Hamish Brewer
The Relentless Principal - Disrupting the World of Education - TEDx Speaker
Hamish Brewer is a powerful and positive disruptor who transcends the status..
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Hamish Brewer is a powerful and positive disruptor who transcends the status quo and
typical norms in leadership and education. Mr. Brewer is a globally recognized
advocate who built his reputation on results and performance, becoming affectionately
known as the Relentless, Tattooed Skateboarding Principal with his galvanizing
message to “Be Relentless” and his high-octane delivery style.
Mr. Brewer served as an award-winning principal at both the secondary and elementary
school levels. Recognized as the NAESP Nationally Distinguished Principal and Virginia
Principal of the Year, he was also honored with the VAESP School Bell Award and
ASCD Virginia Impact Award. Hamish was named a Northern Virginian of the year by
Northern Virginia Magazine and Principal of the Year for the online national publication
– Education Dive. Prince William County Public Schools named Hamish the school
division’s Principal of the Year and Hamish was recently recognized by Omega U as the
Principal of the Year.
Under his leadership, his elementary school was recognized as a Nationally
Distinguished Title 1 School, and Hamish has since gone on to turn around one of the
toughest middle schools in the state of Virginia. Mr. Brewer is a highly sought-after
international keynote speaker – motivating and inspiring audiences around the world,
including being recognized as a TEDx speaker.
Originally from New Zealand, Hamish earned his first degree from the University of
Auckland. Mr. Brewer is currently a doctoral student at Virginia Tech
University. Hamish is the best-selling author of “Relentless – Disrupting The
Educational Norm, published in 2019.
Mr. Brewer currently consults with businesses and organizations around the world on
leadership, culture, organizational performance change and improvement. As a
Beachheads advisor to the New Zealand Trade Enterprise, he assists New Zealand
businesses with their growth and advises them on strategic development in the North
American marketplace.
Mr. Brewer previously served at the state level as the Federal Relations Coordinator on
the Board of Directors with the Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals and
was a lead fellow of NAESP’s Center for Innovative Leadership. He is a school
turnaround and school improvement specialist, working with some of the most at-risk
students in the United States. Mr. Brewer was highlighted as a Hometown Hero by Fox
5 in Washington, DC. With more than 32 million views, his story is a viral sensation
through the Freethink docuseries “Relentless”, and features in national news broadcasts
across the United States and Australasia, including NBC and Lester Holt. Mr. Brewer is
also featured in the skateboarding humanitarian documentary Humanity Stoked.
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GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
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WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
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