World Champion Snowboarder Axel Pauporté

MONDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2010
Submitted By: Mariangela Silvestre

World Champion Snowboarder Axel Pauporté has embarked on a new venture, using his inspiring story and experience to help executives in a new business and personal development training program launched in Australia this week called The Nature of Success.

In The Nature of Success program, Axel Pauporté uses the tools he has learned and developed through international sporting success to work with participants and show how to achieve success in both professional and personal lives.

The program takes 12 executives for five-day intensive retreats on either a snow-covered mountain or beside the ocean. The retreats are designed to introduce executives to a seven-step executive development program that will help them refresh their own sense of purpose and direction, foster balance between their professional and personal lives, and achieve success they can enjoy - both at work and at home.

The Nature of Success seven-step 'whole-of-life' program is delivered by a team of experienced business mentors, together with world champion athletes. The program combines business mentoring with sports coaching and meditation techniques that have helped create world champions.

Snow Retreats will be held in Japan at Hakuba from 1-5 March and at Niseko from 8 -12 March. Ocean Retreats will be held on the NSW North Coast from 22 - 26 March and a Women's retreat at Noosa in May. Subsequent 2010 retreats will be held at selected locations in Australia, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and the USA (Alaska and Hawaii).

The five-day structured program includes presentations, workshops and individual coaching. This learning environment is combined with a daily routine that includes; outdoor exercise, personal reflection and planning in a distraction free environment.

Retreats will also address the work life balance issues of health and fitness (nutrition and exercise) and their role in helping participants achieve personal success. At the conclusion of the Retreat participants will have developed a plan for success and the daily/weekly routines necessary to achieve this change. They will also have access to a mentor to coach/guide through implementation of the plan.

The Nature of Success team includes:

Axel Pauporté (snow retreats) is a former World Snowboarding Champion who pioneered high-mountain extreme snowboarding in Alaska. Axel gave up his studies in law to establish a successful pro career in snowboarding. From understanding who he wasn't, he set about defining who he was. Axel applies the Nature of Success methodology to inspire others to heightened self-awareness to follow their dreams and achieve success.

Taylor Knox (surf retreats) has been a world class big wave surfer for many years and at 38 he is still in the top ten of World Tour Surfing (WCT). 20 years on, Taylor still holds the world record for the biggest wave (16 metres) ever ridden successfully 'off-the-beach'. At 15 Taylor had a paralysing back injury in a car accident and was told he would never surf again. But he fought his way back to fitness to spend 17 years at the top of the ASP World Tour. He shares the wisdom he has gained from his own experiences of continuing on, no matter how many times he was knocked down. Taylor speaks of hardship as 'strength being earned'.

Jeff Sheard & Ed Riley (Business Mentors) are experienced businessmen who have achieved success in sales and marketing, and in leading sales and marketing teams in Australia and overseas. Before starting their own respective businesses they worked together at Rogen International - a training and consulting company that specialises in high stakes executive communication. Rogen is well-known for its key role in promoting Australia's successful bid for the 2000 Olympics. They also share a life-long love of surfing, and recognise the fresh, practical value of applying elite Athlete Coaching to the learning challenges for individuals in the business world.

Axel Pauporté is in Australia and available for interview on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 February 2010. To arrange an interview or for more media information, contact Erin King on 02 9247 2493 or erin@andersonknight.com.au.

Source: Erin King