Two Friends Threw Away Corporate Gigs To Throw Away Junk | Blue Collar Millionaire | CNBC Prime

Nick Friedman and Omar Soliman of College Hunks Hauling Junk in Tampa, Florida threw away their cushy corporate gigs so they could throw away junk.
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[@OnlyTheFinest125]

Maserati Ghibli Car guys- laugh uncontrollably 😂☠️

[@danhernandez4585]

He said his real baby was on its way

[@CaptainPlanet007]

Basic cars. Either not really rich or no taste!

[@elilopez2517]

Every wannabe buys a Maserati

[@danhernandez4585]

eli lopez I can see that as you can consider it as an entry level Ferrari. They are also good to run to meetings or take your golf clubs in like Nick does.

[@pirkkala]

they still have ferrari v6s in em

[@wakilinjogu1727]

did the wife of omar say we did it and she wasnt there when they used an old van and few dollars

[@alexkace6620]

JAY BLAZE or just not get married?

[@GameFuMaster]

@@alexkace6620 A clever man solves a problem. A wise man avoids it.

[@GeneralHensaleey]

Hhh she didn’t He did it lol

[@firesign4297]

😄😄😂

[@rudolphcasillas2003]

I have a friend of mine that I do work for sometimes he owns a very successful business doing construction he married a girl from Thailand when he met her she was just a food server in a restaurant anyway his son didn't like her because she always had an attitude problem like some kind of ego problem and she wasn't very polite to me either and I told my friend he should get a prenuptial agreement and he said no not with Linda in about 10 years went by she was a manager of his company next thing he knew she robbed him that cost him a lot of money and problems and of course my friend divorced the girl from Thailand and because of this girl from Thailand all of the lower-ranking employees were terminated because of her actions because there was no money to pay them and my friend was in trouble with the IRS because of what his wife did and the smartest thing that he could ever done was get a divorce from her what she did and to this day this woman has an ego problem

[@mustolourien5823]

The big thing here is they're still friends, money hasn't changed them and both still go out to work not cramping in an office somewhere.

[@MichaelOrtega]

musto lourien the biggest thing is, colleges did nothing for them. I also dropped out and it was the best decision I made 8 years ago. College is a great “regular money” strategy. But if you have real business ideas, colleges is not the answer

[@CarsSupercars]

Blue Collar Millionaire is good series by CNBC♥️🙏

[@samwarmate9291]

Promothash Boruah you are absolutely right about this series,I just discovered it today.it is so inspiring I just love it.

[@parkeranderson5074]

Agreed.

[@reggie8370]

Depressing and inspiring at the same time

[@galaxytransport3287]

“”We””made it”...bish pls..HE made it.

[@alexkace6620]

Galaxy Transport he makes money selling franchises like selling courses .. it’s a scam lol

[@alexkace6620]

B.S. MBA you think your smarter because you went to college. Any one can go to college. It’s meaningless .. you were just taught go to college go to college. You know nothing about business, only theoretical business

[@alexkace6620]

B.S. MBA women are more educated by college because the men are un interested in college and prefer trades jobs.

[@alexkace6620]

You think women are so educated then why are they complaining about gender wage gap when they to go college? Lololol

[@vlKenzo]

Notice the “yup”

[@yuhboris304]

Everything about this business makes it sound exactly like something that a kid would think up for their high school entrepreneurship project lol

[@boki543]

Amazing to see. As an unemployed educated professional I am seriously considering starting a business like this in my town. There is alot of money in unsexy business

[@i000_]

4:37 Did she really just say "We did it" 🤣🤣 you ain't do sh*t but lay on your back or knees.... They did it as in him and his college buddy!

[@parkeranderson5074]

The look in his eyes at that moment😬

[@parkeranderson5074]

B.S. MBA It’s all relative. At what point was there any credit given to them by the guys or the show? All they showed us is the girls enjoying the money and not playing any significant role in the business side of things. Sure,they could have been the backbone for these guys when things got tough and that is admirable but then if that is the case shame on those two men for not giving credit where it’s due. Anyways, things may not always be how they appear. We can all appreciate these types of stories of people who started from “nothing” to living the “American Dream” but we don’t know all the facts. They are selling a story and maybe it will light a fire 🔥 under someone’s butt that needs to be motivated to move and that’s good. If you want it and you’re willing to do whatever it takes you can achieve it. The thing is that sometimes we covet what others have but we’re not willing to put in the work. Dang I’m getting into too many rabbits holes here. Have a good one, bye.

[@TT-ft5hk]

She is his wife for God sake. Come on people. Most comments here focusing on that part. That's why most people can't make it in life as they see it from a position of greed.

[@joshuanaismith2427]

I'm pretty successful myself and I can say that I wouldn't be where I am without my girlfriend.... So the "we did it" saying is true..... They did it together she probably was his mental support when nobody counted on him, cooked, cleaned and took care of her man.... Now he's taking care of her....

[@Mokarney]

4:40 - $110,000 on a Maserati Ghibli. LOL This dude likes to throw away his money!

[@johncuervo3019]

When you have that much coming in then 110 is not going to be missed

[@TheDrill65]

@4:37 We did it...... Hahaha

[@thetaylorbunch9614]

I live in Delaware and these guys are all the way up here.Great job guys....

[@blackcode9174]

Wife was like we did it lmfao

[@4chukwuebuka]

💯 i saw that lol

[@skinykeny]

The video makes absolutely no comments about how they made it. What they charge, how they charge, how much each job makes?!

[@johncuervo3019]

Well it's already expensive to have a dumpster dropped off on a job site so I would assume having human labor take off your trash isn't cheap

[@RichardHernandez-pz7bt]

in Los Angeles a company we paid to haul off junk charged us $1,250 for removing about half of stuff in a garage. Dude, when my friend saw the bill he almost fainted 😂😂

[@bentleybrewster3374]

At the 2:27 mark, why's that one employee face blurred out? Wanted by the FBI, in the witness protection program OR he just doesn't want anyone to know he's in the trash business??🤔😂🤣

[@parkeranderson5074]

Bentley Brewster He’s now the competition. They revoked his 10 seconds of fame.

[@bentleybrewster3374]

@@parkeranderson5074 😱🤣😂😀

[@fordrestored4646]

Probably terminated

[@antoniomosqueda]

4:30 when he talks about the horns u can tell he a good guy

[@satoshimiyazaki1658]

An Arab and a Jew working together. Successfully

[@abdAlmajedSaleh]

arab that drinks beer

[@satoshimiyazaki1658]

@@abdAlmajedSaleh and a Jew that drinks non-kosher alcohol

[@KanthKing]

ANything for MONEY..

[@impalabirungi6079]

This America i want to see. Clean up all negatively. God continue to bless you.💖💖💖💚💚💚💙💙💙.

[@BSTREEEEEET]

I love it, great story.

[@lmk2190]

Lmao we did it. She didn’t go anything they did it

[@MichaelOrtega]

B.S. MBA He knows because they literally said “we were single and saw the millions come in” they were already millionaires BEFORE marriage 😅

[@rnsauce1310]

@B.S. MBA because he built the business and rich before he met his wife. Did you not watch the video?

[@ayoo1023]

@B.S. MBA take it easy lady

[@MrTmenzo]

She provides the "goods"

[@Omegatonboom]

Not sure what these horns are lololol

[@Laffy1345]

1800Gotjunk reminds me of them. Anyone can do this.

[@storyspeakingtree]

My philosophy, once you become a millionaire, marry a woman who is a millionaire or a daughter of a millionaire.

[@4chukwuebuka]

Why

[@jackmatuska2358]

4:37 NO,The guys did it

[@keithcaverly6832]

Well done and fair play to yous One mans junk is another mans gold

[@coalsauce4457]

"we did it" Um no pretty sure it was just him😂

[@CJ-fh5xq]

I used to work for them. They call it College Hunks because the pay is below average and no benefits at all for the junk removers. Of course it's all college guys like me working because we needed a job. I would not recommend working there If you have a family.

[@sound_tsunami8436]

I worked for them to and made a killing doing moves. Left and started my own business. Never looked back

[@snach1983]

Fine print you should have atleast aprox 80k-205k of assessets to take the plunge into this industry.research many franchise opportunities to see what fits you individually best.good advice

[@vincentconti3633]

You see these guys in their boat ...right? Probably get out a couple times a year! One thing that usually doesn't come across is the fact that a business like this becomes your life! They are working their butts off. I know ..I worked 90 to 100 hours a week for the better part of fifteen years to earn slightly over that magic seven figures!! Then I quit..young...but you can never stop completely or you will die Young! You can't float around in a boat sucking down brew all the time!!! But every once in a while....yah!!

[@noelr1010]

Glad to see these guys made it. They showed up on Shark Tank when College Hunks was just beginning to gain traction. They were pitching a sister company, and while that company failed, College Hunks really took off.

[@amilton1015]

Cnbc wonderful job. Great.

[@carking1043]

good for them. they seem like good people.

[@ogKrisht]

"we did it", followed by a nervous laughter..

[@ericp1139]

He probably wishes he got that prenup.

[@theneophytejournal]

inspirational

[@jeanp1323]

They appeared in the millionaire match maker show and they were pretty cocky at that time. I see that they humbled themselves

[@gorillachilla]

top lads, great workers and humans

[@invincible6623]

Wow! very inspiring 👍👍.

[@joeblack4980]

Great American story!!!

[@ninerempire7819]

Dope

[@JohnDoe-fs6lz]

More and more people realize there isn’t job security and to really make it in life you need a profitable business.

[@GeneralHensaleey]

They made it great story

[@derrickb9737]

Props to these guys for starting a business and enjoying the fruits of their labor..... but revenue of just 25 mil doesn’t add up Over 1,000 employees to pay 200 trucks to maintain and fuel Warehouse costs Call center costs Other business expenses I get these guys receive profits from their franchisees but I don’t know how they are able to stay in business = average employee making less than 25k a year or less Not much profit left in my opinion

[@ubercoolnamehere]

You're confused. They don't own all that. The franchisee do

[@derrickb9737]

I understand the franchisees are responsible for their own business units and related costs involved. The franchise’s pay a percentage of profits to these guys but it seems minuscule with the revenue generated and the costs involved to run the business. 50 franchises with an average of 500k in revenue and an average workforce of 20 employees per franchise assuming you do not take into account the call center..... = employees making less than 25k a year. This does not even take into account the costs involved to run the business. Employee turnover must be outrageous

[@CaptainPlanet007]

Why so much employees?? Revenue doesn’t add up to $25 for accommodating that income.

[@ryanstacey5287]

The 1,000 employee number I doubt is all full time. My guess is they have a lot of part time employees, especially with the focus on college student employees as their business model.

[@noelr1010]

They probably pay their college movers low income.

[@lasserbream]

When I heard we made it from the chick, thats a red flag

[@DveTheWve]

Lmaoo I swear to god these guys have been in my area

[@hydrolifetech7911]

2:46 Nick, please fix your seat belt 😣

[@k00ltv69]

He did it

[@pmaliwat23]

The white van!

[@jacaughron55]

We were single.... And then became rich......

[@FractalPrism.]

and then met a chick waiting for a winner at the finish line. "We did it!"

[@Winston0Boogie]

"we did it!" What? Lol

[@coreyburns7744]

Inspirational!!!!

[@oconnorjames]

His wife says "we made it" lol

[@ericp1139]

If there's a divorce, she can use this as him admitting it.

[@joffrecueva5662]

We made it, yep, they made it. Or was it them 2 guys that made it?🤔

[@ki6eki]

Similar to the guy who started 1800 got junk

[@livingthedash6727]

Maserati? 😂 😂 😂 They're junk. Inside and outside. When I succeeded with my business I bought my dream car though. Ferrari 458 Italia.

[@omarabdullah1620]

Living The Dash what do you do for a living?

[@livingthedash6727]

@@omarabdullah1620 stock trading at NYSE.

[@alexkace6620]

Living The Dash it’s very cheap to buy a car, $1500-$2000 a month to blow.. is all it takes.

[@alexkace6620]

10MM he’s just asking, In fact watch the pursuit of happiness movie.

[@cheriekoko]

6:07 He said his real car is on the way....

[@emetalsinc]

I own a scrap recycling yard in Charlotte NC called E metals and I see 2 or 3 of their trucks weekly their employees are keeping the cash for themselves and always trying to throw off trash in scrap pile lol

[@johncuervo3019]

How do you survive since China stopped buying scrap long ago? I can't imagine crack heads still hauling metal for three cents a pound

[@4chukwuebuka]

Really

[@sound_tsunami8436]

I use to do scap metal runs for them. Half the time they let you keep the cash. You get a receipt for the metal so they know how much you got.

[@redtiger4352]

25 million a year is revenue for whole franchise....corporate probably gets 5-10% tops thats only 2.5 mil minus expenses lucky to get 200K each per year.

[@cryptobull4130]

Maserati...well at least he really knows his junk

[@investingthelike111]

The Grapevine App on iphone will crush this company.

[@johncuervo3019]

How does it work

[@GREENLALI]

They can sell some off this stuff in online apps lol

[@parkeranderson5074]

I think their success is not by hauling junk but by their business knowledge and application. What I’m saying is that you could be well off in any type of business as long as you know what to do, how to do it and when to do it. How many small businesses decide to become franchises? If they hadn’t made that move they would likely be burned out, working long hours, stressed out, etc.. That’s why it pays to go to school. Why learn things the hard way?

[@lensofeli1762]

I thought they was from Subway

[@Moneyline831]

Lol typical gold digging wife... I mean stay at home wife !! Lmaooooooo

[@Aman-rs4uz]

😂😂😂😂

[@12121149]

What you do not tell,is the owners make huge$$$$,and the sub contractors barely survive,just sayin'

[@reggie8370]

Florida

[@jianymass7972]

What they do with the things they load up. Clients pay to have them take it out?

[@TheEmail01]

NUMBER ONE RULE IN BUSINESS, BE YOUR OWN BOSS, SOLE PROP BUT IT SEEMS THESE GUYS HAVE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP THAN THEY COULD EVER HAVE WITH THEIR WIVES. I DO APPLAUD THEM BUT THIS IS WHAT BOTHERS ME, HOW THEY STILL CHARGE A FEE TO PICK UP JUNK. COME ON GUYS! GIVE PEOPLE A BREAK! THEY ARE ALREADY GIVING YOU BUSINESS BY ALLOWING YOU TO TAKE IT FOR FREE AND THEN YOURE GOING TO TURN AROUND AND SELL IT TO RECYCLE FACILITIES AND MAKE MONEY

[@therandomyoutuber908]

The wife: we did it The husband: No i did it

[@rosethesickoLIVE]

nothing like minimum wage labor to get the ladies

[@rafaelrosario8158]

How much did you guys charge to remove junk with the van?

[@herogebrial]

Depends on the load, minimum $139 Max $700

[@BadBoysHub]

4:38 total gold digger, “we did it” you didn’t do anything

[@CaptainPlanet007]

Junk removal. Never heard that before! Goes to show work hard and keep working. Money will come!

[@trex1448]

1:30 Wow, how did they get Adam Sandler to promote their business???

[@saltymonke3682]

Why do you want to climb the corporate ladder when you can build one?

[@HaiNguyen-cz2bj]

1.1 MILLION FOR THHAT HOUSE??? IM MOVING TO TEMPA

[@dishwashermadman]

College hunks hauling junk 😂

[@steve525252]

Nick and Omar. Just had terrible experience with your Port St Lucie franchise and have tried to reach your offices with no success. Do you care about the quality of your services????

[@rotweilerdc]

How’s the pay?

[@dustinbarber7474]

How can I buy into a franchise?

[@MrBab225]

Dustin Barber better start your own

[@sf4756]

Dont waist your money on a franchise! Just do it without all b.s that comes with franchises.

[@mercedesbenzisbest]

Nothing custom about that maserati at all

[@lui1367]

i know right, looks stock

[@michaelc9128]

Put these guys on shark tank, see how rich they get

[@MrNick-]

Wife “we did it!” The only reason you there because you did..... him

[@yaseenahmed1772]

Who else googled the franchise lol

[@husnainar7471]

25mil in slaes and 1000+ employes something doesn't add up either they are way underpaying there staff or they aren't making any money at all

[@viragshah1729]

Well this is flawed 1000 employees each making 50000 dollars will cost them 50 million 2 times their annual revenue

[@naidhruvananthiyer5723]

They probably don’t all make 50k

[@4chukwuebuka]

virag shah if they make $8 per hour that makes it $15,000 a year. For 1000 employees that would add up to be $15,000,000 a year. Leaving them $10,000,000 a year for other expenses. If I’m correct.

[@HenryPaulThe3rd]

I would love to see their books because from the outside looking in, you’d think they would have to charge a massive premium to make a profit with all that overhead. The fancy headquarters, the custom trucks, call center operators, and who knows what else

[@johncuervo3019]

@@HenryPaulThe3rd likely a rip off but some people don't own trucks or are to old to haul trash then some people are just to wealthy to bother with hauling off junk

[@HenryPaulThe3rd]

john cuervo That’s a great point

[@mr.nmtrue5059]

Stupid materialism with car some millionaires drive toyotas

[@macho6596]

Socialist

[@parkeranderson5074]

and F250’s

[@docvik]

So.. These can be called.as the kings of Junk...or maybe junk punks

[@marqueswilsonn]

So they’re getting rich while their employees are poor?

[@SKY911]

thats everywhere. You came into this world alone and you will die alone. No one will ever pay you your true worth. Make your money if you own a company.

[@prepordietryin9119]

"we" did it? Typical.

[@andrewengland971]

Honestly Maserati makes some garbage cars.

[@reneesargent6099]

how do I get you all to pay a bill you owe my company? Ive tried every possible means to contact you. Brandan Underwood / St Petersburg authorized the work but has been MIA ever since. And I have NEVER been able to reach any human just a recording.

[@superinvandrare9326]

can someone tell me what do they do? they make money by selling JUNK?

[@mattmc121]

They haul it to the dump for customers who can't do it themselves

[@caffeineTX]

Custom paint job Maserati? it is black.

[@paulharrison7219]

what do they do with all the trash

[@MrAnanthaP]

Maaan. Is that Omar or Adam Sandler?

[@mrmysterycake]

Hey Shark Tank! Would you like to invest in our new business Foxes Carrying Boxes?

[@RichardHernandez-pz7bt]

😂😂

[@ericcuellar404]

Could of saved 80k with a 4-6 yr old masarati

[@KasparrTV]

Boi it’s cool y’all successful but them wheels on that Maserati? 🤮

[@sheilaarp6453]

Theres so much jealousy with these comments

[@parkeranderson5074]

Sheila Arp I feel jealous of your comment. 😩😬

[@sheilaarp6453]

@@parkeranderson5074 your funny

[@lezel4swarts]

Bruh... So negative

[@parkeranderson5074]

Gee rams Is it negativity or humor ? 😂

[@parkeranderson5074]

Sheila Arp Thank you, I will take that as a compliment.

[@Calicrook13]

I wish my mom earned a furniture store and old van where I could have borrowed it to start my own company.

[@dannyboycinco]

Work a job and save up money for a van. No excuses

[@johnsmith6974]

@@dannyboycinco lolololol yeah until companies make laws to tax you from doing it yourself. It's now what you do but who you blow. A man chooses a slave obeys. That's why I keep my guns. And wish we would all rebel already

[@parkeranderson5074]

Who or what are you going to rebel against?

[@johnsmith6974]

@@parkeranderson5074 Rebel against all who poison our water, tax the food out of our mouths and make us fear each cop.

[@parkeranderson5074]

John Smith How are you planning to rebel?

[@mr.cleanone3900]

False advertisement. Not hunks

[@unleashedrider4309]

They'll probably be broke soon. They're spend way more than they actually have.