Darren is a specialist in applied neuroscience, specifically spending the last 20+ years working on developing and applying the insights of neuroscience (NeuroPower™ frameworks) to leadership development, high-performance team building and culture change in the corporate sector (PwC, AMP, Commbank, WBC, BMA, Downer, QR) as a Consultant, General Manager, Strategy Manager, and Change Leader. As an experienced executive coach with a trade background, Darren has expertise in making the complexity of neuroscience available to leaders and shares/develops practical tools that can be used immediately to engage individuals, teams and entire organisations. As Darren comes from a trade background and grew up in a small family-owned manufacturing business, he has extensive exposure and a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities across all types of businesses. In addition, Darren is the Co-Founder of The Industry Factory, which over the last 4 years has specialised in delivering leadership programs that combine the neuropower frameworks with Lean manufacturing principles and practices to upskill and drive change for small- to medium-sized manufacturers, predominantly delivered in Queensland. Darren has significant executive-level experience leading complex, high-pressure and tightly resourced organisations through significant change and industry upheaval.