WHAT DISTRIBUTORS LOOK FOR WHEN SELECTING MANUFACTURING PARTNERS

Trustworthiness, superior competencies, knowledgeability, and a commitment to quality are things my client demands when working with lighting manufacturers.

George StroumboulisDecember 1, 2016Georgios, George, stroumboulis, MANUFACTURING PARTNER, IDEOLI, Judah Regenstreif, Regency Lighting, client interview, invigorate your podcast, business, shanghaiComment

WHEN YOU LAUNCH A NEW MANUFACTURING COMPANY WITH YOUR COLLEAGUE

Years in the making. Countless hours invested. A passion only you and your business partner share when creating a new company from scratch.

George StroumboulisSeptember 1, 2016stroumboulis, george stroumboulis, georgios stroumboulis, ideoli group, invigorate your space, ideoli, founders, owners, entrepreneur, chris hartswick, new business, startupComment

IDENTITY THEFT STORY - WILL THE REAL GEORGE STROUMBOULIS PLEASE STAND UP

Identity theft is a common term but after it happens to you, it goes from common to scary. I’ve decided to share my story in hopes that you can learn from it.

George StroumboulisMarch 9, 2016stroumboulis, george stroumboulis, georgios stroumboulis, founders, owners, entrepreneur, identity fraud, fraud, theft, digital identity, detective, fraudulent, slim shady, lifelock, hackersComment

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.

George StroumboulisJanuary 24, 2015Georgios, George, stroumboulis, New York City, New York, ny native, i love new york, manhattan, nyc, george stroumboulis, farewell new yorkComment

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.

George StroumboulisOctober 5, 2014george stroumboulis, georgios stroumboulis, Georgios, stroumboulis, Best Selfie, PappasPost, greg pappas, gregory pappas, viral, viral post, throwing up wife, sick wife, pregnant, pregnancy photoComment

JUMPING OUT OF A PLANE AT 14,000 FEET: SKY DIVING IN NEW YORK

Freefalling from 14,000 feet wasn't on the agenda, but once you're up there, there’s only one way down.

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.