Empowering Leaders
Empowering Leaders is a TV show on Seven. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 48 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in June 2026.
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49:00Empowering Leaders
Luke sits down with his co-founder and great mate Matt Wadewitz to reflect on eleven years and 250 episodes of Aleda - from its origins in a South Australian classroom to a global community of more than 700 leaders across 20 countries. They cover the friendship that started at 1...
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45:00Brad Johnson played 364 games for the Western Bulldogs, was named All Australian six times, and is one of the most genuinely positive people Luke has ever known. In this conversation they talk about parenting kids chasing big dreams, building a business from scratch, facing a cancer diagnosis, and the premiership they neve...
46:00Timmy Bristow survived a near-death at nine, carried the weight of institutionalised child sexual abuse in silence for twenty-one years, and turned all of it into a life of relentless service.
28:00Lexi Edmondson ran towards the chaos at Bondi Beach as a first responder - and in the weeks that followed, found love, clarity, and a completely rebuilt sense of what matters. A conversation about courage, community, and choosing hope.
1:03:00Former SAS operator and psychologist Harry Moffitt joins Luke to explore human performance, stoic philosophy, the Ben Roberts-Smith case, and what it means to lead with character under pressure.
45:00World-leading consultant psychiatrist Dr Phil Hopley - the man behind the London Olympics mental performance program - reveals the science of sustainable high performance and why daily recovery is your greatest leadership edge.
43:00Alex Carey went from AFL hopeful to Australian cricket's most trusted wicket-keeper - via two delistings, a finance job, and a lot of hard-won resilience. Luke Darcy sits down with the South Australian skipper for a rare, honest conversation about setbacks, leadership, and what it really takes to chase a second dream.
22:00Two-time Olympic gold medallist Jakara Anthony joins Luke Darcy to talk about the mindset, planning, and resilience behind becoming Australia's greatest Winter Olympian and the fear that never goes away.
37:00Recorded live at Adelaide Oval during Gather Round, SA Premier Peter Malinauskas joins Luke Darcy and the Aleda Connect community for a rare, unfiltered conversation on leadership, compassion, and why playing it safe is the worst thing a leader can do.
47:00From the AFL to the NHL and back again, Ian McKeown reveals why the greatest leaders aren't the loudest ones, and why composure is the ultimate superpower.
52:00One of the world's most celebrated winemakers, Adam Wadewitz, opens up on the pursuit of excellence, the craft behind world-class wine, and what great leadership looks like from the hills of South Australia to the cellars of France.
44:00Dr Kyle Daigle is a functional neurologist whose clinic in Louisiana serves families and athletes from over 78 countries. In this companion episode to Luke Tunnecliffe's story from last week, Kyle unpacks the science behind his approach to complex neurological conditions, the remarkable parallel between neurodiverse childr...
45:00Luke Tunnecliffe shares his son Jack’s nonverbal autism journey, the years-long search for answers, an unforgettable moment with Ed Sheeran, and the breakthrough that brought hope back to their family.
49:00Olympic gold medallist Cate Campbell joins Luke Darcy for a conversation that goes well beyond the pool - covering resilience, body image, failure, team culture, and what it really means to find identity and purpose when elite sport is over.
58:00Scott Galloway talks about fatherhood, failure, masculinity, empathy and the pressures facing young men today. Scott shares why rejection became one of his great teachers, what boys need from adults, and how leadership is tested when doing the right thing comes at a cost
33:00Tania Obst transformed the Adelaide Thunderbirds from 23 straight losses to back-to-back championships. In this episode, she shares her journey of resilience, leadership, and building a winning team culture, offering valuable insights for leaders everywhere.
28:00Luke Darcy dives into the incredible life of John Wayne Parr, one of the most legendary figures in combat sports. Described by Joe Rogan as one of the "baddest dudes ever," the 10-time world champion is an icon in Muay Thai and kickboxing.
27:00Live from LIV Golf Adelaide, CEO Scott O’Neil shares lessons on disruption, humility, family, free agency and leading a global sporting movement while staying grounded in what matters most
38:00Jon Horst shares how character, communication and disciplined recruitment built a championship culture around Giannis Antetokounmpo - and the leadership philosophy sustaining the Milwaukee Bucks’ success.
50:00Suzanne Williams, VP of Sports Marketing at Q30 Innovations, compares the effects of one-off concussions with the new science around repetitive head impacts and discusses the device that could protect brain health.