Nick Bracks

Nick Bracks icholas Salem Bracks(born 5 March 1987) is an Australian media personality, radio host, entrepreneur, philanthropist, former male model, actor, published author, 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 behavior change company
Move Your Mind LLC
' 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. 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

Bracks 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'' 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''. 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.

In ''2017'', Bracks landed a guest role on Australian soap opera Neighbours playing Brandon Danker (2017–2018).

In 2019, Bracks delivered a TED talk titled “The Cruelest 40 Seconds: The Growing Suicide Epidemic” - raising the conversation around suicide and the urgent need for change.

In 2023 Bracks hosted his own radio segment called “Soul Trader” for DAB+ radio network “Disrupt Radio” - a weekly radio show discussing the intersection of entrepreneurship and mental wellness.

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. Bracks published his first book ''Move Your Mind: How to Build a Healthy Mindset for Life'' in 2021 and is now the CEO of Move Your Mind LLC - a behavior change platform that helps people build structure, emotional awareness, and self-leadership by teaching the essential life skills most of us were never taught.

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Living people
1987 births
Australian male models
Models from Melbourne
Australian podcasters
Australian entertainers