Empowering Leaders

John Lynch: Making History in Melbourne with the San Francisco 49ers

What does it take to build a winning culture, and then sustain it at the highest level? In this special live episode of Empowering Leaders, we sit down with NFL legend

Dr Martha Beck: What If Success Isn’t What You Think It Is?

For best-selling author, life coach and sociologist Dr. Martha Beck, living a successful and meaningful life isn't found in status or other people's expectations. It's fo

Chris Judd: The Mindset of an Outlier - From AFL Legend to Investment Powerhouse

Chris Judd is one of the most decorated players in AFL history, but his second chapter is proving to be equally as compelling as his first. In this conversation, Chris

Nick Truelson: Using the Power of Sport to Create Meaningful Change

Nick Truelson's career has taken him from a university work experience placement at Cadbury Schweppes, to senior leadership roles at some of Australia's most iconic sport

Ben Cousins + Scott Miller: Addiction, Recovery, and the Courage to Ask for Help

Ben Cousins and Scott Miller have both experienced the extraordinary highs that come with sporting greatness. However, behind the wins and accolades, they were both fight

Dr Lucy Hone: How to Rebuild a Meaningful Life When the Unimaginable Happens

Dr Lucy Hone has spent her career researching resilience, wellbeing and human flourishing. But when her 12-year-old daughter Abi was tragically killed in a car accident,

Tom Allen: A Peek Behind The Curtain of Arsenal’s Transformation

Tom Allen has spent more than 15 years at the highest level of professional football, including leadership roles at Aston Villa and Arsenal FC, where he helped shape one

Bruce Djite: How Elite Sport Shapes Business Success

Former professional footballer and Socceroo Bruce Djite knows what it takes to perform at the highest level on the field, but his most impressive achievement may be what

Chris Lendrum: Winning with Mana: Why HOW You Win Matters at New Zealand Rugby

For more than two decades, Chris Lendrum has been immersed in the world of elite sport. A significant period of that time was spent leading the systems, culture and peopl

Sally Gould: The Art of Staying Calm Under Extreme Pressure: Advice from a Paramedic

As an intensive care paramedic, Sally Gould has spent over 15 years on the front lines of emergency medicine, witnessing both the chaos of life-and-death situations and t

Bryony Cole: Intimacy, AI and What It Means to Be Human

What happens to our relationships when the most available, most responsive, most patient listener in our lives is an AI? Bryony Cole has been sitting with that question

Matt Wadewitz: What 250 Episodes Taught Us About Leadership

There's a moment in this conversation where Matt Wadewitz describes getting a phone call at 3am. He'd saved the name in his phone just in case - because he'd hoped it was

Brad Johnson: Bring What You've Got to the Table

Brad Johnson holds the Western Bulldogs games record - 364 games. 558 goals, six All Australian selections, a Hall of Fame inductee. He is, by any measure, one of the gre

Timmy Bristow: A Voice for the Voiceless

Timmy Bristow was nine years old when he ruptured his pancreas playing footy at recess, crawled to the tap, and waited alone in a dark staffroom until his mum finished he

Lexi Edmondson: Running Towards Danger, Finding Love - What Bondi Taught Us About Leadership & Life

When Lexi Edmondson walked down to Bondi Beach to celebrate finishing her master's degree, she had no idea her life was about to change forever. What began as a summer ev

Harry Moffitt: Former SAS Operator on High Performance & What We've Forgotten About Living Well

Harry Moffitt spent decades inside one of the world's most demanding institutions - Australia's Special Air Service Regiment. He's served in conflict zones across the Mid

Phil Hopley: The Burnout Tipping Point Every Leader Needs to Recognise

What separates the leaders and athletes who perform under pressure from those who crack? According to Dr Phil Hopley, it comes down to one overlooked discipline: daily re

Alisa Camplin: The Extraordinary Mind Behind Winning Gold

Alisa Camplin is one of Australia's most decorated and driven high performance leaders - an Olympic gold medallist in aerial skiing, Australia's first female winter Olymp

Alex Carey: When the Setback is Actually the Setup - for International Success

The AFL dream ended in tears at 20. A decade later, he was lifting the World Test Championship. Alex Carey's journey to becoming one of Australian cricket's most trusted

Jakara Anthony: What It Takes to Win Gold Twice

Jakara Anthony is Australia's most successful Winter Olympian…ever. A two-time Olympic gold medallist in mogul skiing, she's the first Australian to defend an Olympic tit