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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