Leadership in the Age of Energy Intelligence

Why Australia’s next wave of competitive leadership will be measured in frequency, not just profit.

From Sydney to Singapore, today’s boardrooms are finding their edge lies beyond strategy or technology. Jerry Sargeant calls it “energy intelligence” — the capacity to align, attune, and lead through the quality of one’s presence. This is no soft skill; it’s a discipline reshaping how top executives navigate volatility, inspire trust, and sustain performance in an era where numbers tell only half the story.

Across industries, the most forward-thinking leaders are trading command for coherence. The capacity to create environments where clarity, creativity, and trust flourish has become more than a soft skill — it’s a market imperative. This is the terrain Sargeant has been charting for over a decade, helping executives, founders, and change-makers understand the mechanics of influence at the level of frequency.

His work positions leadership as a state of alignment that can be developed, measured, and sustained. In the upcoming documentary Pillars of Power, Sargeant demonstrates an approach built on personal discipline and what he calls “holding the signal” — maintaining a steady, coherent presence that enables teams and organisations to perform at their peak.

From Command to Coherence

This marks a departure from the traditional leadership playbook, where influence is tied to authority, performance metrics, and operational control. In Sargeant’s approach, power comes from holding a steady frequency — creating the conditions where trust and creativity take root. 

“No one can teach you anything. They can just help you remember. Everything I know, you know, and everything you know, I know. All we can do is point out the little bits we’ve forgotten, raise our frequency, and be better humans,” Sargeant says.

This isn’t abstract theory. In the wake of the pandemic, positional authority no longer guarantees influence. The leaders gaining traction are those who restore psychological safety, inspire without oversteering, and make decisions from a centred state — particularly under high-pressure conditions.

The Mechanics of Energy Intelligence

Sargeant views leadership excellence as less a matter of knowledge than of transmission. “Your life reflects your signal,” he says. “What you think, feel, and unconsciously believe — all of it broadcasts a frequency. And that frequency organises your experience.”

While rooted in ancient traditions, the concept is bolstered by modern science. Studies on heart-rate variability and bioenergetics show that coherence — a state in which mind, body, and emotion are aligned — directly enhances clarity, resilience, and decision-making. Sargeant describes leaders as having an energetic presence that may influence the people and systems around them.

The implications for business are pragmatic: leaders who stabilise their internal frequency often reduce workplace friction, strengthen team cohesion, and navigate uncertainty with greater agility. Influence then expands organically — without the strain of constant intervention.

From Chaos to Coherence

Sargeant’s authority on leadership was forged far from corporate corridors. Before becoming known as “The Facilitator” and founding Star Magic Healing, his life was defined by instability, violence, and survival. A high-speed car crash overseas — a near-death experience — became his turning point. What followed were “downloads” of insight, heightened energy sensitivity, and a conviction that human potential far exceeds conventional limits.

It was not a linear path. Dismantling false identities, undertaking deep personal work, and developing the discipline to hold presence in any circumstance became the foundation of his work with leaders. 

Energy Intelligence in Practice

For Sargeant, energy intelligence is a disciplined practice, not a vague ideal. He recommends starting with ten minutes of breathwork each morning to regulate the nervous system, integrating movement or yoga to circulate energy, and adopting intermittent fasting to sharpen focus and support cellular regeneration. Evening meditation, he adds, “resets the signal” before the next day begins.

These aren’t lifestyle gimmicks — they’re tools to refine the signal a leader transmits in every meeting, negotiation, or crisis. “When you’re coherent,” Sargeant says, “people feel it before they hear it. The room calibrates to you, not the other way around.”

The Next Leadership Metric

Sargeant believes energy intelligence will soon be as fundamental as financial literacy. Boardrooms will assess not just results but the coherence of the leaders delivering them. He emphasizes the idea that internal alignment can play a role in shaping external outcomes.

He suggests that when a leader focuses on their own well-being, it can have a stabilizing effect on the wider system — similar to how strengthening one node in a network may support the whole.

For today’s Australian leaders, the message is clear: the next competitive advantage won’t just be about market share or quarterly gains. It will be about the frequency you hold — and the field you create for others to thrive in. As Sargeant puts it, “The greatest leaders don’t push. They hold a frequency so clear that everyone around them rises to meet it.”

Upcoming Engagements

This September, Sargeant will lead the 333 Group Healing sessions in San José, Costa Rica (24–25 September 2025), followed by a Costa Rica Immersion from 27 September to 3 October 2025 — an intensive designed for deep personal and sovereignty transformation. 

Looking ahead, his Light Code Ascension Tour will take place in Egypt from 18 March to 1 April 2026, offering participants a blend of ancient site exploration and energy intelligence practices.  Further information on these events and Sargeant’s work is available at starmagichealing.org.