Speaking

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Speaking

Nathan Fa’avae’s presentations have a wide appeal. He is a former professional athlete and a highly qualified outdoor instructor who has worked extensively with a wide and diverse range of people – from Youth at Risk to Global Corporations.
Nathan does not set limits in life, a lesson learned from competing at the highest level of adventure racing – possibly the world’s toughest sport. Adventure Racing is where sport meets expedition.

It pits teams against each other and nature’s elements in extreme adventure sport competitions that last up to a week.
It is a sport that takes athletes to their very limits … and then asks for more.
Nathan was captain of the highly successful New Zealand team for 4 years and retired in 2005 after a convincing win at the World Championships.

His presentations draw parallels between sport and business, teamwork and leadership and are spiced with entertaining tales from the exotic countries he has raced in around the world – along the Great Wall of China, deep in the Amazon Basin, high in the Swiss Alps, the dusty plains of Tibet to the pureness of Arctic circle - to name a few.

He speaks about peak performance and mental toughness, what it takes to succeed at the highest level of sport and how those same attributes and skills can be transferred into every area of ones life – work, health, family and recreation.
With vision, confidence and commitment, Nathan believes people can often extend themselves well beyond what they think their capabilities are. His personal examples of this are over coming a mis-spent teenage youth to forming and founding a small tourism business that won a NZ Business award in its first year, building his own luxury home, helping deliver his three children at home and bouncing back from two heart surgeries to represent NZ in 3 different sports.

Also a former Outward Bound instructor, Nathan has a passion and many skills in team and personal development. He is an Ambassador for Outward Bound.

Nathan currently works for SPARC on a high performance youth programme, is Director of property development company Beech Adventures and owns his own Sports Events Company – Ten Events.
He is a very relaxed and confident speaker.
He is a member of Toastmasters International and has completed a speaking and media training course with top US Speaker Trainers - Virgil Scudder & Associates, New York.

Bookings and Fees

Local schools / groups / clubs $500 + GST
Local Small Business $750 + GST
Schools NZ $1000 + GST + expenses
Small Business NZ $1500 + GST + expenses

Corporate within NZ $3000 + GST + expenses
Corporate International $4500USD + expenses

Nathan (Orange) breifing the Crunch TV Show safety team

Nathan (Orange) breifing the Crunch TV Show safety team

Nathan (orange) breifing members of the Crunch TV show safety team

Speaking Experience
Customer Comment - "I have been asked to thank you very much for the superb talk you gave to our group on Tuesday. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed listening to you. A number also commented that it was one of the best talks they have listened to, and that they could well understand why you were in demand as a speaker on the celebrity speaking circuit."

2010
- Pipfruit NZ
- Nelson Young Professionals Inc
- Auckland Mayoral Luncheon
- RYLA Auckland
- RYLA Christchurch
- Our Town Breakfast Function
- Upper Moutere School
- Scots College
- RYLA Timaru
- RYLA Whenuapai
- Community House

2009
- NMIT Nelson Graduation
- NMIT Marlborough Graduation
- Special Olympic Foundation
- Sport Marlborough
- Mount Roskill Grammer School
- Hutt International Boys School
- Nelson Canoe Club
- Motueka Probus Club
- Chilton St James School
- EMA Wellness in the Workplace
- RYLA Christchurch
- Gisborne Boys College
- Lyton High School
- Tairawhiti Sporting Excellence Awards
- Gisborne Girls College
- Growing Leaders Conference
- Odessey House
- Nelson Rotary
- Lynfield College
- RYLA Auckland
- Build Opening
- RYLA Hamilton
- NN/Marl Leadership Forum

2008
- Nelson West
- Wanganui High School
- Rangitikei College
- CCL
- Tasman Rugby Union
- Marlborough Boys College
- Fonterra Brands
- Nelson Museum
- Opunake College
- New Plymouth College
- True North
- Halogen Foundation - Wgtn
- Halogen Foundation - CHCH
- Violence Free Campaign
- Adventure Challenge
- Massey University - academy of sport
- Awatapu College

2007
- Probus Nelson
- Linwood College
- Leadership Forum
- Hope Charity Auction
- Hillmorton Highschool
- Techtonics Wellington
- Aranui High School
- Probus Waimea
- Westpac Stadium Leadership Conference
- Aotea College
- Porirua College

2006
- Ohakea Airforce Base
- Motueka High School
- NMIT Graduation Ceremony
- St Pauls Auction
- Wanganui Sports Awards
- Port Nelson
- Hands Up Nelson
- Aoraki Sports Awards
- Opihi College
- Wanganui College
- New Cruise Challenge Quiz / MC
- Stadium Southland
- NMIT Business Diploma Course
- SPARC - Oxford
- Cardrona Ale House
- Wellington Sports Cafe
- Probus
- Motueka Toastmasters
- SPARC - Christchurch
- Avondale Leadership Seminar
· Ocean Essence Limited
· ITO Young Farmers
· OPC – Hillary Challenge
· Glaxo Kline Smith
· TTBC Cricket Luncheon
· NZ Drillers Association
· Sir Jack Newman Awards
· Glenorchy School
· Eco Seagate
· Southern Cross
· SPARC – Dunedin
· Westport Sports Breakfast
· SPARC – Christchurch
· SPARC – Auckland
· Super 8 Tournament
· Kingsway College – Leadership Seminar
· NZ Orienteering Championship Awards

2005
· Cogent
· Konica Minolta
· NBC Celebrity Debate
· Waimea Intermediate
· Nelson Intermediate
· Murchison Area School
· SPARC – Warkworth
· Southland Sports Awards
· Orewa Sports Awards
· SPARC Gisbourne
· SPARC Canterbury
· SPARC Southland
· SPARC Otago
· Garin College - Outward Bound
· Nelson College – Outward Bound
· Infinite Possibilities

2004
· Hewlett Packard
· Vodafone
· Triathlon NZ
· Holden x 2
· Enner Glynn School
· Celebrity Auction
· Kapiti College
· Paraparaumu College
· Motueka Rotary
· Porirua College
· Nelson Multisport Club
· Nelson College – Senior Prize giving
· Motueka Business Awards
· Wellington Rotary
· Canadian Adventure Racing Expo
· Mangere College
· Sport Tasman
· NBC – leadership workshop
· Achievers Leadership
· Auckland Rotary
· Eco Seagate
· Value of Outdoor Education

2003
· Eco Seagate
· Tahoe Middle School
· Future Business Leaders of America
· Garin College
· Blues Assembly
· Aranui High School
· Outward Bound AGM
· Waimea College Sports Awards
· Nelson Triathlon Club
· Summit Real Estate

2002
· Southern Traverse
· Sealords
· Athletic AGM
· Birchwood School
· Nelson Car Club
· Smoke Free Speech Competitions
· Nelson 40 plus club
· Eco Seagate

2001
· Nayland College
· Friends of Tibet Wellington
· Friends of Tibet Nelson

2000
· Achievers Youth Workshop
· Nelson College for Girls