NICK OLSON

Nick Olson is a serial entrepreneur who is passionate about building community spaces.  A Traverse City native, he spent some time in New Jersey and Pennsylvania before boomeranging back in 2019, and is now a part of creating ⁠ELEV8 Climbing and Fitness⁠, ⁠Grand Traverse Social Sports⁠, and ⁠Hearth Sauna⁠.  He is easily excited by new ideas, and convinced that we all need to spend more time together.  You are most likely to find Nick playing on the slackline in the corner of ELEV8 or over the Boardman River, gardening in his backyard, playing soccer or kickball at the Civic Center, cooking meals for friends, or wandering happily in the woods.

“I am passionate about seeing the magic thats right in front of me and inspiring others to see and feel it too. EXPAND is a storytelling event featuring individuals who find fulfillment from the inside out, wherever they are. How they came to find the little things that make them come alive and how they continue to expand their being from right here,. Mindful, aware, present, grateful. Never arriving, always expanding.” - Chelsea Bay