
Empowering Leaders
Hosted by Luke Darcy and Luke · Aleda
4.9from 45 ratings
- 254
- Episodes
- 128
- Transcribed
- 45
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Empowering Leaders
In this series, Luke Darcy is joined by iconic leaders to unpack learnings and life lessons from these game changers in their chosen field, whether it’s sports, art, business or education. We’ll break down the fundamentals of the new style of leadership, such as collaboration, integrity and innovation, through the stories of these iconic leaders.
- Publisher
- Aleda
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 Aug 2021
- Latest episode
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
128 of 254 episodes have a transcript.

22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Jess Bala: Leading Through Life’s Biggest Challenges with Vulnerability and Humanity

15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Hedley Thomas: A Storyteller’s Relentless Pursuit for Justice

8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
John Lynch: Making History in Melbourne with the San Francisco 49ers
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Jess Bala: Leading Through Life’s Biggest Challenges with Vulnerability and Humanity
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah. And got into work and without even asking, one of the guys just came up and gave me a hug and I just broke down. But he knew that's what I needed. So I think just constantly sharing that message with my team that there is so much more to life outside of work. And while work is a big part of it, it is so important that we love what we do. because you don't know when things will dramatically change out from under you. And so while we spend so many hours in the office or whatever your job is, if you don't enjoy it, you need to find something that you will enjoy. And I've always told my team, if that's not at GM, full support, I will help you find whatever that thing is so that you can spend so much of your time being happy with what you do. […]
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- Jess Bala
- Hedley Thomas
- John Lynch
- Martha Beck
- Chris Judd
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 43 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Empowering Leaders?
Luke Darcy and Luke host the show. Published by Aleda.
How often do new episodes come out?
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