SOME CHINA AND USA TARIFF TALK WITH GEORGE STROUMBOULIS // ideoli group // invigorate your space // So much confusion on the tariff war between the USA and China. This is where we stand on the topic. “So you’re hearing a lot of commotion about what’s going on between Trump and Xi Jinping and China, the USA and tariff this and tariff that. Tit for tat. Is it affecting us in our industry? Absolutely but we can’t do anything right now. We’ve got to let everything settle. See what they want to do and then from there, we need to adjust,” says George Stroumboulis, Ideoli CEO and Co-Founder. How is this affecting Ideoli specifically? “So in the meantime, we are eating a lot of these added costs but one thing to note is this is affecting our whole industry. Even local manufacturers in the USA are being affected because they’re still importing components. We just need to sit back, let things happen and from there we’ll re-evaluate and discuss with our partners and clients and just take it from there,” says George Stroumboulis, Ideoli CEO and Co-Founder. More updates to follow as things progress. Stay tuned! Stay connected with #ideoli online at ideoli.com and on all our social media platforms – Facebook (facebook.com/ideoligroup), Twtter (twitter.com/ideoli), Instagram (instagram.com/ideoligroup/), Vimeo (vimeo.com/ideoli) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/ideoli).

“We miss that in-person interaction where you can see your colleague or client’s reaction to conversations”

— George Stroumboulis

I had the opportunity to sit down with a panel of entrepreneurs to discuss business during and post the pandemic. Check out my feature in the video. To see the full Summit, watch the video below.

What is the Dilemma Summit? Dilemma Summit is a virtual event that brings entrepreneurs and industry-leading professionals seeking answers to the uncertainty of the future of the workplace, while inspiring innovation and development. 2020 was a year of change, transition, and adaptation. The commercial real estate market and office structure has changed, and so have we; working in a crowded office transitioned to working-from-home; whether or not we liked the change we had to adapt. We listened, we learned, and we evolved. While some companies notice an increase in employee productivity with remote work, some worry about the lack of social interaction and what that entails. With the recent rapid evolution of the workplace and still so much uncertainty ahead, every professional naturally asks: what is the future of office space? What does the office of the future look like? How do you build a company’s culture when you do not have the company space? To answer these questions and to provoke thought and discussion on the future of work, workspace culture, business management and business growth, we connected with leading industry professionals who have succeeded through adaptability and drive during the Covid-19 pandemic to reflect on all the challenges we have faced this past year.

Speakers include:

Mayor John Tory (City of Toronto), Hannah Parish (Lyft), Alec Hanson (Loan Depot), Christina Moniodis (Like Minded Media Ventures), Chris Fyvie (Colliers), George Carras (R-Labs), Ana Maria Moreno (Uber), Xavier Tang (Blackdot Consulting), Trung Pham (Ryse), Ashley South (Eureka Hub), Raju Vegesna (Zoho), Patrick McCredie (Voit Real Estate), Victoria Lyubinetskaya (Eureka Hub), Katrina Xavier (Blitz Marketing), Peter Polydor (Ergo Holdings), George Stroumboulis (Ideoli Group), Lexy Prodromos (Ergo Capital), Andrew Norris (Taplytics), Katherine Andrikopoulos (Filling the Gap), Aaron Glazer (Taplytics), Justin Raymond (Flexday), Amanda Russo (Babes Who Create) and Ines Lucia Fernandez (TMX Group).