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 c...

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 adver

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.

Recém-formado no mestrado e sem fazer a menor ideia do que eu ia fazer da vida, voei para a Tailândia e decidi que tentar criar a Yacht Week Thailand era, por algum motivo, uma decisão de carreira perfeitamente razoável. Entre festas de barco em Koh Phi Phi em que eu apaguei de tanto beber, todo mundo me dizendo que minha ideia provavelmente estava fadada ao fracasso e uma ligação inesperada que mudou completamente os meus planos, essa viagem rapidamente se tornou um dos grandes momentos de virada da minha vida. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compan...

Fresh out of grad school with absolutely no idea what the hell I was doing next, I flew to Thailand and decided trying to create Yacht Week Thailand was somehow a reasonable career move. Between blackout boat parties in Koh Phi Phi, everyone telling me my idea was probably doomed, and one unexpected phone call that changed my plans completely, this trip quickly became a major turning point in 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.

Depois de finalmente me formar na universidade na Austrália, me despedi dos meus amigos em Sydney e fui direto para a Tailândia com uma ideia maluca de criar o Yacht Week Thailand. O que parecia ser o começo de um novo capítulo incrível rapidamente tomou alguns rumos que eu definitivamente não esperava. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After finally graduating university in Australia, I said goodbye to my friends in Sydney and immediately moved to Thailand with a ridiculous idea to build Yacht Week Thailand. What started as the beginning of an exciting new chapter quickly took a few turns I definitely didn’t see coming. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aos 24 anos, eu tinha só mais um semestre para terminar o meu mestrado, morava sei lá como em uma cobertura em Broadbeach, festejava muito além da conta, tentava organizar um TED Talk com o Tim Sykes e estava me convencendo de que começar a Yacht Week Tailândia era uma ideia brilhante. Neste episódio, a gente conversa sobre o caos do meu último semestre, o medo de virar um adulto de verdade, a formatura e como uma ideia ridícula acabou me mandando de volta para a Tailândia para mais uma aventura. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c...

At 24 years old, I had one semester left of my master's degree, was somehow living in a penthouse in Broadbeach, partying way too much, trying to organize a TED Talk with Tim Sykes, and convincing myself that starting Yacht Week Thailand was a brilliant idea. In this episode, we talk about the chaos of my final semester, the fear of becoming a real adult, graduation, and how one ridiculous idea would end up sending me back to Thailand for another adventure. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...

Neste episódio, eu cruzo os Estados Unidos com uma missão maluca: convencer agentes e assessores de celebridades a trazer grandes nomes para um evento TEDx na Austrália. De aparecer sem aviso no escritório do agente de Arnold Schwarzenegger a conseguir entrar no Empire State Building na base da conversa, esta é uma das aventuras de networking mais insanas 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.

In this episode, I fly across America with a crazy mission: convince celebrity agents and publicists to help bring big-name speakers to a TEDx event in Australia. From showing up unannounced at Arnold Schwarzenegger's agent's office to talking my way into the Empire State Building, this is one of the wildest networking adventures 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 está de volta na Gold Coast com cinco meses restantes do seu mestrado, um hostel como casa, e uma obsessão novinha em folha: organizar um evento no estilo TEDx com palestrantes que não fazem a menor ideia de que ele existe. Depois de mandar e-mails frios pra todo mundo, do agente do Akon ao publicitário do Arnold Schwarzenegger — e voar pra Tailândia no meio do semestre porque a amiga dele jogou os ternos no lixo — ele de alguma forma passa nas provas finais e bola o plano mais insano até agora: aparecer na porta de celebridad...

Nick's back in the Gold Coast with five months left on his master's degree, a hostel for a home, and a brand-new obsession: throwing a TEDx-style event with speakers who have absolutely no idea he exists. After cold-emailing everyone from Akon's agent to Arnold Schwarzenegger's publicist — and flying to Thailand mid-semester because his friend threw his suits in the trash — he somehow passes his finals and hatches the most unhinged plan yet: show up at A-list celebrities' front doors in a custom suit with nothing but audacity and a pitch. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com ...

Depois de atravessar o mundo inteiro para uma reunião que é cancelada no momento em que ele chega, Nick entra numa espiral impulsiva que o leva a pegar um voo de 100 dólares para Queenstown. Lá, ele confronta o amigo que o traiu da forma mais inesperada possível — e, de alguma forma, transforma isso em cinco dias de caos, aventura e redenção. O que começa com raiva acaba virando um dos desvios mais insanos e inesquecíveis da vida dele. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of pers...

After flying across the world for a meeting that gets cancelled the moment he lands, Nick spirals into a bar-fueled decision that sends him to Queenstown on an $100 flight. There, he confronts the friend who betrayed him in the most unexpected way—and somehow turns it into five days of chaos, adventure, and redemption. What starts as anger turns into one of the wildest and most unforgettable detours of his life. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Eu não tinha plano nenhum, nenhum destino definido, e de alguma forma deixei um cara aleatório no aeroporto decidir pra onde eu iria. Essa única decisão me levou de festas e de quase morrer num curso de mergulho… direto pra selva tentando virar lutador de kung fu. Essa é a história caótica e absurda de como eu comecei nas artes marciais sem querer. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I had no plan, no destination, and somehow let a random guy at an airport decide where I was going next. That one decision sent me from partying and barely surviving a scuba course… straight into the jungle trying to become a kung fu fighter. This is the chaotic, ridiculous story of how I accidentally got started in martial arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Here’s both translated into **natural, clean Brazilian Portuguese** while keeping your tone: --- **Title:** De anfitrião de despedidas de solteira na Austrália para “é… acho que vou treinar com monges na Tailândia” --- **Description:** Eu voltei do Brasil achando que tinha a vida completamente resolvida… e em menos de 48 horas eu tava morando num armário dentro de uma cobertura, trabalhando como host de despedidas de solteira e planejando um TED Talk por absolutamente nenhum motivo. Aí, numa noite aleatória, completamente chapado no sofá, eu tomei uma decisão que de alguma forma virou uma obsessão por artes marciais...

I came back from Brazil thinking I had life completely figured out… and within 48 hours I was living in a closet in a penthouse, working as a bachelorette host, and planning a TED Talk for absolutely no reason. Then one random night, completely fried on the couch, I made a decision that somehow turned into a full-blown martial arts obsession. This is the exact moment everything started changing—and I had no idea it was happening. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Here’s the translated episode description in natural, funny Brazilian Portuguese: --- Cheguei no Rio procurando boas vibrações e, do nada, acordei completamente bêbado no strip club mais suspeito que já vi, brindando com desconhecidos como se eu estivesse em campanha eleitoral. Nesse episódio, eu conto como talvez eu quase morri, com certeza não devia estar lá… e por que eu faria tudo de novo sem pensar duas vezes. Bem-vindo ao Brasil. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Here’s a 2–3 sentence episode description for: **Brazil’s Sketchiest Strip Club (I Think I Was the Mayor?)** --- I came to Rio looking for good vibes, and somehow ended up blackout drunk in the sketchiest strip club I’ve ever seen, cheersing strangers like I was running for office. This episode is about how I *maybe* almost died, definitely shouldn’t have been there, and why I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. Welcome to Brazil, baby. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adv

Três homens adultos, nenhuma decisão sensata e uma viagem para a Tailândia que saiu do controle instantaneamente. De uma prova final direto pra Pattaya, Koh Phi Phi e caos absoluto, esse episódio é uma confissão completa de como tudo deu errado da melhor forma possível. Sem lição, sem evolução — só histórias que provavelmente não deveriam ser contadas. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Three grown men, zero good decisions, and a boys trip to Thailand that spiraled immediately. From finals week straight into Pattaya, Koh Phi Phi, and absolute degeneracy, this episode is a full confession of how everything went wrong in the best possible way. No lessons, no growth — just stories that probably shouldn’t be told. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.