MY FIRST TRUE NEW YORK EXPERIENCE WHEN A LADY FELL ONTO THE SUBWAY TRACKS

Lady Accidentally Falls on Subway Tracks During Rush Hour – a New Yorker Would Laugh, Look or Leap?

George StroumboulisMarch 10, 2015Georgios, george stroumboulis, stroumboulis, Subway, New York, METRO, SUBWAY FALLING, SUBAY TRACKS, COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 59TH STREET SUBWAY, NEW YORK CITYComment

GREECE'S BIGGEST MUSIC LEGENDS AT AN IMPROMPTU CONCERT - MIMIS PLESSAS AND MARY LINDA

November 2014. It was a wet, rainy, chilly night in a posh northern suburb in Athens. I was at Canadian Ambassador, Robert Peck’s official residence for a dinner to honor a Greek-Canadian businessman.

MY YIAYIA ELENI'S KALAMATA OLIVE OIL IS 70 YEARS IN THE MAKING

If you tone down the Greek accent and pronounce it slowly and with an American twang, most people have heard of “Kalamata”. This is where my Yiayia Eleni lives and produces the best olive oil.

DEAR NEW YORK CITY: THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!

Dear New York City: Thank you! Thank you for… everything. For nearly the last decade (and a third of my life), I have called you (and 57th & 11th street) my home.

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OUR HOLLYWOOD WEDDING ONE YEAR LATER - THE STAR STILL SHINES BRIGHT

You’re damn right the star still shines bright (as my wife sits next to me on a flight as I type this)!

George StroumboulisOctober 13, 2014Georgios, George, stroumboulis, george stroumboulis, georgios stroumboulis, Wedding, Hollywood Wedding, ConstandinaComment

OUR PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENT WITH A THROWING UP SELFIE

Another typical day of throwing up and feeling like shit (for her, not for me). The joys associated with the early stages of our first pregnancy.

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GREEK AMERICA FOUNDATION IS LIKE A REAL-LIFE LINKEDIN FOR GREEKS!

I made the trip back to my original hometown to participate in the Greek America Foundation festivities over the May 2nd, 2014 weekend in Toronto, Canada.

George StroumboulisMay 12, 2014Georgios, george stroumboulis, georgios stroumboulis, stroumboulis, Greek America Foundation, LinkedIn, NIC2014, Forty Under 40, Greg Pappas, Eleni Antoniadou, Champaign, IL / Demetri Argyropoulos, Santa Barbara, CA / Tsambika Bakiris, Austin, TX / Yanni Dionisopoulos, Detroit, MI / Demitri Douzenis, Vancouver, BC / Julie Eliopoulos Tsirambidis, Broadview Heights, OH / Thomas Eliopoulos, Beverly Hills, CA / Alexis P. Fasseas, Chicago, IL / Christina Hioureas, New York, NY / Dr. Christine Kakoulas Podias, NY / Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne, Washington, DC / Niki Kanaroglou, Hamilton, ON / VASSY, Los Angeles, CA / Stefanos Kasselakis, NY / Taki Kastanis, IL / Voula Maria Katsetos-Stratton, Rochester, NY / Katie Keim, Pittsburgh, PA / Emmanuel K. Konstantakos, MD, Kettering, OH / Catherine Kreatsoulas, PhD, Cambridge, MA & Oakville, ON / Ilias M. Lagopoulos, Toronto, ON / Sofia S. Lingos – Papaliodis, Esq., Boston, MA / Leon Logothetis, CA / Nicholas Logothetis, NY / Tony Lourakis, ON / Debbie Matenopoulos, CA / Thanasi Papoulias, Orange County, CA / Natalie Paziotopoulos, Marina Del Ray, CA / Peter M. Polydor, Irvine, CA / Maria Pope Toliopoulos, Elmhurst, IL / John Poulos, ON / Harry Prassakos, Wayne, NJ / Steven Priovolos, Burbank, CA / Leah Rubertino, Charlotte, NC / Vicki (Vasiliki) Samaras, Hillier, ON / Perry C. Siatis, Northbrook, IL / Dina Skokos, Whitestone, NY / Katherine Kallinis Berman, DC / George Stroumboulis, NY / Irene M. Tsetsekos, West Nyack, NY / Elpitha D. Tsoutsounakis, Salt Lake City, UTComment

PRODUCING A REALITY TELEVISION SHOW DURING MY TWO-WEEK VACATION

What is that special time of year almost every working human looks forward to? Tax season? NO! VACATION TIME! Time to produce an international TV program.

George StroumboulisMarch 18, 2014Georgios, stroumboulis, george stroumboulis, georgios stroumboulis, GreekPropertyExchange, gpe, Greek real estate, Hellenic Home Hunting, Antenna Satellite, ANT1, producer, show creator, tv program, greek tc, greek tvComment

FROM 'NADA' TO THE 'NASDAQ - OUR DISRUPTIVE STARTUP'S SUCCESS STORY

Sweltering August summer day in dull Bridgeport, Connecticut. Air condition unit broken. Windows to the office bullpen open with zero air flow. A startup life.

George StroumboulisFebruary 25, 2014Georgios, stroumboulis, george stroumboulis, NASDAQ, Startup, Success Story, manufacturing startup, LED light, LED lighting, Solais Lighling, exit, successful exit, going public, invigorate your businessComment

WE HAVE BIG HEARTS. WE TREAT STRANGERS LIKE FAMILY. WE ARE GREEKS.

Sitting at a restaurant finishing my breakfast and reading my newspaper when I ask for the check to pay. The waiter comes back and says it is taken care of by the gentleman in the corner.

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SAVE THE ARCHIVES - AN INITIATIVE TO PRESERVE GREEK MIGRATION HISTORY

We decided to create a global initiative to raise awareness and funds to help digitize the migration archives called – Save The Archives.

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DEAR GREECE: WHY DO YOU DISCOURAGE GOOD INTENTIONS AND ATTACK POSITIVE INITIATIVES?

There is a saying in Greek that goes like this: kane to kalo, na vris to kako. This translates into something along the lines of this - do good, to find the bad.

George StroumboulisFebruary 25, 2013Georgios, george stroumboulis, stroumboulis, WSJ, Wall Street Journal, GreekPropertyExchange, gpe, Greek mediaComment

BEING A SALESPERSON WITHOUT THE CHEESY PITCH

I was recently asked by a close friend for some advice on how to present her company’s brand to a room of key decision makers.

George StroumboulisJanuary 25, 2013Georgios, stroumboulis, george stroumboulis, presenting product, Sales Pitch, sales training, sales execComment

WHAT DOES YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE SAY ABOUT YOU?

Whether it’s for interviewing, stalking or curiosity purposes, the first thing people do to learn more about someone is resort to the wonderful world of the internet to perform their CIA-like tactics to see what they can dig up on you.

George StroumboulisJuly 3, 2012Georgios, George, stroumboulis, george stroumboulis, Online Presence, Social Media PresenceComment

CAN A PAPER COFFEE CUP REPRESENT AN ENTIRE CITY LIKE NEW YORK?

Can a Paper Coffee Cup Represent an Entire City Like New York? Probably not, but it sure can be considered a pop-culture totem.

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