Conquering The World One Adventure At A Time

Since leaving Saints Girls, international student Nicole Ma’s (Kilburn 2018) life has been one of adventure!

After graduating, Nicole moved to New York and studied fashion design at Pratt Institute. It was here where she was inspired by her passion for snowboarding to found her snowboarding apparel studio, ‘Snow by Nicole’ in 2022. Nicole continues to grow her brand which intertwines fashion aesthetics into outdoor clothing. She is now exploring the West Coast apparel market, having moved to Los Angeles in 2024 to pursue a Master in Entrepreneurship at The University of Southern California.

Outside of her business pursuits, Nicole’s driving passion is extreme sports, including skydiving, motorcycling and snow mountain climbing. “I made my first snow mountain climb in 2024, climbing the Haba Snow Mountain, a 5,396 metre peak in Yunnan, China”, she said. “I started skydiving in 2020 and I am now a wingsuiter and I am currently preparing for the National Cup next month and the World Cup next year.” The adventure in Nicole’s life doesn’t stop at extreme sports. In 2022 and 2023 Nicole embarked on motorcycling trips with her Father to Tibet and Xinjiang, China. “We rode over 8,050 kilometres for each trip and were immersed into the nature. I experienced a lot that I could not get from school or everyday life, although a lot of the trails were so tough we were about to call a rescue team a few times!”

Nicole and her Dad are preparing for their next big adventure and are planning to ride the Pan-American Highway, the longest road in the world, stretching 30,000 kilometres from Alaska to the Southern tip of South America. Nicole, your passion to follow your dreams and live life to the fullest is an inspiration to us all, we can’t wait to hear more about your business success and the exciting adventures that await you.