Dr. Nikki Bart
Elite Mountaineer, World-Record Holder & Cardiologist
Profile
Nikki Bart is an elite mountaineer, and world record holder for being part of the first ever mother-daughter team to climb Mt. Everest.
Upon reaching the top, they also became the first mother-daughter duo to complete the Seven Summits: climbing the highest peak of every continent in the world. Nikki has also skied unsupported to the North Pole and climbed the tallest Volcano in remote Antarctica.
For her accomplishments, she was the recipient of the National Geographic “Spirit of Adventure “Award.
Current Work:
Nikki is also a heart failure and transplant cardiologist, looking after some of the sickest patients in Australia. She performs invasive, high-risk procedures after years of patients to help people with failing hearts. Nikki’s love of helping sick patients has also led her to heart failure research, and she is the laboratory head leading a pioneering research group.
She holds a PhD from Oxford University and has been the recipient of several prestigious leadership and research scholarships including the Fulbright and Sir John Monash Scholarship. Nikki’s unique leadership and teamwork skillset as an elite sportsperson and a highly skilled clinician-researcher make her a sought-after keynote speaker and team facilitator. She teaches yearly on the topics of management and leadership for the Harvard Extension School.
In addition, she has spoken for several high-powered executive teams including the Young Presidents’ Organisation, Google Connected Women and BMW. Nikki’s speakers’ topics include leadership, risk management and goal setting. She is also available for offsite facilitation of executive teams.
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Feedback
Your Keynote on motivation & leadership on the mountain I believe really hit its mark. I've already had several people tell me how much they gained from the session - and how your conversation really added to our overall discussion on the topic. I have seen several discussion posts mentioning how it changed the way they saw a few things at work and were going to adjust their perspective.
Thank you sincerely for your valued support and participation this year especially for our WPO 10th Anniversary Programme event in Leadership.
All of the team were inspired, motivated and in awe of your accomplishments - and of course, it reminded me of how privileged I am to know people like you and Cheryl. We evaluate all of our sessions and with one or two exceptions, you rated 'exceeded expectations', length of time allocated was 'just right' and information presented 'perfect'. Well done to you and again my huge thanks for incorporating some of our change themes into your presentation - this was unexpected and an enormous value add to what we were trying to achieve during the week.
On behalf of the Google Connected Women Australia team, I would like to say a big thank you for taking the time to share your experiences with our community during our Redefine Your Limits & Build Personal Resilience talk. After all the difficult and unpredictable changes our community as a collectively went through during 2020, hearing your remarkable story of lessons learnt from the mountain was a big inspiration and reminder of the strength and willpower we each have.
Some feedback received from attendees included "Nikki in particular was great to hear from as she integrates these big feats into everyday life, making big dreams seem achievable" and "Nikki Bart's 3 messages resonate strongly with me, they were clear and relevant in the current climate. Just like Nikki achieves each of her climbs and lives to tell the story, we will do just the same as we come out of the current mountain we're facing". Our community is incredibly grateful for your insights and personal sharing, and hope to get the chance to hear from you again!
