Nick Friedman

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Nick Friedman (born 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, public speaker, and co-executive producer of the documentary Beware of Mr. Baker. [3]

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Early life

Friedman grew up in the 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 the summer of 2002, before his senior year in college, he joined Omar Soliman in hauling junk in their community to earn extra money. [7] [8] Initially, they hauled 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, Service. [12] [13]

Affiliations

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. [14] [15]

In 2015, Friedman joined the Florida chapter of YPO and also partnered with a national non-profit organization named 'Feeding Children Everywhere'. [16] [14]

Awards and recognition

In 2008, Friedman was listed by Inc. Magazine as one of the "Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30". [17]

Friedman and his partner were among the 2018 winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Florida Award. [18]

At the age of 22, Friedman and his friend became the youngest franchisors in the U.S. [19] [20]

Television

Friedman has appeared on the following television programs: ABC's Shark Tank, [21] Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker, [22] The Nate Berkus Show, FOX Business News, [23] The Dylan Ratigan Show, [24] House Hunters, and Undercover Boss.

Filmography

TitleYearRoleReference(s)
The Millionaire Matchmaker2008Himself [25] [26] [27] [28]
Shark Tank2009Himself [29] [30] [31]
Beware of Mr. Baker2012Executive producer [3] [32]
The Pitch2012Himself [33] [34]
House Hunters2013Himself [35]
Below Deck2013Himself [36] [37]
Jobs That Don't Suck2014Himself [38] [39] [40]
Blue Collar Millionaires2015Himself [41] [10]

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