Building platforms for athletes beyond the arena.
Emma Nedov
Olympian. Speaker. Founder.
Emma Nedov is an Olympic gymnast, speaker and entrepreneur whose journey through elite sport shapes the way she leads today.
Known for her resilience and return to the Olympic stage, Emma shares powerful insights on mindset, performance and reinvention. Her talks translate the discipline of elite sport into practical ideas that help individuals and organisations perform with clarity, confidence and purpose.
After stepping away from gymnastics, Emma made an extraordinary comeback to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games — a moment that now underpins the message she brings to every audience.
Today, she channels the lessons of elite sport into new ventures including the ND Network and NYRA, platforms designed to support athletes and the next generation of high performers.
Emma’s work is grounded in a simple belief: the mindset developed through sport can shape leadership, resilience and success far beyond the arena.
ENGAGEMENT
FORMATS
Emma Nedov is a versatile speaker, MC and event host, available for both in-person and online engagements. Her content is tailored for organisations focused on leadership, executive development and high-performance teams.
01
Q&A
SESSIONS
(40-60 minutes)
Unscripted. Unfiltered.
A space where questions lead, and honesty follows.
Emma responds in real time, drawing from lived experience, not rehearsed answers. What emerges is connection. The kind that stays with you.
02
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
(40-60 minutes)
Not noise. Contribution.
Emma brings clarity to conversation. Cutting through to what matters. Grounded in resilience, leadership, and performance, her voice adds depth, not volume.
03
MENTORING WORKSHOPS
Custom
Work that continues after the room.
These sessions are built for reflection and shift. Small groups, open dialogue, practical thinking. Less about motivation. More about understanding who you are beyond what you do.
04
KEYNOTE SPEAKING
(40-60 minutes)
Stories that land.
Drawn from elite sport and lived transition, Emma speaks to pressure, identity, and what it takes to keep going. Not inspiration for the moment, it’s perspective that lasts.
01
Q&A
SESSIONS
(40-60 minutes)
Unscripted. Unfiltered.
A space where questions lead, and honesty follows.
Emma responds in real time, drawing from lived experience, not rehearsed answers. What emerges is connection. The kind that stays with you.
02
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
(40-60 minutes)
Not noise. Contribution.
Emma brings clarity to conversation. Cutting through to what matters. Grounded in resilience, leadership, and performance, her voice adds depth, not volume.
03
MENTORING WORKSHOPS
Work that continues after the room.
These sessions are built for reflection and shift. Small groups, open dialogue, practical thinking. Less about motivation. More about understanding who you are beyond what you do.
04
KEYNOTE SPEAKING
(40-60 minutes)
Stories that land.
Drawn from elite sport and lived transition, Emma speaks to pressure, identity, and what it takes to keep going. Not inspiration for the moment, it’s perspective that lasts.
SIGNATURE
TOPICS
The Courage to Be Grand
- Helps teams stretch beyond comfort zones
- Encourages innovation instead of risk aversion
- Builds confidence navigating uncertainty
- Aligns multi-generational teams under one bold, unified direction
Self Trust vs Self Belief
Why belief lives in your mind but trust lives in your actions
Emma explores the crucial difference between self belief and self trust.
Self belief is a thought. It is something you say to yourself. Self trust is behavioural. It is action and follow-through. It is the ability to move even when you are unsure. Emma challenges the audience with thought provoking activities to encourage a performance mindset. Younger talent often struggles with belief. Older generations may struggle with trust.
This topic is about:
identity rebuilding, grounded confidence, behaviour change, inner leadership, personal transformation.
Audience Impact:
- Strengthens decision-making and reduces hesitation
- Helps teams take action during change or ambiguity
- Builds authentic, self-led leaders
- Supports wellbeing by helping individuals reconnect with their true identity
The ‘us’ Advantage
Why extraordinary achievements are never created alone
Emma explores the truth at the heart of every great achievement. Success is bigger than you. It is built through the people who guide you, support you and walk beside you. She shares how the right team transforms not only performance but the experience of success itself. This keynote is a reminder that aligned people elevate potential and that collaboration is often the difference between striving alone and achieving something extraordinary.
This topic is about:
collaboration, shared success, support systems, human connection, team strength, collective achievement.
Audience impact:
- Builds a deeper understanding of why shared success is more powerful than solo achievement
- Strengthens collaboration and connection across teams and departments
- Creates a culture where people recognise and value their support systems
- Reduces burnout by normalising shared responsibility and mutual uplift
- Encourages people to build the right relationships to unlock greater results
Custom Topics & Workshops
The Athlete Mindset for Everyday Performance
Bringing lessons from elite sport into leadership, work and life in practical, sustainable ways.
Women, Performance and Personal Power
Building confidence, presence and courage in environments that demand high performance.
Reinvention
How to let go of old identities and embrace new chapters with resilience and clarity.
Emma takes a collaborative approach and can tailor sessions to suit your event’s theme, audience and goals.
ACHIEVEMENTS
& MILESTONES
OLYMPIC GAMES
Australian Team 10th
Paris, 2024
WORLD CUP GOLD MEDALIST
Balance Beam,
Baku, Azerbaijan, 2020
WORLD CUP SILVER MEDALIST
Balance Beam,
Melbourne, Australia, 2019
NATIONAL BEAM CHAMPION
Australia, 2019
Australia, 2013
OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS, GOLD MEDALIST
New Zealand, 2024
FLANDERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION
Balance Beam, Belgium, 2019
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Team 7th, 1st Reserve for Beam Final, China 2014
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS,
AUSTRALIAN TEAM MEMBER
Germany, 2019
Doha, 2018
China, 2014
GET IN TOUCH
WITH EMMA
For enquiries, collaborations, or to learn more
about her work and gymnastics offerings,
fill out the contact form.
EMMA'S WORK
BEYOND THE STAGE
The ideas she shares through speaking and mentorship continue through a broader platform that supports athletes at every stage of their journey. Through ND Network and NYRA, those lessons from elite sport take on new forms. Creating opportunities, partnerships and products shaped by the mindset of performance.
ND NETWORK
A platform for athletes beyond competition.
ND Network connects athletes with opportunities beyond the arena. Built on a shared understanding of elite performance, it brings athletes, brands and organisations together to create partnerships, careers and pathways that continue long after competition ends.
NYRA
Performance shaped by athlete experience.
NYRA translates the mindset of elite sport into product. Inspired by Emma’s journey through Olympic gymnastics, the brand is built for athletes who train with discipline, move with intention and carry the standards of sport into everything they do.
