{"id":3248,"date":"2025-03-28T06:48:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T10:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/speakers\/nick-friedman\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T23:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T03:55:33","slug":"nick-friedman","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/nick-friedman","title":{"rendered":"Nick Friedman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Friedman is co-founder &amp; visionary of College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk &amp; Moving, the largest and fastest-growing junk removal and local moving franchise opportunity in North America. Friedman started the business in college with his childhood best friend Omar Soliman in a beat-up cargo van, and it has grown to over 250 franchises and $300 Million annual sales. 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