Empowering Leaders
Empowering Leaders is a TV show on Seven. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 31 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2025.
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Live from London, Steve Kerr and Mikel Arteta join Luke Darcy for a rare leadership conversation. The NBA and Premier League coaches share insights on culture, performance, and leading at the highest level.
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42:00Natalie Kyriacou joins Empowering Leaders with Luke Darcy to explore empathy, storytelling, and technology in conservation, showing how every one of us has the power to lead in protecting nature.
45:00Craig Challen recounts leading the Thai cave rescue, revealing how calm thinking, trust, and collaboration guided impossible decisions - and why authenticity matters just as much as skill in high-stakes leadership
35:00Jack Preddey joins Luke to explore why mental fitness must be treated like physical training. They discuss resilience, leadership, athlete mindsets and the crossover into business, with reflections from Mike Hussey and Craig Fitzgibbon.
51:00Jamila Rizvi reflects on leadership, resilience, and community after a rare brain tumour changed her life. From politics to parenting, stigma to strength, she shares lessons on communication, curiosity, and living with vulnerability.
39:00Urban futurist Lucinda Hartley joins Luke Darcy to explore how better design, smarter tech, and purpose-driven leadership can transform our cities, and breaks down the exact urgent innovation that our housing crisis demands.
1:31:00Sales expert Todd Duncan joins Empowering Leaders to explore how trust, adversity and emotional connection drive meaningful leadership — in life, in business, and in every relationship that matters.
50:00Michael Cheika shares how his immigrant roots shaped his leadership, the power of emotional intelligence, and what it takes to build aligned, high-performing teams under pressure - on and off the field
49:00From rural Australia to the UN, Yasmin Poole shares how her upbringing, advocacy and lived experience shaped her voice — and why leadership today must centre self-awareness, inclusion, and humanity.
59:00Cricket legend Mike Hussey on pressure, patience and the power of sticking to your values. A grounded conversation on leadership, coaching and what it really takes to perform under fire.
44:00NFL coach Aubrey Pleasant joins Luke Darcy and shares why leadership is about connection, not control, and how presence, trust and self-care will always shape great coaching.
56:00From Army Ranger to tech VC, Brad Harrison blends military insight with inner work. He explores AI, national security, and the power of breathwork, empathy, and better humans to shape our future.
53:00Julian Treasure reveals how sound shapes our lives — and why listening is the most underrated leadership skill. Learn how silence, speech, and conscious awareness can radically improve the way you lead.
57:00Dr. Peter Rea shares why character beats talent—and the three simple questions every parent should ask their kids. A powerful episode on leadership, resilience, and raising better humans.
31:00Bec Daniher shares her inspiring leadership journey and personal mission to defeat MND, ahead of Big Freeze 11. A moving story of action, humor, and hope in the face of family heartbreak.
45:00Dr. Ben Hamer joins Luke Darcy to explore the future of work, AI’s impact, generational shifts, and why curiosity, emotional intelligence, and adaptability are essential skills for tomorrow’s leaders.
52:00Dixie Marshall shares her journey from sports journalism to government and board leadership, reflecting on career shifts, effective communication, gender equity, and the skills that matter most in modern leadership.
55:00Dr. Andy Walshe reveals how to unlock elite performance through empathy, curiosity, and preparation—offering powerful insights from his work with Olympians, innovators, and global leaders pushing human limits.
52:00Lorena Bernal shares her journey from international actress to lifestyle entrepreneur, inspiring women to live intentionally, love fearlessly, and lead authentically—on and off the stage.
54:00Vincent Fantauzzo shares his remarkable journey from adversity to artistic acclaim, revealing how creativity, connection, and his neurodivergence helped him overcome obstacles and redefine what it means to lead through art.