Andrew Gow

Founder & Head Coach

Embodied Leadership School

Andrew Gow is the Founder and Head Coach of Embodied Leadership School, with over 15 years of experience across the fitness and franchising industries. With a background in movement and human performance, Andrew has built his career developing people, from coaching individuals to leading high-performing teams and supporting business owners at scale.

Having worked across leadership, operations and business ownership, Andrew brings a practical and well-rounded perspective on what it takes to build strong teams and sustainable businesses. His work focuses on closing the gap between performance and leadership, helping individuals take ownership, step into their role with confidence and lead effectively within their environment.

Andrew is a Business and Performance Coach, as well as a certified Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, Hypnosis Practitioner and Master Coach. His approach blends personal and professional development, grounded in the belief that leadership starts with the individual.

At My First Gym’s Inspire Conference, Andrew will deliver a powerful session on self-leadership and personal responsibility. He will challenge individuals at every level of the business to step up, take ownership of their influence and lead within their role. Through practical insights and real-world experience, Andrew will inspire attendees to move beyond circumstance, lead with intention and create meaningful impact in their teams and communities.

Emily Johnson

Workplace Psychologist & Co-Founder

Get Mentally Fit

Emily Johnson doesn’t just teach leadership and performance; she engineers the psychological resilience and mental fitness required to sustain it. As a Workplace Psychologist and the Co-Founder of Get Mentally Fit, Emily believes that training our minds should be just as intentional, proactive, and disciplined as training our bodies.

Known as a “common-sense psychologist” and an absolute realist, Emily cuts through the fluff of traditional self-help to deliver evidence-based, practical frameworks that work in the real world. Her powerhouse 27-year career bridges the gap between human behaviour and practical execution. She spent a decade as an organisational development consultant before dedicating the last 17 years to practicing as a psychologist. Having guided thousands of people, from everyday teams and small businesses to leaders at major Australian icons like Coles, Newscorp, Telstra, NAB and Commonwealth Bank, Emily masterfully bridges the gap between clinical theory and commercial reality and understands exactly what it takes to navigate high stress, manage modern team dynamics, and thrive through change.

Emily is deeply passionate about teaching people the science of behaviour change and habit formation. Drawing on neuroscience and positive psychology, she shows audiences how to make small, sustainable shifts in their daily routines to protect their energy levels, eliminate daily firefighting, and unlock peak performance. She gives you the practical “how” to lead yourself and your team with unwavering clarity, composure, and confidence.

Her dedication to building functional capacity and real-world life skills perfectly aligns with the youth fitness and movement community. Emily is also the Founder and Director of her secondary business, Funxion4Life. During school holidays, Funxion4Life runs dynamic adventure days specifically designed for teenagers with mild to moderate functional support needs. Providing an inclusive, safe, and friendly environment, the program partners with TAFE QLD to run hands-on cooking classes, takes teens out on the water for sailing and fishing, and challenges them with ‘Great Chases’, where they build immense independence by navigating public transport across the Gold Coast – no parkour required! These experiences give teens a powerful space to boost self-esteem, make meaningful connections, and master vital life and social skills.

Warm, engaging, and deeply relatable, Emily will leave you with the mindset tools and behavioural habits you need to sustain your energy, support those around you, and thrive.