hauling junk type private industry junk removal moving services founded 2004 in washington d.c. founder nick friedman omar soliman headquarters tampa florida united states number of locations 68 franchises 2015 areas served united states and canada key people nick friedman president omar soliman ceo website www.collegehunkshaulingjunk.com college hunks hauling junk and college hunks moving is an american junk removal and moving company with headquarters in tampa florida . 1 the company provides junk removal local and long distance full service moving and office relocation services including in home donation pickup services for non profit partner organizations . the company became operational in 2005 and began franchising in 2007 . 2 the company s services are available to both commercial and residential clients with over 65 % of the junk collected being donated to charities such as goodwill industries recycled reused or incinerated as fuel through the covanta energy corporation . 3 as of september 2013 college hunks hauling junk and college hunks moving had three company owned locations and 47 franchised locations in the united states . 4 contents 1 history 2 in mass media 3 awards 4 see also 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links history edit college hunks hauling junk began operations in 2004 after co founder omar soliman won 10 000 in the annual leigh rothschild business plan contest . 5 upon graduating from the university of miami soliman and partner nick friedman moved to washington d.c. and expanded the company into a full scale operation . in its first two years the company hauled away more than 4 000 tons of junk and as of 2010 was hauling away an average of 10 000 tons each year . 6 in 2008 the company moved its headquarters to tampa florida and began franchising . the organization expanded and appeared on the inc magazine s 500 fastest growing companies list in 2009 . 7 the company was ranked 30 on entrepreneur magazine s top 50 new franchise rankings in 2009 . 8 in mass media edit in september 2008 friedman and soliman tried but failed to secure funding from investors for a new business concept called college foxes packing boxes a full service packing and professional organizing company . 9 the company attempted to gain an investment of 250k for 25 % for the foxes on the abc investment television show shark tank . 10 the investors requested equity in the hunks and their offer on the hunks was 1 000 000 for 10 % . the show s investors ultimately rejected the offer except for robert herjavec who offered 250k for 50 % of the foxes and 10 % of the hunks which was later rejected . soliman and friedman were contestants in the third season premiere of bravo tvs millionaire matchmaker hosted by patti stanger . 11 friedman and his girlfriend appeared on hgtv s house hunters in an episode aired on july 7 2013 . awards edit in 2012 the company earned the top 50 franchisee satisfaction award and the inc hire power award . in 2013 they won the franchise 500 award . 12 see also edit nick friedman omar soliman references edit nick friedman co founder of college hunks hauling junk . ideamensch.com . sarah e. needleman 2011 09 15 . hunks turn summer gig into real business . the wall street journal . retrieved 2011 09 21 . great places to work 18 places deserving honorable mention work & education . washingtonian.com . retrieved 2011 09 19 . locations . collegehunkshaulingjunk.com . retrieved 2013 03 21 . entrepreneurs take home 34 000 in um business plan competition . bus.miami.edu . retrieved 2008 04 24 . local college hunks hauling junk celebrates earth day . setanchor.com . retrieved 2011 09 20 . 6 companies that got a lift from oprah . inc.com . retrieved 2011 09 19 . 2009 new franchise rankings . entrepreneur.com . retrieved 2011 09 19 . plumb tierney 2009 08 07 . college hunks hauling junk founders jump in shark tank . bizjournals.com . retrieved 2011 09 19 . tierney plumb 2009 08 07 . college hunks hauling junk founders jump in shark tank . washington business journal . retrieved 2011 09 21 . the millionaire matchmaker season 3 episode 1 omar and nick . bravo tv official site . retrieved 2011 09 21 . certifications and awards . collegehunkshaulingjunk.com . retrieved 2013 03 21 . further reading edit anthony auman is moving on with college hunks moving asheboro courier tribune college hunks hauling junk becomes a multi million dollar business fox 10 news myfoxphoenix.com how i did it omar soliman ceo of college hunks hauling junk time.com nick friedman how i started college hunks hauling junk entrepreneur.com nick friedman college hunks hauling junk 27 million and counting external links edit official website v t e moving companies of the united states unigroup mayflower united sirva allied global north american independents abf freight arpin atlas bekins college hunks gentle giant interstate national pods shleppers strong college students two men and a truck u pack wheaton xpress movers 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