Summary
Nick Jordan is a serial entrepreneur and ecosystem builder with 11+ years scaling product-focused businesses, currently leading Unboxed Venture Studio as Managing Partner while continuing to grow Smashing Boxes, a design and engineering agency he founded nearly 15 years ago. He combines hands-on product development and venture building to turn ideas into capitalized companies, with a stated ambition to attract major institutional capital to his region by building a $1B venture studio. Based in Durham, NC, Nick also launches community-focused initiatives like Durham Bottling Co and hosts public conversations through podcasts and The Unboxed Show to share learnings and connect founders. Known for balancing craftsmanship with entrepreneurship, he intentionally blends design, engineering, and commercialization to create ventures that benefit his community and deliver outsized returns.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration, Finance, Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration, Finance at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
HS diploma, HS diploma at North Central HS