Nick Friedman

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 & 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]

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  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.
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  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. 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.
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  17. "College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk & Moving - Every move matters". Business View Magazine. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
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  19. "Tampa entrepreneurs honored at EY's annual awards". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
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  28. "Millionaire Matchmaker Nick and Omar Episode". Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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  30. "Nick Friedman LIVE on MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show". Retrieved 23 July 2012.
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