Just Motivation Team
Az Hamilton has an incredible ability to connect through stories and personal experiences spent both over seas and within Australian communities that will inspire your students to live a life worth getting excited about. His personal experiences have seen him being evacuated from the volatile nation of Haiti in 2008, spending time in Kenya's Mathare Slum in 2011 and living in some of Australia's roughest areas. These personal experiences have given Az Hamilton a unique view on the world and a strong authority to speak on Social Justice issues being faced in our own country and beyond our Australian borders.
With a decade of experience in media (Radio Announcing) and communication (Motivational Speaker), Founder and Director of Just Motivation, Az Hamilton is on a mission to challenge hearts to connect with small ideas that can bring about BIG change in the world.
Geoff Wilson was awarded 2015 Gold Coast citizen of the year. Geoff has a list of achievements that is hard to fathom...
His achievements include.
1. Fastest Man to ever cross Antarctica Solo unsupported - 53 days 3428 kms 2014
2. 3rd man to cross Antarctica Coast to Coast Solo Unsupported - Borge Ousland 1997, Rune Geddjes 2006, Geoff Wilson 2014.
3. Longest Solo journey in a Polar Region by an Australian ever.2014
4. Leader of first team to cross the infamous Torres Strait by Kite 2012
5. Longest Kite assisted journey on land ever and first to cross the Sahara Desert using wind power alone 2009
“Geoff’s interest in adventure stems from a fascination for mans ability to prevail in harsh environments. Geoff is also intensely aware of the effect of the urbanisation of men and women in todays society and the effect that has on us as human beings as we become more detached from our “Wild Roots”. One of Geoff’s mantras is to “wake the child within”, to teach folk to dream once more and a vital step in that process is to highlight the need for dreams, adventures and a connection to our beautiful spaces on the planet. Wind energy has always fascinated Geoff and from sailing adventures a passion for kites developed. Geoff has arguably covered more of the planet using kites for traction than any other modern explorer alive. Geoff is passionate about men and women doing what they love, being passionate about what they do and loves to stimulate all he meets to be “All In” in all they do in life. Geoff has a profound faith and this faith combined with the “All In: principles helped him surpass insurmountable odds to cross the Ice Continent last year… Geoff’s principles have been tested in the harshest crucibles the planet can offer.
Deb Acason. is officially Australia's strongest woman. Deb is the first and only woman to represent Australia at 2 Olympic Games in weightlifting; Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. She is also the first and only woman to represent Australia at 4 Commonwealth Games. Deb is a 5 time Commonwealth Games medallist winning 3 silver medals in Manchester 2002, the gold medal in Melbourne 2006, bronze in Delhi 2010, and narrowly missing bronze by 1kg in Glasgow 2014.
In 1999 Deb won the bronze medal at the inaugural world youth athletics championships in discus at 15 years of age. After 5 years of elite weightlifting Deb decided to take a short break and compete in track cycling where she won 4 state medals and placed 5th in Australia. Then a few years later decided to play rugby for Queensland. She was soon selected in the Wallaroos squad to play for Australia.
Deb graduated with a double degree from Griffith University in Law (Honours) /Criminology & Criminal Justice. Deb was admitted as a Legal Practitioner in 2011 only 4 days after the birth of her first child, Eva.
In 2013 Deb was honoured to be the first female inducted into the Australian Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame. This year Deborah has also been appointed a national AWF Board of Director.