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The Future of Human Potential with Michelle Duval
Episode 39 • 8th April 2026 • I've Got Your Back • Michelle Sutherland
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Hey pal, and welcome back to I've Got Your Back the podcast.

This week I’m sitting down with the incredible Michelle Duval, a pioneer in human potential, coaching, and now AI-powered transformation. Michelle has spent nearly three decades coaching leaders, founders, and humans from all walks of life, and is now on a mission to democratise access to that kind of support through technology.

Michelle and I first met around ten years ago in Sydney during one of the most intense startup programs I’ve ever been part of. Picture twelve wildly different entrepreneurs trying to build a million-dollar business in ten weeks. It was chaos. And Michelle walked into the room and somehow held it all together with this calm, grounded brilliance that I’ve never forgotten.

Since then, her work has evolved from coaching into building an AI technology designed to help people all over the world realise their potential, not just the few who can afford a coach.

This conversation is expansive, honest, and deeply thought-provoking. I think this one is going to stay with you.

Inside, we explore:

  • Michelle’s journey from early coaching days to building an AI technology used across the globe
  • Why human potential has been inaccessible for most people and how that’s changing
  • The honest reality of building in the AI space and what it really takes
  • Why “work is broken” and what’s driving burnout, anxiety, and disconnection
  • How AI is reshaping work, identity, and what it means to be human
  • The biggest mindset shift we need to make right now around identity and job titles
  • What the data reveals about Gen Z and why workplaces need to evolve
  • Michelle’s powerful take on purpose and why it’s often much simpler than we think

This episode is full of those moments that make you pause and reflect. Michelle has this incredible way of holding both the challenges of today and the possibilities of what’s ahead.

If you’ve ever questioned your purpose, your place in work, or how to navigate what’s coming next, this one is for you.

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Explore her book Find Your Workverse (Discount Code to use at checkout for 10% off the book: GotYourBack10)

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