Harley Tempest #044 Ballarat Talks

Harley Tempest is a local Ballarat boy who was born and grew up in the commission area of Wendouree West, raised predominantly by his Nan. With a somewhat turbulent childhood, Harley credits some of his position now to the fact that he was able to attend Ballarat High School, one of Ballarat’s best public high schools, and was exposed to families and lifestyles so different from his own that he could see how he wanted his life to be. Harley decided at the beginning of year 12 that school was not for him and so left to become a professional fighter. Despite working to achieve this, it soon became obvious that this was not to be. As an eighteen-year-old man, living off Centrelink benefits he was encouraged to undertake some vocational training and completed a course as a Personal Trainer, though not initially sold on the idea and, left in the lurch at times during work experience by other trainers, eventually Harley found his passion for PT and his niche first as an assistant and eventually manager at Snap Fitness in Ballarat. Through his role at Snap Fitness Harley met Josh and together they worked to build Iron Oak the brand and eventually opened their first gym together in Ballarat in 2014. Since opening Iron Oak, Harley has moved to Shepparton where he and Josh have opened their second gym, Origin, and he has stayed to build it to what it is today. Throughout his life Harley has proven to be a highly motivated young man with vision and purpose; he sets his sights on a goal and works hard to achieve it, always striving for bigger and better things.