GREEK AMERICA FOUNDATION AWARDS GEORGE STROUMBOULIS WITH 40 UNDER 40
George Stroumboulis was selected by the Greek America Foundation (www.GreekAmerica.org) as a recipient of the 2014 Class of Greek America's Forty Under 40 Awards. Stroumboulis was selected, along with 39 other recipients across North America, for his successful business and cultural initiatives.
The recognition is an honor as he joins an elite group of Greek-American and Greek-Canadian business people working to make a difference in their respected fields. The official awards ceremony was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (George’s birth city) on May 3rd, 2014 in front of hundreds of attendees (including friends and family). To read the full release from Greek America’s website, see below.
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George Stroumboulis / New York, NY
George Stroumboulis studied Business Administration at the University of Ulster and at Brock University.
He is part of the team that successfully launched LED lighting company, Solais Lighting, which was eventually acquired and is now publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. He also launched GreekPropertyExchange.com, Greece's first and only dedicated real estate portal targeting international markets and attracting tourism and new investment to Greece. Now the leading real estate portal in the Greek property market for international investors, GreekPropertyExchange.com has been featured in dozens of newspapers and magazines around the world.
George also created and produced Hellenic Home Hunting, a television show that featured international buyers searching for property in Greece. The series was pitched to all major television networks in Greece, and was selected by Antenna Satellite, the network with the largest international reach. The 6-episode reality series was created, produced and directed by George and aired during the Monday night prime time slot in February 2013. The show's aim was to promote Greece as a travel destination and educate potential investors about the Greek real estate market, featuring families that have Greek roots of some sort. Following the successful launch of the show, George and his show were featured on the cover of The Wall Street Journal.
In addition, George launched SaveTheArchives.com after meeting with the Ambassador of Canada to Greece and the Head of the International Organization for Migration in Athens, to preserve the more than 200,000 entry documents of Greeks that migrated to other countries. George started this initiative to raise awareness within the Greek diaspora and to help raise funds needed to digitize.
George participated in the I Am One Greece campaign organized by the Hellenic Initiative, which features a video that included people from the Greek diaspora coming together to share a message of unity and support for the country. He is an advocate for all things Greek, and continues to work with diplomats to promote these initiatives to communities in the United States, Canada and Australia.
We are grateful to our volunteer, Toula Victor, for drafting the above biography
George celebrating with his close friends and family in Toronto, Ontario.
About the Greek America Foundation (GAF): The Greek America Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1997 by Gregory C. Pappas with a mission to "promote, preserve and perpetuate Greek culture, history and heritage in North America." With a series of academic programs for young people, publications, programs, concerts, and special events, the Foundation seeks to bring elements of Greek culture, history and heritage to the forefront of mainstream America, while uniting likeminded people. The Greek America Foundation has received broad support by thousands of donors throughout the nation, making one of the most progressive and active organizations serving Greek America and Greek culture and heritage in the nation. For more information, please visit http://www.greekamerica.org.
“An absolute honor to be recognized by the Greek America Foundation and to be part of a class of leaders and do-ers. Thank you!”
With George’s wife, Constandina Stroumboulis (right) and recipient Christina Hioureas (left).
George pictured with his wife.
George pictured with his parents; Evangelos and Dimitra, his sister; Bessie Protopapas, wife; Constandina.
With friends, family and fellow recipients.
The Forty Under 40 Class of 2014.
Link to online source: https://greekamerica.org/forty-under-40-awards/
