Nick was previously CEO at Dwelling. He received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and is an active supporter of Mu Chapter, Sigma Pi as a director of the Mu Chapter Educational Foundation. After dropping out of Harvard Business School, Nick and Shannon Kay worked on a business idea in the home-service industry (connecting homeowners and apartment tenants who need home maintenance support with professionals) and realized that AI could make lead generation platforms faster and cheaper. With that idea, they built Brooklyn-based Topline Pro and have raised $17 million from investors like Forerunner Ventures and BBG. The company, with its generative AI product, has served thousands of businesses in nearly all 50 states, most of them small blue-collar business owners. Nick was recently recognized by Forbes magazine in their 2023 “30 under 30” list. Nick Ornitz links: LinkedIn; Forbes.
