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HUNKS TALKING JUNK
Hosted by Nick Friedman · business · EN-US
About this Podcast:
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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Booking probability
29%
Guest openness
Selective
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What is HUNKS TALKING JUNK about?
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.
Who hosts HUNKS TALKING JUNK?
HUNKS TALKING JUNK is hosted by Nick Friedman. The show has published 22 episodes to date.
What has HUNKS TALKING JUNK covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Franchise Expert: The Biggest Mistake New Owners Make" (22 October 2026, 44 minutes), "The Youngest College HUNKS Franchise Owner (No Investors, No Cosigner)" (24 September 2026, 51 minutes), and "The Backup QB Who Won 2 Super Bowls | Blaine Gabbert" (10 September 2026, 45 minutes).
How often does HUNKS TALKING JUNK publish?
HUNKS TALKING JUNK publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 22 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on HUNKS TALKING JUNK?
Booking probability for HUNKS TALKING JUNK is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. HUNKS TALKING JUNK requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. HUNKS TALKING JUNK's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch HUNKS TALKING JUNK?
The strongest fits for HUNKS TALKING JUNK are Business & Management Consulting. HUNKS TALKING JUNK has a business audience.
About the host
Nick Friedman hosts HUNKS TALKING JUNK, a business podcast with 22 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Sep 24, 202651 min
College HUNKS co-founder Nick Friedman sits down with Jack Tonnessen to break down how Jack went from a 17-year-old warehouse employee to the youngest College HUNKS franchise owner, financed his own business, built a...
- Sep 10, 202645 min
Blaine Gabbert spent 13 years in the NFL and won two Super Bowls as the backup quarterback. Nick sits down with him onwhat it takes to stay fully prepared for a job you may never be called into, why the routine is the...
- Aug 27, 202637 min
Todd and Anne Smith join College H.U.N.K.S. co-founder Nick Friedman to reveal how they left corporate careers, launched a franchise during COVID, built an award-winning team in Asheville, and led their employees and...
- Aug 13, 202658 min
Founder and investor Shelly Sun Berkowitz joins Nick Friedman to reveal how she built BrightStar Care into a $750 million franchise business, scaled through franchising and national marketing, survived the sacrifices of...
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- Jul 30, 202642 min
In Episode 16 of the HUNKS Talking Junk podcast, Erica Fine shares how she left the corporate world, launched a College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving franchise as a single mother, and grew it into one of the company’s...
- Jul 16, 202652 min
Micah Pueschel is the vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for Iration, the Hawaii-rooted alternative reggae, rock, and pop band known for songs including “Time Bomb” and “Falling.” He shares the business and personal...
- Jul 2, 202646 min
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...
- Jun 18, 20261h 2m
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...
- Jun 4, 202637 min
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...
- May 21, 202652 min
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...
- May 7, 20261 hour
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...
- Apr 23, 202643 min
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...
- Apr 9, 20261h 2m
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...
- Mar 26, 202644 min
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...
- Mar 12, 202639 min
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...
- Feb 26, 202645 min
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...
- Feb 12, 202641 min
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...
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How to Scale Multiple Businesses Without Burning Out
Jan 29, 202642 minDan 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...
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Rays Owner & CEO: The Truth About Buying an MLB Team
Jan 15, 202644 minNick 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...
Recent guests
Recent guests on HUNKS TALKING JUNK. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
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Nick Friedman
TV Personality, Best-selling author, National Franchise Founder, College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk & Moving
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Shelly Sun Berkowitz
Founder and Executive Chairwoman, BrightStar Care
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Tom Hughes
remote-first HR Business Partner and consultant, International Underwriting Association
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Tommy Mello
Founder and CEO, A1 Garage Door Services
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