“I help elite performers reach their peak. My deep experience of success in competitive, high profile and elite performance environments, allows me to guide and empower them to achieve their full potential.”
Andy Gowers is the current President of the Hawthorn Hawks, a member of the Australian Football League – the number one spectator sport in Australia.
“I played professionally for 12 years with Hawthorn and Brisbane Football Clubs, including a premiership in 1991 with Hawthorn – the Australian equivalent of the Super Bowl. I also served as Football Director at Hawthorn between 2014–2017; an historic period in the Club’s history, which saw us win 2 premierships and complete the ‘three-peat’ – extraordinarily winning 3 premierships in a row.
My intergenerational experiences in elite sporting environments have shaped my life in a myriad of ways. I am the son of an AFL player, and father of an AFL player - my father Trevor played for the Richmond Tigers and my son Bill played for Western Bulldogs. I have had a lifelong exposure and deep understanding of what it takes to be successful in an incredibly competitive, high profile and elite performance environment. I’ve also seen first-hand how lives can be profoundly impacted - in both positive or negative ways - by choices, behaviours, environment, culture and mindset.
During my playing days, I was fortunate to have access to various professionals for anything that helped my quest for elite performance. From medical, psychological, physical (boxing, weightlifting, sprinting, yoga, stretching, massage), dietary, financial advice, to elite coaching and mentoring.
It was by utilising all of these services throughout my sporting career and beyond, that I have experienced my own transformation.
The benefits of applying elite sporting principles and strategies to business and life in general, have been very clear to me since my professional sporting career began.
Thanks to the learnings from my own journey of transformation and growth, and having advised, mentored and coached hundreds of clients over many years, I deeply understand the problems and challenges people face as they navigate life and strive for success and happiness.”
“The benefits of applying elite sporting principles and strategies to business and life in general, have been very clear to me since my professional sporting career began.”
Experiences
I have built my elite performance knowledge from a range of sources including:
Almost 40 years reading, studying and applying various business and personal development concepts, with a particular interest in human performance and achievement.
Working with hundreds of clients in the wealth management and succession area, I have developed and successfully utilised the Elite Performance Program. This program provides a roadmap for your own ‘remarkable life’. The Elite Performance Program adopts techniques used by dozens of personal improvement coaches, authors, leadership and personal mastery experts, and high profile personal improvement guides.
Being personally guided by multiple mentors (and indirectly via books and programs studied) and in turn providing advice, mentoring and coaching services to many.
Leading peer and mastermind groups and showing them how to help themselves and others. Showing people how to design their own remarkable lives, including how to hold themselves accountable, has been life changing for me.
A Business marketing degree (as well as 2 minors in Psychology and Politics, towards an unfinished Arts degree)
A Financial Services diploma.
Various sports media roles in radio and television over an initial 10-year period, with regular media appearances on behalf of the Hawthorn Football Club, as President. This has provided invaluable exposure, experience and understanding about harnessing the power of the broadcasting world.
Experience and lessons learnt during multiple, international travel adventures both for business and pleasure.
Being a father and raising three children to adulthood with my wife, Anna, and recently becoming a grandfather and the joy that these relationships bring.
Owning, operating and selling our successful wealth management and succession business.
Being an adviser with ANZ Bank - one of the ‘big 4’ Australian banks.
Whether you are a business owner, executive, or striving to be an elite performer - as an entertainer, artist, actor, musician or athlete - you know the opportunity to connect and be guided by someone who has been in your shoes is rare and valuable.
Adopting elite performance strategies will help you get to where you want to go.
Alongside my leadership work, I am also a founding partner in Vest Advisory – succession consultants to individuals, families and businesses on matters of succession, wealth transfer and inheritance.
The process of discussing and noting each client scenario is always interesting and I appreciate it is a privilege and responsibility to be confided in, and trusted in this way, often through times of stress or vulnerability.
I know from personal experience and from working with others, that life near or at the top can feel lonely and isolated - despite often being surrounded by a lot of people, there may rarely be opportunities to discuss professional and personal issues.
Ongoing assistance to help you get and remain ‘on track’ is essential. Remarkable performers have teams that support them. Can you visualise the ‘support box’ of our best tennis players at major tournaments? The team members sitting in those boxes help their players reach the top.
I can be your trusted adviser. If we work together, I will help you strategically and purposefully design your remarkable life using my proven Elite Performance Program.
Learn more about our services, or to apply to work with Andy, get in touch here.
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”