Nik Halik

Nik Halik
Born
Nikos Halikopoulos

Melbourne, Australia
Occupation
  • Entrepreneur
Years active1988–present
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

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

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

Halik has travelled to 155 countries and participated in a civilian edge-of-space flight in a modified Soviet-built Mig25 jet.

Cosmonaut training

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
  1. The Thrillionaire (2008)
  2. 5 Day Weekend (2018)

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. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. Phadnis, Shilpa (June 27, 2013). "Disconnect from the grid and do things differently". The Times of 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. ATKINSON, NANCY (April 3, 2009). "Space Tourist Flights to ISS Still On, Says Space Adventures". Universetoday. Universe Today. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. Space Adventures, Ltd. "Space Adventures". Space Adventures. Space Adventures, Ltd. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
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