Eric and Nikki Levin have been married for 26 years and have raised their family in Hickory. They have two adult sons, Abe & Tate, both currently living in Utah. Eric, who grew up in Greensboro, and Nikki, a Hickory native, met while they were undergraduate students at The University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Eric received a degree in Communication Studies while Nikki is a graduate of the Cameron School of Business.

Eric is a co-founder of Model Match, Inc a cutting edge SaaS platform revolutionizing business development and talent acquisition processes. In addition, he has served on the Catawba Valley YMCA Board of Managers for over 10 years and currently serves in an Executive leadership capacity. Nikki works part time as a bookkeeper for a local CPA and serves in various capacities for local nonprofits, including Meals on Wheels, the Hickory FamilySearch Center, as well as on the Advisory Board for Redhawk Publishing.