Nigel Sharper was born in Louisiana and moved to Minneapolis, MN as a youth in the 90s. Sharper is the middle child of 3 boys raised by an entrepreneur mother who is a marriage and family therapist and a father who is a retired supervisor from one of the largest pasta manufacturers in United States. Sharper has worked in the nonprofit sector since 2012 as a certified case manager, mental health practitioner and project manager. He has purposely worked to better communities through volunteer work, coaching youth sports and working with nonprofit programs that work with underserved communities. As a father of one son (Kaiden Sharper) Sharper hopes his work within the community benefits Kaiden as he develops into a young man.