Episode #168: He Turned Down Shark Tank and Built a $300M Business... But Was It Worth It? Featuring Nick Friedman

He built a $300 MILLION business by outworking almost everyone around him. But eventually, the grind started showing up physically... from stress-induced hair loss to sleepless nights and burnout.

He is Nick Friedman, co-founder of College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving, a company with more than 200 franchise locations and roughly $300 million in annual sales. He appeared on the premiere episode of Shark Tank, is the co-author of Effortless Entrepreneur, and has spent more than two decades building, scaling and leading one of the most recognizable brands in the moving and junk-removal industry.

In this episode, we talk about:

■ How College Hunks started with a beat-up cargo van and grew into a $300 million business

■ What happened when Nick appeared on the first-ever episode of Shark Tank

■ Why entrepreneurship can become an emotional rollercoaster

■ How chronic stress caused Nick to lose a patch of his hair

■ How burnout affects your decisions, relationships and leadership

■ The six areas Nick uses to evaluate his life

■ How fitness, faith and recovery affect business performance

■ Why entrepreneurs often sabotage themselves by chasing too many ideas

■ How setting impossible goals can force better decisions