Nik Halik

Nikos Halikopoulos (born May 15), known as Nik Halik, is a Greek-Australian financial entrepreneur and Russian trained civilian cosmonaut, adventurer and co-author of the book 5 Day Weekend.[1] He is a permanent resident of the United States.

Nik Halik
Nik Halik
Born
Nikos Halikopoulos

(1969-05-15)May 15, 1969
Melbourne, Australia
Occupation
  • Entrepreneur
Years active1988–present

Early life

Halik did not attend school until he was 10 years old. He spend the first years of his life at home reading encyclopedias.[2]

Halik was raised in Melbourne, Australia and is of Greek descent.[3] He is the youngest son of Greek immigrants Konstantinos and Dionisia Halikopoulos.

Business interests

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, high-adrenaline adventurer and Wall Street Journal best-selling author. He became a multi-millionaire and amassed great wealth through savvy investments in multi-family apartment buildings, consumer-driven businesses and the financial markets. His group of companies have impacted over 1 million lives in over 57 countries. Apart from his other businesses, Nik Halik is also a stakeholder in a number of businesses 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

Halik has traveled to 155 countries and participated in a civilian edge of space flight in a modified Soviet-built Mig25 jet. He owns homes in the U.S. Greece, Morocco and Australia.[4]

Halik has purchased a unit in the Survival Condo, a former missile silo in Kansas.[5]

Cosmonaut training

Halik studied at the Yuri Gargarin 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, through ultimately didn't fly.[6][7]

Books
  1. The Thrillionaire (2008)
  2. 5 Day Weekend (2008) co-authored with Garrett B.Gunderson[1]

Notes

Halik's spaceflight training is also covered in the book "Australia's Astronauts: Countdown to a Spaceflight Dream," 2009, by Colin Burgess.

References
  1. Gunderson, Garrett. "Let This Adventure-Entrepreneur Show You How To Literally Ride Success to the Moon". Forbes. Forbes Media LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. Phadnis, Shilpa. "Disconnect from the grid and do things differently". Timesof India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  3. Bowen, Nigel (May 27, 2014). "Who wants to be a thrillionaire?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. Bowen, Nigel. "Who wants to be a thrillionaire?". SMH. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. Bradley Garrett (July 28, 2020). "A Look Inside the Luxury Bunker Built by Doomsday Preppers for the Apocalypse". Newsweek. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  6. ATKINSON, NANCY. "Space Tourist Flights to ISS Still On, Says Space Adventures". Universetoday. Universe Today. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  7. "Space Adventures". Space Adventures. Space Adventures, Ltd. Retrieved May 31, 2020. |first1= missing |last1= (help)
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