TEAM8 - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director
- Senior Consultant
- Director and Lead Performance Consultant
Bo Hanson's career within the sport and the business sector spans over 25 years, delivering leadership, management, and coach development. In addition to his own athletic career comprising of four Olympic appearances and including three Olympic medals, Bo has worked for many years with coaches and athletes from over 40 different sports across the globe.
After a successful career in sport including four Olympics and three Olympic Medals, Bo co-founded and developed Team8 in 2003 and Athlete Assessments in 2007. Bo now focuses on working with clients in business, education, and sporting industries across the globe to achieve their own success, getting the best out of the people, and has attained an unmatched track-record in doing exactly this. In recognition of this, Bo was also the winner of the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) 2023 Award for L&D Professional of the Year, for his dedication to L&D and transformational work across various industries.
As Team8's Client Success Manager, Danielle is responsible for all existing client relationships and liaison, and ensuring every client receives exceptional ongoing service and support. Danielle oversees all client management, working closely alongside every team member, and takes pride in her professionalism, diligence, and going beyond! Danielle is focused on providing exceptional service in a timely manner and ensuring client satisfaction through understanding and meeting each client's individual needs, guiding them every step of the way to ultimately achieve success whilst living our company values on a consistent daily basis.
Danielle also acts as Team8's Administrative Services Officer, responsible for providing high quality administration assistance to support the business in areas of office management, invoicing, financial processes, record management, answering enquiries, and other administration services.
Danielle is a Graduate of Griffith University with a Bachelor of Business (double award major in Sports Management and Human Resource Management).
Job Titles:
- Graphic Design & Marketing Assistant
A bubbly and passionate people-person, Kate brings a supportive and conscientious spirit to her role as Graphic Design and Marketing Assistant. As a soon to be QUT graduate in both Design and Marketing, Kate is responsible for creating a range of design materials that align with the branding, image, and values of our clients. Making things look pretty and professional? That's her jam! In addition to her design assistance, Kate also aids in the production of marketing activities such as SEO writing, and digital development. With an eye for detail, there's nothing Kate loves more than a creative challenge (except perhaps a to-do list, or smashed avo - can't beat it!)
Words Kate lives by: "Maybe it's a little cliché but, aspire to inspire!"
As CEO at Team8, Liz looks after key relationships and oversees the strategic direction of the company. Her personal slogan is ‘when our clients are successful, we are successful too'.
Both ambitious and hard-working, Liz graduated with an Honors Degree in Accounting and Finance, while working full-time, and was awarded the prestigious University Medal for receiving the highest academic marks at the Queensland University of Technology. Prior to Team8, her professional career started in investment banking, working in Australia, Asia, and South Africa as a mergers and acquisitions specialist in the Mining and Resources sector. From investment banking, she became the youngest ever General Manager of Finance for the global gas and engineering company, BOC Gases, and it was within these predominantly male environments that one of Liz's true passions emerged. Liz co-founded Xplore, a leadership development company for women, which grew into the leading provider of its kind within Australia.
After selling out her ownership in Xplore in 2006, Liz joined Bo Hanson at Team8, and co-founded Athlete Assessments with him.
When Mim Haigh joined our team in 2017, she tasked herself with writing crisp and direct content. The kind of articles, webpages, and resources that would carry our voice and deliver meaningful outputs every time. Mim brings to our team the benefit of an abundance of professional, athletic, and life experiences. Professionally, Mim has written for some of Australia's most iconic organizations and events, including the Sydney Olympics and Sydney's New Year's Eve Celebrations. Academically, she has a degree in Humanities and is currently studying for a postgraduate degree in Communications and Journalism. As an undergraduate she held a scholarship at The Women's College of The University of Sydney, one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious universities.
In 2007 she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and within four years lost the functional use of her arms and legs, but her determination rings through. She works, raises a family, and manages a team of ten support staff, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Her exceptional ability to write is highly valued and her phenomenal approach to life is inspirational.
Temika is passionate about helping people be the best versions of themselves; a commitment which lines up perfectly with our philosophy here at Team8. Joining our team in early 2022, Temika connects with clients and specifically looks after our Academic clients. She alson helps all of our team carry out their diverse roles, assisting in research, program development, and support. In everything she does, Temika's style is most accurately described as ‘best for the team'. She brings her graduate spirit, dedication to performance, and enthusiasm. (She's also super organized, compassionate, and creative - think murals and walls that take you places where there are no walls). Temika graduated with First Class Honors in a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences from the University of Queensland in 2021.