Episode Details

When Success Gets Redefined: Motherhood, Cancer & Building a Business That Fits Your Life with Lianne Cawley

Published 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Description

In this episode, Laura sits down with Lianne Cawley, founder of Chapter 35, a branding and graphic design studio based in Edmonton, Alberta. Lianne shares the deeply personal story of being diagnosed with leukemia while raising two young children and running a growing business — and how the experience completely transformed the way she thinks about success, motherhood, boundaries, time, and entrepreneurship.

Together, they explore what it looks like to rebuild a business from a place of alignment rather than hustle, the realities of navigating entrepreneurship during a health crisis, and how redefining success can create a more meaningful and sustainable life.

In this episode you will hear:

00:09 — Introducing Lianne Cawley and Chapter 35

02:58 — Why Lianne loves working with women-led businesses

04:00 — The meaning behind the Chapter 35 rebrand

06:15 — Lianne’s leukemia diagnosis and navigating chemotherapy while running a business

09:23 — How cancer changed her definition of success

12:01 — Motherhood, entrepreneurship, and learning to prioritize time differently

16:44 — Finding perspective and clarity through trauma

17:24 — How cancer impacted family dynamics, relationships, and boundaries

19:07 — Why time became more valuable after her diagnosis

20:24 — The tangible changes Lianne made in her business after cancer

22:17 — Building deeper client relationships through branding intensives