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NIC FETERIS
PARACHUTE JUMPER AND ADVENTURER
Imagine. You take ONE step and are propelled into the most extreme environment on earth. Turning back is not an option.
You are now in the vicinity of what it feels like to make a freefall parachute jump off a very tall mountain.
Nic Feteris jumps off mountains, and he asks his audiences to do that too.
Like this: picture yourself thousands of feet up, toes hanging over the edge of a sheer vertical drop, ready to jump. Think of the most focused you have ever been in your entire life. Now quadruple it.
Now, jump.
Whatever you were thinking about one minute ago has vanished. Suddenly all that exists is what you see before you, and a set of actions to make your jump successful and safe.
Now imagine Nic taking his audience on that jump, at your event. Preparing your team for its’ own giant leap forward. Helping them to concentrate on their challenge ahead.
Nic speaks about climbing and jumping off mountains (plus other awe-inspiring pinnacles, like the Statue of Liberty) in terms of the teamwork, planning, and solution selling that makes his adventures achievable. He does so while demonstrating the pioneering spirit, tenacity, and sheer determination that are very often necessary to transform our dreams, visions or ideas into reality.
When Nic made his first pioneering jump from a mountain, El Capitan, at Yosemite National Park in California, he was alone, with no one to lead the way. He had never even heard of “base-jumping” back then, an adventure sport well established today.
He was pioneering too, when he set the existing world-record for the highest base-jump, by parachuting from another very special and spectacular mountain, the 21,000-foot high Great Trango Tower in Pakistan. This time, however, it was a team effort.
Nic successfully executed his idea to make a documentary, with partner National Geographic Television distributing it to over 80 countries. He sold his film concept to corporate sponsors, who also profited from its success. Most of all, he realised his vision to portray a sport many regarded was for people with a “death wish”, as an inspiring professional adventure.
The professional skills Nic drew upon to make that and other dreams come true were developed during a former career in media and advertising. He worked in magazine publishing for more than a decade, mostly with media specialising in information technology, in positions ranging from Sales Executive to Publisher.
These days Nic runs Jump Pty Ltd, his marketing and promotions business based in Sydney. As well as being the vehicle that promotes and coordinates Nic’s adventures, Jump is a consultant to strategic and equity partners, for example, adventure travel operator Wild Holidays, based in India.
Jump is currently working on Nic’s latest adventure project, an expedition to traverse a remote region of West Papua, Indonesia, through uncharted territory (literally), and one of the least-explored places on earth. In search of as yet undiscovered mountains to jump from, of course.
Finally, after inspiring his audience to take pioneering steps to the brink of their own precipice of outstanding personal achievement, Nic takes them right over the edge, with breathtaking film footage of his world-record jump. It is an unforgettable visual experience that will raise the eyebrows of your most “been there, done that” overachievers.
Whether your audience needs to jump into the record books, or step just outside their personal comfort zone, Nic leaves you with a fresh sense of courage and commitment to succeed.
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