Nikos Halikopoulos (born May 15), known as Nik Halik, is a

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- Australian financial entrepreneur and Russian trained civilian

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and co-author of the book ''5 Day Weekend''. He is a permanent resident of the

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Early life

Halik did not attend school until he was 10 years old. He spent the first years of his life at home reading encyclopedias. Halik was raised in Melbourne, Australia and is of Greek descent. 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

, and

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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

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, the

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,

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. He was the back-up

for the Russian

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flight to the

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in 2008, though ultimately didn't fly.

Books

#''The Thrillionaire'' (2008) #''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

External links

Nik Halik's official website

5 Day Weekend website

5 Day Weekend Book

7 Questions with a Thrillionaire - Kaleidoscopic Wandering

The Thrillionaire - WideWorldMag.com

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