Nyk is the epitome of a modern-day Renaissance creator. She has woven a tapestry of experience over the last 26 years in roles ranging from cashier to C-suite executive, artist to project manager, illustrator to 3D animator, full-stack web developer, and more.

Nyk holds a degree in Media Arts & Animation, and her portfolio includes clients such as Coca-Cola, Disney, Planned Parenthood, the American Physiological Association, the Center for Sexuality Education, Grantland, and HarperCollins Publishing.

As a business professional, Nyk took on her first managerial role at 17, when she was promoted to front-of-house manager at a fine-dining restaurant on South Padre Island. At 21, Nyk was the youngest person to receive the “Rookie Store Manager of the Year” award while running multiple Blockbuster Video stores in Austin, TX. Nyk was in line to complete district manager training when Redbox and Netflix began to corner the market. After five years with the company, Nyk left Blockbuster to start her first business, Sticks & Stones Landscaping. Two seasons of hot Texas sun later, she sold off the company’s equipment and customer accounts for a profit and dissolved the DBA. Returning to the corporate world as a teller for Bank of America, Nyk learned the ins and outs of the banking industry. Her next venture was with the Central Texas 7-Eleven FOA as its administrative manager, where she handled day-to-day operations, meeting schedules, vendor relations, social media, and other tasks. She left CTX 7-Eleven to co-found UN|HUSHED. As Executive Director of this amazing nonprofit organization, Nyk has helped develop a full K-12 curriculum and publish five handbooks, a children’s book, and six games.

When Nyk steps away from work, she enjoys time with her family and renovating her home in Western Massachusetts.