Brayden Olson

Who is Brayden Olson?

Brayden William Blaine Olson is an American entrepreneur and videogame designer. He is currently the CEO of Novel, Inc. a videogame and enterprise simulation developer in the Seattle-area.

Brayden was selected by Entrepreneurs' Organization as the top Student Entrepreneur for the Pacific Northwest and entire West Coast in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards competition. In 2011, he became the youngest entrepreneur ever admitted to the Seattle chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

In 2011, the city of Bellevue, Washington elected him the Young Professional of the Year in the Chamber of Commerce Eastside Business Awards, and Novel one of the top three emerging businesses in the region. Fortune Magazine selected him and Novel as one of the five 2011 “Start Up Idols," however Clever Sense was selected as the final winner.

Brayden was also the original designer of Empire & State, where he then hired on and worked with veteran videogame designers Toby Ragaini and Mike Marr to finish the project.

He is currently also working with the University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business on an experimental project to "bring videogames into the business world." This enterprise simulation is being built for a yet unannounced Fortune 1000 company in the Pacific Northwest, and is a new category of products which the University of Washington’s Center for Leadership & Strategic Thinking hopes to become a leader in.