Nick emigrated to Chicago from Bulgaria over 30 years ago and founded his first company in 1996 (which is still alive and well to this day). Nick has extensive experience in commercial services, restaurants, real-state, and tech. He was the co-founder and CEO of dash camera pioneer SmartWitness in 2012, sold to Sensata Technologies (NYSE: ST) in 2021. Nick brings the most wrinkles to SmoothBrain, but still quite smooth. Partnering with Chris for over 10 years hasn't helped his case. 

Favorite quote: "Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions."

Chris grew up in the Chicago suburbs and lived downtown for several years after graduating college in 2006. After working for the man and a couple failed startups, he co-founded SmartWitness with Nick in 2012 and headed the engineering, product and marketing departments. Chris left SmartWitness, after it was acquired by Sensata, in May 2022 to pursue his dream of being a venture capitalist and spending more time with his wife and two children. Chris is the smoother of the two brains, barely a single wrinkle in fact.

Favorite quote: "Fear is your only god!"