Co Founder & Head Coach

Dean is passionate about helping people build lasting strength—inside and out.
With over 23 years as a Chiropractor, a World Champion Powerlifting Coach, and nearly a decade coaching everyday people—especially those over 45—Dean brings a rare blend of clinical insight and real-world coaching expertise. He’s dedicated to helping you move better, feel stronger, and reignite your zest for life. Whether you're just getting started or feeling stuck, Dean knows how to meet you where you are and guide you toward genuine progress, renewed confidence, and a stronger, more vibrant you.

Co Founder & Business Manager

Peta brings the zing to Strong Space!
She’s the brains behind the brawn—keeping everything running smoothly with her extensive background in project management, business strategy, and branding. As a woman in midlife herself, Peta gets it. Now navigating menopause, she knows firsthand how powerful strength training can be in restoring confidence, easing aches and pains, and bringing balance back to both body and mind. Her mission? To help other women feel strong, capable, and completely at home in their own skin.

Strength Coach

Leah truly cares—about people, progress, and lifting others up…literally and figuratively!
Trained as an occupational therapist who first joined Strong Space as a member, Leah quickly fell in love with strength training and the incredible transformations she witnessed—members going from “shit to shiny” time and time again. Inspired by the real, lasting changes happening around her, she made a bold career shift to become a coach herself. Now, she brings her therapeutic expertise and deep empathy to every session. Oh—and she’s also a squat powerhouse!