On every Empowering Leaders episode we hear from people at the top of their field. They soar in the areas of sports, business, social venture, education, the arts and more.

In 2024, myself and our audience had a front-row seat to conversations that reveal how Success Leaves Clues, and at Aleda, we know there are consistent dimensions of what brilliant leadership looks like. We are exploring the great power of each of them during our Summer Series “Success Leaves Clues”.

The superpower of CURIOSITY is a priceless skill, and its impact is immense. In this episode, we've curated a remarkable group of individuals who embody the true essence of curiosity. 

Featuring:

[02:03] RIO FERDINAND - legend of English football and former England captain who represented his country on 81 occasions. One of the most decorated English footballers of all time, Rio is a respected broadcaster, documentary filmmaker, and startup investor in social media platform WeAre8.

[04:45] HARRY GARSIDE - the first Australian Olympic boxing medalist in more than three decades, winning bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

[06:25] JO STANLEY - the founder and CEO of Broad Radio - Australia's first radio network for women by women, who spent 12 years on breakfast radio taking two shows on two different networks to number one - the only woman in Australia to ever do this.

[12:35] JACK VINEY - a legend of the Melbourne Football Club, a premiership player in 2021, who helped end a 57 year drought for his football club and is regarded and respected as one of the toughest competitors in the game

[14:45] JOHANN HARI - New York Times bestselling writer and journalist best known for ‘Stolen Focus' - a book about our modern lifestyles' impact on attention spans and mental health, and his latest book, Magic Pill - about the controversial weight loss drug - Ozempic.

A huge thank you to all the guests featured in this episode and if you want to hear more from any of them follow the link to the full length, in depth conversations they each had with Luke in 2024.

In our next Success Leaves Clues episode, we’ll shift focus to the leadership dimension of COMMUNICATING WITH CLARITY. We’ll hear from some extraordinary guests about the pivotal role communication has played in their journeys.

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At Aleda, we know there are consistent dimensions of what great leadership looks like, and we are exploring the great power of each of them during our Summer Series “Success Leaves Clues”.

On every Empowering Leaders episode we hear from people at the top of their industries. They soar in the areas of sports, business, social venture, education, the arts and more.

When it comes to the dimension of successfully creating and sharing a VISION, we have hand-selected the phenomenal group of people you’re about to hear and learn from. 

Creating and sharing a VISION that gets traction and has impact is a valuable skill, but as the following group of guests reveal, it’s a skill within reach for anyone who puts their mind to it.

Featuring:
[02:05] NIC NAITANUI - whose legacy as an Australian rules footballer is as significant as anyone in the modern era. The overall number two draft pick in 2008 - of Fijian heritage - went on to be a three time all Australian, two time West Coast Eagles best and fairest and played with athleticism and power, the likes of which the game hadn't seen before.
[05:00] ANDY FRIEND - one of the most respected coaches in world rugby, former head coach of the Brumbies, Australian Men's Rugby Sevens. Andy recently launched Performance Friend, a consultancy business, supporting highly scrutinised leaders across many fields.
[07:05] KURT FEARNLEY - the incredible Australian wheelchair racer & Paralympic gold medalist who famously crawled the treacherous Kokoda Track without his wheelchair.
[10:45] VANESSA FORD - chief operating officer of Kukua, a Kenyan based education entertainment company that has a primarily female executive team - AND the executive producer of the first African animated superhero series, Super SEMA, where the main character SEMA is an African superhero whose superpower is using her mind and science and technology. 
[16:34] BELINDA STOWELL - the Olympic gold medal winner from the Sydney Olympics who now leads other athletes to Olympic and world championship glory. 
[17:45] The Honourable WILL ALSTERGREN - Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court, which puts him at the coalface of family and gender based violence in Australia, an issue he tirelessly campaigns against in and out of the courtroom.

A huge thank you to all the guests featured in this episode and if you want to hear more from any of them follow the link to the full length, in depth conversations they each had with Luke in 2024.

On our next Success Leaves Clues episode: Curiosity is a leadership dimension that shapes our learning and development. We're excited to explore its transformative impact on the journeys of some exceptional guests and to learn just how they harnessed it. 

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At Aleda, we recognise the consistent dimensions of what brilliant leadership looks like. In our Summer Series “Success Leaves Clues”, we are exploring the seven most powerful dimensions of leadership with the best of our 2024 guests.

On every Empowering Leaders episode we hear from people at the top of their industry - from sports to business to social venture, education and the arts. 

In each conversation we see the superpower of COLLABORATION unlocking opportunities people could only dream of. We've collected insights from a small group of those guests who have shared their wisdom, experiences, and leadership lessons on mastering the art of COLLABORATION with our global audience.

Featuring:
[01:45] CHLOE DALTON- professional Australian rules football, rugby union player and basketballer and Founder of the incredibly successful Female Athlete Project.
[02:50] CHRIS WALKER -  one of Australia's most successful television producers and co-creator and executive producer of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering and the incredibly successful Hard Quiz.
[04:40] TIM KOPRA - the former US Army Colonel and NASA astronaut who is now the CEO of STAR Lab, a joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus. 
[09:10] JORDAN LOVE - American professional football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers in the NFL
[11:40] MICHAEL SCHNEIDER - managing director of Bunnings Group Australia and New Zealand and great contributor to the not-for-profit world as chairman of Fight MND.

A huge thank you to all the guests featured in this episode. If they left you wanting more follow their link to the full length, in depth conversations they each had with Luke in 2024.

On next week’s Success Leaves Clues episode we’ve curated the tips and strategies told to us by leaders across the globe on how they most effectively create and share their VISION.

If you enjoy listening to the Empowering Leaders podcast, be sure to subscribe and please, if you have a moment, leave a review for us so we can reach more listeners and empower more leaders.

Learn. Lead. Collaborate.

Start your leadership journey today. Head to Aleda Collective to find out more about our signature, cross industry collaboration program, Aleda Connect. Curated and facilitated by experts, running for 8 fortnightly sessions, Aleda Connect is the learning experience of a life-time.

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At Aleda, we recognise the consistent dimensions of what brilliant leadership looks like. In our Summer Series “Success Leaves Clues”, we are exploring the seven most powerful dimensions of leadership with the best of our 2024 guests.

On every Empowering Leaders episode, we hear from people at the top of every industry - from sports to business to social venture, education and the arts. 

We're kicking off this series with the Dimension of SELF LEADERSHIP, and our 2024 episodes are a gold mine of wisdom on this topic. The guests you’ll hear from in this special episode know that it easier it is to lead well when you can lead yourself well

Featuring: 
02:00: HUGH VAN CUYLENBURG - founder of The Resilience Project and the Imperfects Podcast. 
09:26: ANDY KELLY - one of Australia's leading music label directors and managers
12:19: UMRA OMAR - Kenyan humanitarian and community conservation strategist and founder of Safari Doctors.
15:37: SIR ROD EDDINGTON - highly distinguished Australian businessman and community leader
18:36: JAMES TOMKINS, OAM, a sport Australia Hall of fame legend and perhaps known best one quarter of the Oarsome Foursome that won world titles in 90, 91, 98, and Olympic Gold in 92 and 96. 
23:57: REGGIE BUTLER - founder and CEO of Performance Paradigm, one of the world's most respected leaders in connecting teams and developing great people.
27:34: KIRSTEN KING - founder of Fluid Form Pilates, a brilliant success story. 

A huge thank you to all the guests featured in this episode. If they left you wanting to hear more just follow their link to the full length, in depth conversations they each had with Luke in 2024.

In our next Success Leaves Clues episode, we'll dive into the Dimension of Collaboration with another carefully selected group of our 2024 guests.

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Learn. Lead. Collaborate.

Start your leadership journey today. Head to Aleda Collective to find out more about our signature, cross industry collaboration program, Aleda Connect. Curated and facilitated by experts, running for 8 fortnightly sessions, Aleda Connect is the learning experience of a life-time.

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Bev has over 20 years’ experience across the Australian and global biopharmaceutical & healthcare sectors. She holds a PhD in molecular medicine with additional qualifications in genetic counselling, project management and decision analysis.

Bev commenced her career with Postdoctoral roles in cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, before moving to genetic counselling practice and then commercial roles in research & development, portfolio management and strategic partnerships in the pharmaceutical industry.  

Throughout this conversation Menner outlines how being an adopted child shaped her upbringing to want to explore genetics on a deeper level and how she became fascinated through science.

Menner's company Cell Therapies is on the cusp of new breakthroughs everyday as she outlines. 

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This month, The Empowering Leaders podcast is releasing a two-part series all about sleep.

In this series, you can hear from five incredible experts who are passionate about why sleep is so important, no matter who you are. We spend a third of our lives asleep, and in this episode you’ll learn some of the best hacks and strategies for optimizing those z’s from the likes of;

Dr Troy Flanagan Vic President of Performance at the Milwaukee Bucks, Father of 3 and renowned paediatrician Dr Golly (Dr Daniel Golshevsky, International speaker and Wellbeing guru, Mark Bunn, and two incredible academics in Dr Elise Facer-Childs and Dr Shanta Rajaratnam both highly regarded and esteemed at Monash University in Melbourne.

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This month, The Empowering Leaders podcast is releasing a two-part series all about sleep.

In this series, you can hear from five incredible experts who are passionate about why sleep is so important, no matter who you are. We spend a third of our lives asleep, and in this episode you’ll learn some of the best hacks and strategies for optimizing those z’s from the likes of;

Dr Troy Flanagan Vic President of Performance at the Milwaukee Bucks, Father of 3 and renowned paediatrician Dr Golly (Dr Daniel Golshevsky, International speaker and Wellbeing guru, Mark Bunn, and two incredible academics in Dr Elise Facer-Childs and Dr Shanta Rajaratnam both highly regarded and esteemed at Monash University in Melbourne.

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In this conversation, Tim Hamill, head coach of the Australian men's water polo team, reflects on his journey from player to coach, the challenges faced during the Paris Olympic Games, and the strategies employed to build a competitive team.

He discusses the importance of creating a strong team culture, the role of leadership and mentorship, and the shift in coaching philosophy towards a more supportive and enjoyable environment. Tim emphasizes the value of curiosity, continuous learning, and effective communication in leadership, sharing personal anecdotes and insights that highlight his growth as a coach and individual. 

Hamill shares insights on the importance of listening in communication, the influence of key leaders in his life, and the value of mentorship. He reflects on his experiences as a parent navigating his son's sports journey, the dynamics of collaboration in professional settings, and the aspirations of athletes, particularly in the context of the Olympics.

The discussion emphasizes the significance of family values and personal growth throughout these experiences.

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In this conversation, Andy Friend, a seasoned Australian rugby union coach, shares his insights on coaching, leadership, and personal growth.

He reflects on his journey in rugby, the evolution of the sport from amateur to professional, and the importance of mental resilience in athletes.

Friend emphasizes the need for balance in life, the loneliness of leadership, and the significance of self-awareness. He discusses the challenges facing Australian rugby and the importance of grassroots support.

Throughout the conversation, he highlights the value of communication, collaboration, and learning from others.

Learn. Lead. Collaborate.

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Tony Blauer, a renowned self-defense and fear management expert, discusses the importance of understanding and managing fear in various aspects of life.

He shares personal experiences, insights on overcoming trauma, and strategies for raising resilient children. Blauer emphasizes that fear is a natural part of life and can be transformed into a powerful tool for personal growth and self-defense.

In this conversation, Blauer discusses the importance of managing fear, self-awareness, and intuition in personal and professional growth. He shares insights on how visionary leaders inspire others, the role of curiosity in continuous improvement, and the significance of collaboration and mentorship in achieving success.

Blauer emphasizes that understanding and managing fear can lead to better decision-making and time management, ultimately helping individuals lead more fulfilling lives.

Learn. Lead. Collaborate.

Start your leadership journey today. Head to Aleda Collective to find out more about our signature, cross industry collaboration program, Aleda Connect. Curated and facilitated by experts, running for 8 fortnightly sessions, Aleda Connect is the learning experience of a life-time.

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