The College HUNKS Story: From a Beat-Up Cargo Van to $300M Franchise with Nick Friedman
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Shake the Room Fire Nation JLD here and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire, brought to you by High Level, the all-in-one sales and marketing platform, and today we'll be breaking down the college hunks story. From a beat up cargo van to a$300 million franchise. And to drop these value bombs, I have brought Nick Friedman into EOFIR Studios. Nick is the co-founder of College Hunks, a$300 million plus franchise brand. Emmy award winning producer. Best selling author and entrepreneur featured on Shark Tank Oprah, Undercover Boss, and National Media. And today we talk about going from one van to a global brand, scaling through systems, building a brand beyond the business, and oh so much more in a big Thank you for sponsoring today's episode goes to Nick and Ours.
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