Get Lost with Nick Hefke

Minha vida na Gold Coast finalmente estava entrando nos eixos: apartamento novo, emprego novo, um relacionamento e a Blanco Yacht Week começando a parecer um negócio de verdade. Até que, praticamente da noite pro dia, o relacionamento acabou, o negócio começou a desmoronar e uma briga com meu sócio levou tudo na direção de um confronto na Tailândia. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Life on the Gold Coast was finally coming together: a new apartment, a new job, a relationship, and Blanco Yacht Week starting to feel like a real business. Then, almost overnight, the relationship ended, the business began falling apart, and a fight with my business partner pushed everything toward a confrontation in Thailand. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Depois de sair da Tailândia cheio de ansiedade com os negócios, luto e absolutamente nenhuma estabilidade, Nick acaba voltando para a Austrália e morando em uma mansão na Gold Coast com vista para a água, um iate, sauna, mochileiros brasileiros e colegas de casa que deviam vir com aviso de perigo. Entre voos perdidos, um site bugado do Yacht Week, festas estilo Project X e uma audição aleatória para TV, este episódio é puro caos de backpacker em velocidade máxima. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After leaving Thailand with business anxiety, grief, and zero real stability, Nick somehow ends up back in Australia living in a waterfront Gold Coast mansion with a yacht, a sauna, Brazilian backpackers, and housemates who should have come with warning labels. Between missed flights, a glitchy Yacht Week website, Project X-level parties, and a random acting audition, this episode is pure backpacker chaos at full speed. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Depois que tudo começa a desmoronar em Koh Phi Phi, eu fujo pra Koh Lanta, mergulho de cabeça no Muay Thai e tento desesperadamente manter a Blanco Yacht Week viva. Mas justamente quando estou tentando colocar minha vida e a empresa de volta nos trilhos, uma ligação de madrugada vinda de casa muda tudo. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After everything starts unraveling on Koh Phi Phi, I escape to Koh Lanta, bury myself in Muay Thai, and desperately try to keep Blanco Yacht Week alive. But just as I’m trying to get my life and the business back under control, a late-night phone call from home changes everything. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A Blanco Yacht Week finalmente cai na água, e o que começa como a festa de iate perfeita na Tailândia rapidamente vira puro caos. Entre mochileiros bêbados, celulares afundando, treta nos negócios, decisões questionáveis e minha vida pessoal ficando cada vez mais complicada, a empresa dos nossos sonhos começa a virar um verdadeiro circo do caralho. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Blanco Yacht Week finally hits the water, and what starts as the ultimate Thailand yacht party quickly turns into pure chaos. Between drunk backpackers, sinking phones, business drama, questionable decisions, and my personal life getting increasingly complicated, our dream company is starting to become a complete fucking circus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aos 25 anos, fui pra Tailândia transformar uma ideia absurda com meus amigos em uma empresa de verdade: a Blanco Yacht Week. O que começou como um plano de sete dias de iates, ilhas tropicais, mochileiros e bebida liberada rapidamente virou dinheiro de verdade, pressão de verdade e o começo de um dos capítulos mais malucos da minha vida. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

At 25, I flew to Thailand to turn a ridiculous idea with my friends into a real company: Blanco Yacht Week. What started as plans for seven days of yachts, tropical islands, backpackers, and unlimited booze quickly became real money, real pressure, and the beginning of one of the craziest chapters of my life. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nick volta para Gold Coast para resolver seu visto australiano antes de seguir para Sydney, onde ajuda a organizar e apresentar um evento TEDx. No caminho, ele reencontra velhos amigos, conta sobre o projeto Yacht Week que estava tomando forma na Tailândia e cruza o caminho de Tim Sykes. O que começa como uma rápida viagem de volta à Austrália termina com uma promessa inesperada de Tim que Nick ainda não cobrou. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nick heads back to the Gold Coast to sort out his Australian visa before making his way to Sydney to help organize and host a TEDx event. Along the way, he reconnects with old friends, talks about the Yacht Week project taking shape in Thailand, and crosses paths with Tim Sykes. What starts as a quick trip back to Australia ends with an unexpected promise from Tim that Nick still hasn’t cashed in. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Volto para Chiang Mai para passar um mês treinando Muay Thai, fazendo massagens baratas e planejando uma nova ideia de negócio — só para acabar completamente destruído pelo suco de laranja mais inocente da história. Entre treinos brutais e grandes planos para o que vem pela frente, a Tailândia mais uma vez prova que até um “mês tranquilo” pode virar uma história. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I head back to Chiang Mai for a month of Muay Thai, cheap massages, and planning a new business idea—only to get absolutely destroyed by the most innocent-looking orange juice imaginable. Between brutal training sessions and big plans for what comes next, Thailand once again proves that even a “quiet month” can turn into a story. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Uma viagem de ônibus bêbado pela Costa Rica acaba se transformando, de algum jeito, no começo do Yacht Week Tailândia. Entre hostels, Panamá, caos de viagem e uma ideia absurda que só vai ficando maior, este episódio é basicamente o que acontece quando mochilão e decisões questionáveis viram, por acidente, um plano de negócios. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A drunk bus ride through Costa Rica somehow turns into the beginning of Yacht Week Thailand. Between hostels, Panama, random travel chaos, and one ridiculous idea that keeps getting bigger, this episode is basically what happens when backpacking and terrible decision-making accidentally create a business plan. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

O que era pra ser uma viagem pra Tailândia mudou completamente quando uma conversa de última hora acabou me mandando pro México. O que veio depois foi uma aventura caótica de aniversário, cheia de festas, decisões questionáveis, comida suspeita, viagens intermináveis de ônibus e aquele tipo de história que seria impossível planejar. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What was supposed to be a trip to Thailand took a completely unexpected turn when a last-minute conversation sent me to Mexico instead. What followed was a chaotic birthday adventure filled with partying, questionable decisions, sketchy food, long bus rides, and the kind of travel moments you could never actually plan. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Depois de duas semanas na Tailândia, volto pra Nova York para o funeral da minha avó achando que seria uma viagem tranquila pra casa — só que, de algum jeito, acabo no meio de hackers, empresários de celebridades, problemas de imigração e até senadores americanos. Com 24 anos, eu ainda tô tentando descobrir qual vai ser meu próximo passo, voltar pra Austrália e fingir que faço a menor ideia do que tô fazendo da minha vida. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After two weeks in Thailand, I head back to New York for my grandmother’s funeral expecting a quiet trip home—only to somehow get pulled into a world of hackers, celebrity managers, immigration problems, and U.S. senators. At 24 years old, I’m also trying to figure out my next move, get back to Australia, and convince myself I actually know what the hell I’m doing Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.