HUNKS TALKING JUNK

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...

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 entrep...

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...

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...

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...

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 aut...

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.

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 b...

Magnus and Karin Olason are multi-territory College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk and Moving franchise owners operating across the Greater Seattle area. Originally from Iceland and Brazil, the couple moved to the United States and went all-in on franchising in 2017. After generating $1M in their first year, they scaled their operation to multiple territories producing $7.5M in annual revenue while build...

Brad Oleshansky joins Nick Friedman on HUNKS Talking Junk to break down how he went from entertainment attorney to building a $150M automotive destination and why everyone told him it would fail. Brad Oleshansky is the Founder of The Motor Enclave, a $150M automotive playground in Tampa featuring a 1.72 mile performance track, off-road experience, luxury garages, and a 40,000 square foot event ven...

In episode 4 of the HUNKS Talking Junk Podcast, host Nick Friedman sits down with Scott Leffel to break down how he left a high paying corporate career, didn’t take a paycheck for 18 months, and built one of the fastest growing College HUNKS franchises with a $40 million vision rooted in culture and leadership. Scott Leffel is a top franchise owner of College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk & Moving i...

Dan Fleyshman is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist best known for becoming the youngest founder of a publicly traded company in history. After licensing his apparel brand for $9.5 million as a teenager, he scaled an energy drink into 55,000 retail stores, built one of the world’s top online poker platforms, invested in over 40 companies, launched major live business events, and h...

Nick Friedman sits down with Ken Babby to talk leadership, ownership, and what it really takes to rebuild a professional sports franchise under intense public pressure. Ken Babby is the Co-Owner and CEO of the Tampa Bay Rays and a longtime sports executive who built his career from minor league baseball ownership to now becoming a co-owner and leading a Major League Baseball franchise during one o...

In the first episode of Hunks Talking Junk, host Nick Friedman sits down with his longtime friend and co-founder Omar Soliman to share the real story behind building College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk & Moving from a single cargo van into a $300M national brand. Along with lessons on entrepreneurship, leadership, business partnerships, company culture, and branding. This episode is for leaders wh...