Nick Woodman

Nicolas D. Woodman often remarked as Nick Woodman, is an American businessman and CEO and the founder of GoPro. He is known for giving a new dimension to photography by bringing easy and accessible innovations to the Camera.

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Biography and Early Life

Nick was born on 24th June 1975. His father, Dean Woodman, was a co-founder of the Investment bank ‘Robertson Stephens,’ and his mother, Concepcion Socarras, was of Hispanic descent. Later, his mother had her second marriage with Irwin Freedman. Nick’s childhood took place in Menlo Park and Atherton, California. He used his parents’ venture capital connections to launch GoPro as he received $235,000 from his Silicon Valley based investment banker father.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Nick Woodman in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Nick Woodman’s age is 46 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 24 June 1975. Though, he is 6′4″ in feet and inches and 193 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 141 lbs in Pound and 64kg in Kilograms.

Education

Nick had his schooling at Menlo School. He then went to the University of California to earn a bachelor’s degree in visual arts and a minor in creative writing. After school only, Nick started opening up start-ups; the first was a website EmpowerAll.com and the second was Funbug, a gaming and marketing platform. But, actually, both of his start-ups didn’t start off.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Nick is married, and his wife is Jill R. Scully, and they also have three children together. He also used to own an estate in Woodside, California, which he named ‘Boogie Ranch’ and was sold for $20 million. Other than his business, he is also significantly ahead in charitable contributions. After a successful IPO, he donated 5.8 million shares of GoPro stock to ‘Jill + Nicholas Woodman Foundation’ a Silicon Valley community foundation.

He has been one of the biggest donors in the tech industry, and this has also angered investors as he can get away with capital gain tax and avoid the 180 day waiting period after an IPO. He also donated through his foundation to a child abuse prevention center and a community center in San Francisco. He was also honored with BUILD for his philanthropic works.

Is NICK WOODMAN Gay?

NO … as per the sources searched for this article, there is nothing even talking about that. Also, he is married and is a father of 3 children. So, we can say that his sexual orientation lies Straight.

Professional Career

The idea of GoPro came into Nick’s mind during his Australia and Indonesia trip, where he saw amateur photographers facing difficulties in taking high-quality pictures. That’s precisely what also suggested the title of the company as well. Nick himself was just using a 35mm camera attached to his palm through a rubber band and then take pictures.

He decided to develop a ‘Belt’ for a camera that would be attached to one’s body. He started his funding by borrowing from his own parents and selling ‘Shells’ they brought from Bali. The first GoPro product was a 35mm film camera developed by a Chinese company named Hotax with GoPro strips. The product evolved into a compact digital camera supporting WiFi, remote control, waterproof housing, and recording to micro SD Card.

In 2012, the Taiwanese company acquired 8.88% of the company for $200 million, setting the market value at $2,25 billion, also making Nick a Billionaire. In 2014, GoPro went public for the first time, and also Nick was the highest-paid US chief executive at that time. GoPro then partnered with the NHL, and the NHL would improve the viewing experience.

After 2016, GoPro has made a series of job cuts, nearly 7% of his work force and then an additional 15% to curtail all its non-core activities, especially the Entertainment division. In 2016, GoPro also faced a classic action lawsuit alleging making false and misleading statements, failing to disclose flaws, and overstating consumer demand. Following all this, he was also named in 2016 Fox Business articles as one of the worst CEOs of the year.

Awards

He was awarded the National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year award in the ‘retail and consumer products’ category in 2013. In 2014, Nick, on behalf of the whole GoPro, received an Emmy Award for Technology and Engineering in the category of inexpensive Small Rugged HD Camcorders.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of NICK WOODMAN in 2021

Nick Woodman has been a very successful entrepreneur and has earned pretty decent amounts from his GoPro business and other ventures. His net worth is estimated to be around $350 million as of 2021, which is clearly justified keeping in mind the innovation he brought in the sector.

Nick Woodman is one of the most prominent entrepreneurs. He gave a completely new idea to the way people looked at photography, making it innovative and easy to use. He started from a small 35 mm camera, and with hard work, innovation and diligence, he took his company GoPro to enormous heights. Though he has suffered setbacks and downfall in the past few years, but we hope he recovers his company from that, as it will be beneficial not just for him but for the whole Technical world.