Tampa moving franchise firm with $1B sales goal names new CEO

College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving has hired a veteran of the disaster restoration business to lead its push toward $1 billion in sales across its franchise network. Brad Cowan, former chief revenue officer at Paul Davis Restoration, officially took over as CEO of the Tampa-based junk removal, moving and general labor franchise on Monday, the company announced, He’ll report to co-founders and co-chairs of College Hunks Nick Friedman and Omar Soliman, the release says. While Cowan will lead the company’s day-to-day business operations and growth strategy, the founders will continue to set the company’s long-term direction, serve as brand ambassadors and look for growth opportunities. College Hunks first announced its $1 billion systemwide sales goal in 2021, when the company brought in Susquehanna Private Capital and two former chairs of the International Franchise Association as minority investors. The two founders kept majority ownership and control, that announcement says.

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