Hi. My name is Nicholas Soper. I am a surfer (water baby), lifelong learner and currently living in Cape Town, South Africa.

Professional Profile

I’ve been a factory worker, barman, student, designer, web developer, strategist, marketer, manager and business owner.

Instead of maintaining multiple sets of professional profiles my work history is available on LinkedIn. If you can’t see my LinkedIn Profile because we are not connected, please send me a message through this website’s contact page or connect on twitter (I don’t tend to accept LinkedIn invitations from people I don’t know). Visit my LinkedIn Profile.

Personal background

Growing up I was given the unique perspective to have lived in England, Kenya, America, South Africa and Cyprus – all before leaving home.

The day after I finished my last high school exam in the Cotswolds area of England,  I started working in factories (12-18 hours a night, 6 nights a week) to save money for a ‘gap year’ before university.  The long hours working in the factory gave me an early (and jarring) perspective into the lives of those who were stuck with the life of factory work.

In the year 2000, I used the proceeds from working in the factories and travelled for 9 months. During this time I surfed a lot while learning about the places I visited and the many different cultures. I passed through L.A, Hawaii, Fiji, Australia, South Africa and Kenya. I started the trip as an 18-year-old school leaver and got to university more independent, better at cooking and a much better surfer.

At university, I studied an Engineering foundation course at The University of Plymouth for a year, before switching to what was known then as Media Lab Arts (now Digital Art and Technology). At the time it was cited as one of the UK’s top digital/design courses by Computer Arts Magazine. I also was treasurer of the surf club for 2 years where I organised surf trips, socials and managed the surf club’s finances.