What Nick Friedman has said about Shark Tank
3 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 30, 2026
Nick Friedman, Co-founder of College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving and co-author of Effortless Entrepreneur, has been quoted on Shark Tank 3 times in 1 episode of The Dylan Gemelli Podcast, most recently on September 30, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Friedman recounts that Robert Herjavec offered $250,000 for 10 percent, which he considers a fair offer at the time.
“we ended up getting an offer from Robert Herjavec, which was probably a fair offer. I think it was like 10% for 250 grand”
The Dylan Gemelli Podcast: Episode #168: He Turned Down Shark Tank and Built a $300M Business... But Was It Worth It? Featuring Nick Friedman (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 20:08
Friedman believes Shark Tank made entrepreneurship more tangible for families and benefited the American economy.
“I think it brought the spotlight into the kitchen table and families in particular about entrepreneurship”
The Dylan Gemelli Podcast: Episode #168: He Turned Down Shark Tank and Built a $300M Business... But Was It Worth It? Featuring Nick Friedman (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 21:00
Friedman says Shark Tank was not a major driver of success but opened the founders' minds to leveraging mainstream media.
“Maybe not a ton of our success, but I think what it did do is it opened our mind to mainstream media and the way that we could leverage that”
The Dylan Gemelli Podcast: Episode #168: He Turned Down Shark Tank and Built a $300M Business... But Was It Worth It? Featuring Nick Friedman (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 23:44
Episodes
Episode #168: He Turned Down Shark Tank and Built a $300M Business... But Was It Worth It? Featuring Nick FriedmanThe Dylan Gemelli Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 56 min
Dylan Gemelli talks with College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving co-founder Nick Friedman about building the company, Shark Tank, stress, burnout and scaling.
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- The Science of Scaling · 1 quote
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