About me

I’m Alexander Forst Olshonsky, but most people call me “Olo,” a nickname that has stuck with me since my disk jockey days as “DJ oLo.”

I am a writer, executive coach, practitioner of somatic psychotherapy, and entrepreneur. I’m the co-founder of Natura Care, a non-profit addiction program harnessing psychedelics. I’m also the founder of Sons of Now, a men’s group for the metamodern man. My inaugural course, Life Not Wasted, is designed to help you break free from the grip of contemporary addictions and cultivate a life so joyous, you won’t need an escape or distraction.

After graduating from Dartmouth College, I spent a dozen years as a technology executive and entrepreneur. I scaled and built revenue teams at some of Silicon Valley’s leading companies, including Twitter, Salesforce, Slack, Copper, and VentureBeat. I also helped build several startups from scratch, with outcomes varying from successful to comically bad. I learned from them all.

During this time, I lived an extreme double life. For nearly a decade, I was the prisoner of a polysubstance addiction, stumbling blindly towards a fate that seemed all but certain. The toll of my addiction was devastating. That I survived is a miracle, and the source of my optimism—for me, for you, and for us.

Since then, I’ve committed myself to recovery, the craft of writing, the healing arts, and the Dharma. Today, I'm a dedicated practitioner of holistic and integral healing. I provide high-performance executive coaching, somatic psychotherapy, and spiritual guidance to business leaders and creatives. I am an expert in overcoming addiction and have helped many individuals enjoy lives free from numbing and distraction.

Through life’s twists and turns, I’ve tasted a rather full range of the human experience, from the depths of despair to the heights of transcendent joy. Along the way, I’ve forged a deep, personal connection with the mystery of existence, and I strive to share the many good graces I’ve been gifted with others.