HUNKS TALKING JUNK

Nick Friedman
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Hunks Talking Junk is a podcast hosted by widely recognized & award-winning entrepreneur Nick Friedman that focuses on leadership, branding, and company culture through real conversations with highly successful entrepreneurs, leaders, and franchise owners. Each episode is a value-packed roughly 30-minute discussion designed to serve leaders and entrepreneurs looking to elevate their results in business and life. New episodes every other Thursday at 10am.

  1. -21 ч

    From Homeless to Million-Dollar Franchise Owners in 9 Years

    Adrian Thomas and Austin Thomas are brothers, College Hunks franchise owners, and the team behind the North Columbus, Ohio location. They rose through leadership roles, learned the business from the inside out, leaned on their faith through major personal loss, and eventually returned home to Ohio to buy and rebuild a struggling franchise. They Talk About: ◼️How Austin went from being homeless and living in his brother’s car to becoming a business owner ◼️Why their father’s death became a turning point that pushed them to go all in ◼️How starting on the trucks taught them leadership, humility, trust, and emotional intelligence ◼️Why faith, family, and serving people became the foundation of their franchise success ◼️How they took a major pay cut, bet on each other, and turned a struggling location around 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - Welcome to the show 2:37 - Starting out on the truck 4:04 - Austin's homelessness story 9:14 - Learning leadership lessons 12:50 - Becoming managers timeline 14:28 - Father's passing 20:02 - Leading former peers 26:14 - Deciding to buy franchise 39:30 - Finding work-life balance

    46 мин.

  2. 18 июн.

    The Infomercial Inventor Says This Is The Next Billion-Dollar Sales Channel

    Kevin Harrington is a serial entrepreneur with over 50 years of experience, the inventor of the modern infomercial, one of the original Sharks on Shark Tank, a pioneer behind the As Seen On TV industry, and a business builder connected to more than $6 billion in sales. They talk about: ◼️How Shark Tank forced investors to make million dollar decisions with almost no due diligence ◼️Why most entrepreneurs lose after getting money because they expect the investor to run the business ◼️How the “tease, please, seize” formula creates an irresistible offer that gets customers to buy ◼️Why Celsius grew from a tiny stock into a multi billion dollar brand using gyms and influencers ◼️How TikTok Shop, AI commercials, and live selling are becoming the modern version of the infomercial 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Shark Tank origin story 07:20 - Getting recruited for the show 11:33 - Departure from Shark Tank 17:15 - Shark Tank's cultural impact 23:41 - Building the infomercial business 28:35 - What makes a great pitch 32:14 - Founding Entrepreneurs Organization 38:31 - Celsius and board investing 49:35 - TikTok and the future of shopping

    1 ч. 2 мин.

  3. 4 июн.

    Marine Veteran: Two Iraq Deployments Couldn't Prepare me for This

    Tom Hughes is a Marine Corps veteran, College HUNKS franchise owner in Omaha, Nebraska, former Franchise Advisory Council Chair, and leadership-focused entrepreneur who has built successful teams in fitness, sales, technology, and franchising. After serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, Tom dedicated his career to helping others grow personally and professionally while developing high-performing teams and strong company cultures. 0:00 - Guest intro: Tom Hughes 1:40 - Growing up in a small town 3:11 - Joining the Marine Corps 4:30 - Transitioning to civilian life 5:35 - Starting a fitness business 13:00 - Discovering College Hunks franchise 17:51 - Military resilience applied to business 21:05 - Franchise Advisory Council role 23:15 - Leading through COVID 25:16 - Managing team turnover 29:29 - Having hard conversations

    37 мин.

  4. 21 мая

    What Kobe, Jordan & LeBron Taught Me About Greatness!

    Tamar Slay is a former NBA player, Marshall University Hall of Famer, and founder of Slay Basketball Academy. After a successful professional basketball career with the New Jersey Nets, Charlotte Bobcats, and teams across Europe, Tamar transitioned into coaching, mentorship, and youth development while building a nationally respected basketball training brand. 00:00 - Introduction 05:10 - Mentors who showed up 10:41 - Sit in the storm 13:16 - Marshall years 19:00 - NBA draft night 23:17 - Mental health breakthrough 25:00 - Guarding Kobe and Jordan 32:27 - Nine years in Europe 40:00 - Near-death health scare 44:30 - Slay Basketball Academy 49:08 - Ranking Jordan, Kobe, LeBron

    52 мин.

  5. 7 мая

    $10M+ Franchise Owners | They Predicted Their Success 10 Years Before It Happened!

    Nick Friedman sits down with Steven Nickels and Ted Panebianco to celebrate the 10th episode milestone of HUNKS Talking Junk, sharing the incredible story of how Steven helped build the operational foundation of College HUNKS as the company’s first executive employee 18 years ago before he and Ted went on to build the brand’s largest $10M+ franchise operation in just 10 years, all while overcoming the 2008 crash, maxing out credit cards, adopting their son during launch, and proving their vision was possible from the very beginning.

    1 ч.

  6. 23 апр.

    Why Most Entrepreneurs Stay Stuck And Never Scale | Tommy Mello

    Nick Friedman sits down with Tommy Mello to break down how to scale a home service business from nothing to billions, covering branding, hiring, leadership, and the systems that actually drive growth. Tommy Mello is the “Home Service Billionaire,” founder of A1 Garage Door Service, a $200M+ company with a billion dollar valuation and over 700 employees across 19 states. He's a best-selling author, top 0.01% podcast host, and business educator helping entrepreneurs scale service companies.

    43 мин.

  7. 9 апр.

    The Biggest Lie About Nonprofits And Leadership

    Nick Friedman sits down with his sister Alison Friedman for a special episode recorded in honor of National Sibling Day, where they dive into leadership, nonprofit strategy, mission driven culture, international business, and why the performing arts can bring people together in an age of loneliness and distraction.

    1 ч. 2 мин.

  8. 26 мар.

    Leadership Expert: The Mistakes That Destroy Businesses And Kill Growth

    Kevin Brown joins Nick Friedman to break down leadership, culture, branding, resilience, purpose, and what it really takes to build extraordinary teams that care. Kevin Brown is a global motivational speaker, bestselling author, and leadership expert known for THE HERO EFFECT, UNLEASHING YOUR HERO, and BE THE G.O.A.T., and he helped grow Servpro from a family business into a multi-billion-dollar brand before becoming one of the world’s most in-demand keynote speakers. 00:00 - Introduction 02:43 - Leadership 08:11 - Self Care 13:11 - Franchise Advice 17:32 - Disaster Cleanup 24:31 - Purpose 27:57 - Branding 31:19 - The Hero Effect 35:35 - Culture

    44 мин.
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Hunks Talking Junk is a podcast hosted by widely recognized & award-winning entrepreneur Nick Friedman that focuses on leadership, branding, and company culture through real conversations with highly successful entrepreneurs, leaders, and franchise owners. Each episode is a value-packed roughly 30-minute discussion designed to serve leaders and entrepreneurs looking to elevate their results in business and life. New episodes every other Thursday at 10am.

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    Nick Friedman
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    2 тыс.
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