The word studiolo comes from the Italian Renaissance. It was a private chamber where serious thinkers went to reflect and tune in to divine guidance. It was a space for cultivating wisdom and inspiration. It was a space to prepare oneself for better building, creating, leading and living. This is the spirit we're carrying on.
Nick Decker is a multi-dimensional human based in Cincinnati, Ohio — formerly of Iowa, Chicago, Bloomington, Los Angeles, Asheville, Tryon, Galena and Covington. He cut his teeth and built his character at some cool companies including Everloving Records, Myspace Music, United Talent Agency, Funny Or Die, The Tryon Theatre and, now, The Studiolo.
His interests are ungovernable. He is building the infrastructure through which his polymathic animating spirit can flow forth into an ever-evolving set of value-generating streams, services and structures.
I started The Studiolo because I keep seeing the same thing — gifted people, talented people, building something real. Something they believe in deeply. Completely overwhelmed by the actuality of running a business in 2026.
Some of the most talented people I know end up becoming mercenaries — selling their abilities to the highest bidder, doing work they don't believe in just to survive inside a system that was never designed for people like them. That's the loss I can't accept.
I'm a one-stop shop: brand, website, AI infrastructure, video, content, marketing. One person who understands how all the pieces connect — and can hold the whole picture at once.
I'm not trying to make you dependent on me. I want to set you up to own it — the files, the story, the systems, the tools.
Get in touch. Tell me what you're building.