The Lesley Hawkins Podcast
Episodes
Renee Lindo - Unlocking Women's Confidence Through Style
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Kevin Collins - My Journey with Easter Seals
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 defi...
Pam Shainhouse - Learning How To Live Again
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 bo...
David McPherson - Sobriety Gave Me My Life Back
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 showe...
Kate Stewart - From side project to meaningful impact
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Some pivotal moments only reveal themselves in hindsight.For our guest today, what once felt like a career sidebar slowly revealed itself as something...
Lindsay Knowlton - Leaning into fear and discomfort
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For our guest today, two pivotal moments reshaped everything, one professional, one deeply personal, and both were sparked by the same choice: to lean...
Dr Amanda Tobe - When Passion Becomes The Compass
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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?”...
Carli Yim - "You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup"
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Kim Magnus - Finding a Love for People First Leadership
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Jordie Dunlop - A Near-Death Experience That Brought Values in Focus
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes life doesn’t whisper that something needs to change, it stops you cold. Our guest was returning from a routine business trip when everyth...
Tara Talbot - A Five-Year Rollercoaster
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Jennifer Hawkins - The power of fitness and mindset to survive Stage 3 colon cancer
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 bo...
Lesley Hawkins - What Season One Taught Us
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 moment...
Geoff Tait - "Better Hit Another": The Founders Mindset
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Jocelyn Pepe - Recovering from a traumatic brain Injury
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Rachel Mielke - Building a brand with purpose and impact.
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 glob...
Lisa De Nicola - Learning to trust your intuition
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re an entrepreneur dedicated to helping leaders on their professional journey. You join a coaching group to sharpen your skills.At the same tim...
Jim Lang - "Everything changed when I got married."
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 responsibi...
Beth Robertson - Caring For The People Who Raised You
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 direc...
Suzanne Knight - Taking a leap of faith in your own ability
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Todd Keirstead - "My scars tell a story"
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 al...
Lorie Kane - "Why not me?"
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine this: You do everything right. You play by the rules. You travel across the continent, competing in every event, collecting the points you n...
Chris Miall - The Life of Wonder - Finding my biological family
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. Ever...
Abigail Dove - "Why was I leaving what I spent 7 years creating?"
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the earliest days, the dream was clear: to become a professional athlete. Every waking minute was spent honing the craft – practicing, competi...
Mark Zecchino - "Am I happy? Truly happy?"
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Anastasia Bucsis - "External things don't make you happy. Happiness is an internal job."
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Lesley Hawkins - My Pivotal Moment
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. Thi...