Nicholas Kristok
Nicholas is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for service. He has founded multiple non-profit organizations, most recently Fleece & Thank You, an innovative 501(c)3 operating charity that connects the donor directly to their cause through video message technology and delivers comfort and hope in the form of a fleece blanket and personalized video message to children suffering in the hospital. Nicholas has non-profit experience dating back to 2012 when he founded his first non-profit, Gigs For Good, which strove to provide funding for mission trips for high school students.
Nicholas is a double alumnus of Oakland University, graduating in 2013 with his Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration and graduating a year later with his Master of Business Administration in 2014. While attending Oakland University, Nicholas was very involved, including playing for the NCAA Div I Men’s Varsity Soccer team. A three-year captain for the team, Nicholas helped lead the program to three conference championships. He also played for the Oakland University Men’s DIII Club Hockey team, and was active in student activities as a leadership consultant. He was a four-year employee in the Disability Support Services Center, helping in the Peer Transition Assistance Program as a mentor for students on the Autism Spectrum.
Nicholas achieved notoriety from several major university and national awards while at Oakland. He was awarded the 2013 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for being the #1 graduating senior in all of Men’s NCAA Collegiate Soccer. In 2013, he became the first athlete to win the Human Relations Award from Oakland University, given to the top graduating senior exemplifying leadership, service, and humanitarian efforts on campus and in the local community. He also received the Center for Student Activities “Student Leader of the Year” award for his hard work and dedication to student involvement and engagement.
Upon graduation from his MBA in 2014, Nicholas signed a professional soccer contract in Brisbane, Australia, where he spent two years playing. He also continued to pursue his passion of non-profits, having a hand in five major non-profits while he lived there. He now lives in Novi, MI and is the Executive Director for the above-mentioned Fleece & Thank You and the Founder of a startup technology company called Empathy313.
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