Nick Bracks [Nicholas Salem Bracks] (born 5 March 1987) is an Australian media personality, radio host, entrepreneur, philanthropist, former male model, actor, published author,[1] and public speaker who has delivered several TED talks and 1,000+ public speaking engagements over the last 15 years. He currently hosts his own segment "Soul Trader" on Australian DAB+ radio station, Disrupt Radio. Bracks is also the founder of mental health software company Move Your Mind Pty Ltd and the Move Your Mind podcast. He played Brandon Danker on Australian soap opera Neighbours and appeared in a number of reality television shows including Dancing with the Stars and Celebrity Splash!. Bracks is also a former fashion designer who released his own underwear label known as underBRACKS.
The eldest son of Steve Bracks, former Premier of Victoria, Australia, first gained notoriety after a public battle with mental health and substance abuse issues. At the age of 20, he was involved in a single vehicle accident near his family home in Williamstown where he and his childhood best friend were nearly killed. Bracks was charged with drink driving and traffic offences.[2] He speaks publicly about his battle with depression in his youth and has spent the last 15 years using his profile to help destigmatize mental health issues, encouraging others to take control over their own mental wellbeing through embracing personal accountability and learning to trust your gut. Bracks now resides between Melbourne and New York City.
Bracks is currently working on the production of his own comedic TV series, Amiss, loosely modelled off his life experiences as a millennial Australian ex-pat living in New York City.
Career
editBracks was discovered by American Crew in 2009 and his modelling portfolio includes Myer, David Jones and GQ magazine. In 2011, he made the final of the Cleo Bachelor of the year contest. Bracks appeared as a contestant in the 11th season of television reality show Dancing with the Stars in 2011. He also made appearances on reality television series Brynne: My Bedazzled Life[3] and in 2012, he appeared on the cover of the Australian magazine DNA. In 2013, he appeared as a contestant in the television reality show Celebrity Splash!.
Bracks released his own underwear label known as underBRACKS in October 2013.[4] He launched his underwear collection with the up-market Australian department store Myer. The line was available at all stores and online until late 2015. Early 2022, Bracks relaunched the brand with a portion of profits going to mental health charity One in Five.[4][5]
In 2017, Bracks landed a guest role on Australian soap opera Neighbours playing Brandon Danker (2017–2018).
Bracks has also been involved in multiple start-ups, including co-founding publicly traded Activated Nutrients, meditation app Happy Waves, and an espresso bar and bakery on Bourke Street in Melbourne, Australia called The Lobby 601.
In 2020, Bracks launched a mental health podcast called Move Your Mind with Nick Bracks and is actively working on Mental Health Awareness within the public and private sector.[6] Bracks published his first book Move Your Mind: How to Build a Healthy Mindset for Life in 2021 and is now in the middle of launching a corporate wellness software start-up under the same name.[6]
References
edit- ^ Preiss, Benjamin (26 September 2014). "Nick Bracks helps others on his road to redemption". The Age. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Bracks says son remorseful after drink-driving crash". Abc.net.au. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ a b "Underbracks Official website". Underbracks.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "One in Five". oneinfive.com.au. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ a b "MoveYourMind Official Mental Health website". move-your-mind.mn.co. Retrieved 17 May 2022.