Nik Halik
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| Born | Nikos Halikopoulos Melbourne, Australia |
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| 📆 Years active | 1988–present |
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Nik Halik, is a Greek-Australian financial entrepreneur and Russian trained civilian cosmonaut and author of the Wall Street Journal Best Selling book 5 Day Weekend.[1] He is a permanent resident of the United States.
Early life[edit]
Halik did not attend school until he was 10 years old.[2]
Halik was raised in Melbourne, Australia and is of Greek descent.[3] He is the youngest son of Greek immigrants.
Business interests[edit]
Halik is the founder and C.E.O. of companies such as Financial Freedom Institute, Lifestyle Revolution and 5 Day Weekend. He co-founded Poptik and Poptik Authentic, a high-tech patented Sub Optic print technology used in world currencies, anti-counterfeit and cannabis consumer brands. Having founded the Thrillionaire movement, he is a 5 Day Weekend lifestyle strategist, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, Russian certified civilian cosmonaut, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author. He became a multi-millionaire and amassed wealth through investments in multi-family apartment buildings, businesses and the financial markets. Apart from his other businesses, Nik Halik is also a stakeholder in a number of enterprises around the world, including Vertex Media, a Hollywood Television and Film production company. He is currently an active Angel investor and strategic adviser to several tech start-ups in the U.S. Halik has private homes in the Greek Islands, Morocco, the United States and Australia.
Adventures[edit]
Halik has travelled to 155 countries and participated in a civilian edge-of-space flight in a modified Soviet-built Mig25 jet.
Cosmonaut training[edit]
Halik studied at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Academy in Moscow, Russia. He was the back-up cosmonaut for the Russian Soyuz TMA-13 flight to the International Space Station in 2008, though ultimately didn't fly.[4][5]
Books[edit]
- The Thrillionaire (2008)
- 5 Day Weekend (2018)
Notes[edit]
Halik's spaceflight training is also covered in the book "Australia's Astronauts: Countdown to a Spaceflight Dream," 2009, by Colin Burgess.
References[edit]
- ↑ Gunderson, Garrett. "Let This Adventure-Entrepreneur Show You How To Literally Ride Success to the Moon". Forbes. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ↑ Phadnis, Shilpa (June 27, 2013). "Disconnect from the grid and do things differently". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ↑ Bowen, Nigel (2014-05-27). "Who wants to be a thrillionaire?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ ATKINSON, NANCY (April 3, 2009). "Space Tourist Flights to ISS Still On, Says Space Adventures". Universetoday. Universe Today. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ↑ Space Adventures, Ltd. "Space Adventures". Space Adventures. Space Adventures, Ltd. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2020. Unknown parameter
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