Nik Halik

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Nik Halik
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Nik Halik
Born
Nikos Halikopoulos

Melbourne, Australia
Occupation
  • Entrepreneur
Years active1988–present

Nikos Halikopoulos (born May 15), known as Nik Halik, is a Greek-Australian financial entrepreneur and Russian trained civilian cosmonaut, adventurer and co-author of the book 5 Day Weekend.[1] He is a permanent resident of the United States.

Early life[]

Halik did not attend school until he was 10 years old. He spend the first years of his life at home reading encyclopedias.[2]

Halik was raised in Melbourne, Australia and is of Greek descent.[3] He is the youngest son of Greek immigrants Konstantinos and Dionisia Halikopoulos.[citation needed]

Business interests[]

Halik is the founder and C.E.O. of companies such as Financial Freedom Institute, Lifestyle Revolution and 5 Day Weekend. He co-founded Poptik and Poptik Authentic, a high tech patented Sub Optic print technology used in world currencies, anti-counterfeit and cannabis consumer brands. Having founded the Thrillionaire movement he is a 5 Day Weekend lifestyle strategist, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, Russian certified civilian cosmonaut, high-adrenaline adventurer and Wall Street Journal best-selling author. He became a multi-millionaire and amassed great wealth through savvy investments in multi-family apartment buildings, consumer-driven businesses and the financial markets. His group of companies have impacted over 1 million lives in over 57 countries. Apart from his other businesses, Nik Halik is also a stakeholder in a number of businesses around the world, including Vertex Media, a Hollywood Television and Film production company. He is currently an active Angel investor and strategic adviser to several tech start-ups in the U.S. Halik has private homes in the Greek Islands, Morocco, the United States and Australia.

Adventures[]

Halik has travelled to 155 countries and participated in a civilian edge of space flight in a modified Soviet-built Mig25 jet.

Cosmonaut training[]

Halik studied at the Yuri Gargarin Cosmonaut Training Academy in Moscow, Russia. He was the back-up cosmonaut for the Russian Soyuz TMA-13 flight to the International Space Station in 2008, though ultimately didn't fly.[4][5]

Books[]

  1. The Thrillionaire (2008)
  2. 5 Day Weekend (2018)

Notes[]

Halik's spaceflight training is also covered in the book "Australia's Astronauts: Countdown to a Spaceflight Dream," 2009, by Colin Burgess.

References[]

  1. ^ Gunderson, Garrett. "Let This Adventure-Entrepreneur Show You How To Literally Ride Success to the Moon". Forbes. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Phadnis, Shilpa. "Disconnect from the grid and do things differently". Timesof India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Bowen, Nigel (May 27, 2014). "Who wants to be a thrillionaire?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. ^ ATKINSON, NANCY. "Space Tourist Flights to ISS Still On, Says Space Adventures". Universetoday. Universe Today. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Space Adventures". Space Adventures. Space Adventures, Ltd. Retrieved May 31, 2020. |first1= missing |last1= (help)

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