Nicholas Gulick (he/him/his), M.S., CFRE, ICF-ACC, is the Director of Development at OZ Arts Nashville, a Nashville-based nonprofit arts organization dedicated to innovative, contemporary art and performance experiences, and Principal Empowerment Coach for his namesake executive coaching and consulting firm. Nicholas created "Coaching Your Donors to Give: Relationship-Building Skills for Fundraisers," a program developed to empower professional fundraisers through powerful coaching skills. Recently named on the “The Risers” list of the In Charge honorees in the Nashville Post 2024 Leaders Issue, Nicholas has been recognized for his commitment to community leadership and advocacy.
Previously, Nicholas was the Director of Grants for the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, where he oversaw all grants-related activities to support the center's diverse programming and nationally recognized arts education programs. After beginning his career in retail management, first at The Body Shop and then at Sephora, Gulick decided to return to the arts as the Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager at Nashville Ballet.
Nicholas is the Immediate Past President of Nashville Pride and an active member of Nashville in Harmony, most recently serving on the board of directors and chairing its strategic planning committee. Nationally, Nicholas is a member of the New Harmony Task Force for GALA Choruses and the Professional Education Committee for the Grant Professionals Association. A strategic leadership, communication, and learning and development consultant, Nicholas works with organizations to harness their 'people potential' and advance their missions.
A native of McMinnville, TN, Gulick holds an MS in Strategic Community and Leadership from Belmont University (‘21), a BA in Music, and a BA in Speech Pathology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (‘12). His fundamental values are love, community, presence, heart, connection, and curiosity.