Nick Friedman

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Nick Friedman, born in 1981, is an American entrepreneur best known for co-founding College Hunks Hauling Junk and College Hunks Moving with his lifelong friend and business partner, Omar Soliman.[1] He co-authored "Effortless Entrepreneur, Work Smart, Play Hard, Make Millions" with Soliman.[2] Friedman is also a TV personality who has appeared on multiple TV shows, a public speaker, and a co-executive producer of the documentary, "Beware of Mr. Baker."[3]

Early life[]

Nick Friedman grew up in Washington, D.C. Area where he attended the Sidwell Friends School.[4] Following graduation in 2000, he attended Pomona College in California where he played basketball for four years.[5]

Career[]

After graduating from college, Friedman worked briefly as an economic research analyst for Marsh and McLennan Companies, Inc.[6] In summer 2002, before senior year in college, he joined Omar Soliman to haul junk in their community to earn extra money.[7][8] Initially, they used to haul junk from houses, offices and different entities in Omar's mother's cargo van.[9] He quit employment to pursue entrepreneurship at College Hunks Hauling Junk with Omar Soliman, a business they had founded while in college.[6][10][11] The term H.U.N.K.S from the name 'College Hunks Hauling Junk', is an acronym for Honest, Uniformed, Nice, Knowledgeable, Students.[12][13]

He is a contributing writer on the Huffington Post Blog.[14]

Organizations[]

Nick Friedman is a board member of the Entrepreneur's Organization (EO) and the Young Presidents Organization (YPO). He is also a founding member of the Youth Entrepreneur Council.[15][16]

In 2015, Friedman joined the Florida chapter of YPO and also partnered with a national non-profit organization named 'Feeding Children Everywhere'.[17][15]

Awards and recognition[]

In 2008, Friedman was listed by Inc. Magazine as one of the "Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30".[18]

Nick Friedman and his partner were among the 2018 winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Florida Award.[19]

At the age of 22, Friedman and his friend became the youngest franchisors in the U.S.[20][21]

Public Speaking[]

Friedman has appeared at TCU as a thought leader where he talked to Neely School students, faculty, staff and the DFW community about innovation.[22] He was a guest speaker at the Startup Grind where he talked about his journey from being a school kid to being a "trash-man".[23]

He also appeared on the Suncoast Business Forum as a guest and talked about College Hunk's journey from scratch to what it is at present.[24][25] Friedman is also a speaker at CCW.[26]

Television[]

Friedman has appeared on the following television programs: ABC's Shark Tank,[27] Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker,[28] The Nate Berkus Show, FOX Business News,[29] The Dylan Ratigan Show[30] and House Hunters.

Filmography[]

Title Year Role Reference(s)
The Millionaire Matchmaker 2008 Himself [31][32][33][34]
Shark Tank 2009 Himself [35][36][37]
Beware of Mr. Baker 2012 Executive producer [3][38]
The Pitch 2012 Himself [39][40]
House Hunters 2013 Himself [41]
Below Deck 2013 Himself [42][43]
Jobs That Don't Suck 2014 Himself [44][45][46]
Blue Collar Millionaires 2015 Himself [47][10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Advice From College Hunks: How to Start a Company With Your Best Friend". CBS News. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Nick Friedman". Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Variety Reviews". Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  4. ^ Heath, Thomas (22 Sep 2008). "Building Piles of Trash Into Heaps of Cash". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  5. ^ "This Guy Quit His Consulting Job To Haul People's Junk, And Is Now Making Millions". 8 Aug 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  6. ^ a b Heath, Thomas (22 September 2008). "Building Piles of Trash Into Heaps of Cash". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Tampa Bay's 10 Leading Men 2013: Nick Friedman". The Tampa Magazine. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  8. ^ Council, Young Entrepreneur (2010-11-16). "Nick Friedman: How I Started College Hunks Hauling Junk". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  9. ^ "Moving Company Uses Angie's List to Grow". Angie's List | Join for FREE to see 10 Million Verified Reviews. 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  10. ^ a b Friedman, Omar Soliman & Nick. "Omar Soliman & Nick Friedman". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  11. ^ Hayes, Marianne. "How you can have $1 million by the time you're 40". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  12. ^ "The business of junk is growing led by old TVs". Daily Record. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  13. ^ Friedman, Omar Soliman & Nick. "Omar Soliman & Nick Friedman". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  14. ^ "The Huffington Post: Nick Friedman Blog". Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  15. ^ a b "The Effortless Entrepreneur: Nick Friedman - YPO". YPO. 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  16. ^ "Nick Friedman, Official Member of Young Entrepreneur Council". Young Entrepreneur Council. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  17. ^ "College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk & Moving - Every move matters". Business View Magazine. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  18. ^ "Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30". Inc.com. 1899-11-30. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  19. ^ "Tampa entrepreneurs honored at EY's annual awards". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  20. ^ "This Guy Quit His Consulting Job To Haul People's Junk, And Is Now Making Millions". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  21. ^ "Embracing SUCCESS: Interview with Nick Friedman and Omar Soliman - Lessons from a Recovering Doormat". Lessons from a Recovering Doormat. 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  22. ^ TCU (2012-05-11), Bolin Innovation Forum Featuring Entrepreneur Nick Friedman, retrieved 2018-09-17
  23. ^ Startup Grind Local (2014-11-20), Startup Grind Tampa Bay Hosts Nick Friedman (College Hunks Hauling Junk), retrieved 2018-09-17
  24. ^ College HUNKS (2018-05-29), Nick Friedman & John Gainor | SUNCOAST BUSINESS FORUM, retrieved 2018-09-17
  25. ^ Nick Friedman Preview | Suncoast Business Forum, retrieved 2018-09-17
  26. ^ "Nick Friedman | Customer Contact Week Vegas". Customer Contact Week Vegas. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  27. ^ Plumb, Tierney (7 Aug 2009). "College Hunks Hauling Junk founders jump in 'Shark Tank'". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  28. ^ "Millionaire Matchmaker Nick and Omar Episode". Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  29. ^ "Fox Business News". Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  30. ^ "Nick Friedman LIVE on MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show". Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  31. ^ The Millionaire Matchmaker (TV Series 2008– ), retrieved 2018-09-12
  32. ^ Mui, Ylan Q. (2010-06-06). "Whatever Happened To ... ... The college hunks and their junk business". ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  33. ^ Fortini, Amanda. "The Mating Game". Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  34. ^ The Millionaire Matchmaker, retrieved 2018-09-12
  35. ^ Shark Tank (TV Series 2009– ), retrieved 2018-09-12
  36. ^ "Shark Tank holding open casting calls". miamiherald. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  37. ^ Pounds, Marcia Heroux. "'Shark Tank' auditions coming to Miami". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  38. ^ Beware of Mr. Baker (2012), retrieved 2018-09-12
  39. ^ The Pitch (TV Series 2012– ), retrieved 2018-09-12
  40. ^ "The Pitch S2 Ep1 - College Hunks Hauling Junk". NITV. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  41. ^ House Hunters (TV Series 1999– ), retrieved 2018-09-12
  42. ^ Below Deck (TV Series 2013– ), retrieved 2018-09-12
  43. ^ "Bravo's 'Below Deck' to have some familiar faces on new episode". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  44. ^ Jobs That Don't Suck, retrieved 2018-09-12
  45. ^ "'Jobs That Don't Suck' Spotlight: A College Hunk Breaks Down His Brilliant Business Model". MTV News. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  46. ^ "BBE 71 | Nick Friedman President & Owner College Hunks Hauling Junk & Author of The Effortless Entrepreneur | Business Buff Entrepreneurs from Business Buff Entrepreneurs | Who Turned Their Concepts Into Cold Hard Cash". stitcher.com. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  47. ^ "Blue Collar Millionaires: College Hunks Hauling Junk – 495 Productions". 495productions.com. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
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