reminder of another life-defining moment.This is a story of resilience, vulnerability, and the marks—both seen and unseen—that shape who we are.Send 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.

Imagine this: You do everything right. You play by the rules. You travel across the continent, competing in every event, collecting the points you need. And then, when it should all pay off, your association makes a subjective decision, and you don’t make the team for a worldwide event being hosted in your home country.What would you do? Walk away? Accept it?Not this athlete. She took it to court and won and played in the event.That moment didn’t just change one season; it launched a 30-year professional career.This is a story about standing up for what’s right, about fighting for your place, and about becoming an advocate for others along the way. Send 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.

Imagine being adopted and deciding to search for your birth parents.You order a DNA test kit from 23andMe. It sits on your desk for two months. Every day, you stare at the box and wonder: What will it mean if I send this in?One afternoon, you finally do. And everything changes.What felt like a long shot, suddenly turns into a reunion with your birth father, and an entire extended family you never knew. And if that’s not unbelievable enough, while meeting your father for the very first time, he helps you find your birth mother.A lifetime of wondering who they were, answered in less than a week.This is a story about courage, connection, and the ties that shape who we are.Send 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.

From the earliest days, the dream was clear: to become a professional athlete. Every waking minute was spent honing the craft – practicing, competing, excelling.But there was another side too. Writing for Sports Illustrated Kids at just eleven years old. Hosting Hockey Night in Canada alongside Christine Simpson at fourteen years old.Interviewing idols like John Tavares and Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs.Then came the choice: Stay in Canada, where the sports media network was already opening doorsOr head to a U.S. university and chase the lifelong dream of going pro.Two paths. One decision. And everything on the line.This is the story of what happens when talent, opportunity, and ambition collide.Send 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.

When was the last time you asked yourself, ‘Am I happy? Truly happy?’Our guest today asked that question 16 years ago— and he didn’t like the answer. So, he did something bold. He defied convention and changed everything: his personal life, his professional life, his lifestyle.This is the story of his journey of self-discovery.Of how one daring phone call to Bell Media became a template for success across the entire sports broadcasting industry. Of how surrounding himself with the right people kept him grounded. And of how he’s come to define what true happiness really means.This is an episode about courage, reinvention, and choosing a life that actually feels goodSend 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.

Imagine you’re at the top of your sport. An Olympic athlete.But you are living a lie; denying the mixed emotions inside of you.And then one day, in a moment of clarity, you finally say the words “I’m gay”.Explore the journey of a two-time Olympian, wrestling with her identity, confronting anxiety, and battling her mental health. Along the way, leaning on a community of strong, compassionate mentors and friends.Drawing strength from the deeply moving, heartfelt words of her Mother.Being the recipient of unwavering support from the likes of Andi Petrillo, Scott Russell, Brian Burke, and so many more.Having found her true self, she has become one of Canada’s most awe-inspiring sports leaders, and the voice of Olympics in Canada. But more than that, she is one of the most genuine people I know.This is her story.Send 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.

Hello and welcome to my Podcast. As your host, it doesn't feel genuine to ask my guests about their pivotal moment, without sharing my own. This is my story - a story of loss, change, and deep reflection. It is my personal journey of learning about who I am, what I value, and discovering how to be my true authentic self.Please Enjoy,LesleySend 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.