Greece Chats Podcast with Tony Kariotis

In this episode of Greece Chats I am joined by Lucy Tranos, better known as LucyInTheSskyy on social media. Lucy is a professional travel influencer, that takes stunning photography in the most amazing places in the world. Not only does she travel around Greece, but you will find her in other amazing places around the world such as the Maldives, the Seychelles, Morocco, Cuba, just to name a few. H...

In this episode of Greece Chats, I am talking to Giorgos Tsalikis. Giorgos is a Greek singer full of passion, kefi and love for everything is does! He knows how to bring crowds to their feet all night and has been doing so his entire career. Join me as I chat with him backstage before his concert in Boston, Massachusetts during his US tour in 2022, his first since the pandemic, to discuss what its...

In this episode of Greece Chats I am joined by Leftheris Laliotis & Alex Adamakis. Leftheris and Alex are the co-Founder of Swollen. Swollet is the worlds first Learn-To-Earn investing platform in the metaverse. Join us as I ask them all about their project and all things crypto, such as web3, crypto, NFT's, DAO's and of course the metaverse. Learn how Learn-To-Earn will shape our future. You...

In this episode of Greece Chats I am joined by Katerine Duska. Katerine is a Greek-Canadian singer/songwriter currently residing between Athens, London and Montreal. In 2018, her single 'Fire Away' was selected for the official "Nescafe Canada" television & radio ad campaign. The following year, she represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest with her hit song "Better Love", making the t...

Today I am joined by Johnny Livanos, Greek Wine Expert, Founder of Stray Dog Wild Gin Johnny Livanos is a third generation Greek-American restaurateur, Greek wine expert representing a number of leading wineries from Greece as part of Diamond Wine Importers, and founder of Stray Dog Wild Gin, inspired by the untouched mountains in northern Greece. As part of a proud New York family that owns and r...

In this episode of Greece Chats I am joined by Peter Poulos. Peter Poulos is currently serving at the Executive Director of The Hellenic Initiative (THI), a global not for profit organization that raises funds to support Greek NGOs and entrepreneurs. Before his position as Executive Director he served as the organization’s Development Director for 6 years. In 1993, Mr. Poulos opened Poulos Brother...

Welcome back to Greece Chats everyone. Today I am joined by Artemis Kohas. Artemis, if you remember is a previous guest on this show! She appeared on the very first episode of this podcast back in early 2020. Artemis is the founder of the Kohas Agency and she is the director of community building for the Hellenic Initiative. Artemis is well-rounded communications and PR professional, Artemis bring...

In this episode I am joined by Ted Xenohristos. Ted is the co-founder of CAVA. Cava is the mediterranean grill that seems to be popping up just about everywhere. Thats because they are. With hundreds of CAVA’s around the US, you can expect that number to continue to grow. Join me as I talk with Ted about what started it all. We talk about the journey from from opening one restaurant to now having...

In this episode of Greece Chats, I am joined by George Tsitsonis. George is a Greek-American freelance writer who has written predominantly about soccer (football) for 20 years. Much of his work has focused on Greek soccer and his pieces have been featured in such magazines as FourFourTwo, FIFA Magazine, Soccer International, and Greek-American outlets such as Greeksoccer.com and AGONAsport.com. H...

Welcome to Greece Chats. In this episode I'm chatting with Matchmaker Maria. Maria is the founder of Agape Match. Matchmaker Maria is a professional matchmaker. For over a decade, she has succesfully combined four generations of family matchmaking tradition with modern relationship psychology and search techniques to ensure her professional clientele are introduced to their ultimate match! In this...

In this episode of Greece Chats, the host Tony Kariotis is interviewed by Anthony Orisses. Anthony is founder of Rare Cut. Learn all about Tony in this in depth Q&A interview. Some of the questions were submitted by Tony's followers on social media. Find out if your question was answered!

In this episode of Greece Chats I am joined by Evangelia. Evangelia is a Greek-American Recording Artist that has her eyes set on being the 2022 Eurovision representative for Greece. In this episode we talk about what got her into creating music, what music means to her, her Greek roots which take us to Crete, and of course her Eurovision hopes! You can keep up with Evangelia on social media: Inst...

In this episode of Greece Chats I'm joined by Paulina Likos. Paulina is an investing reporter covering the stock market, investing strategies, private markets, cryptocurrency/blockchain, emerging markets, among other topics. Prior to joining the journalism field, she was a credit risk manager at Fannie Mae, predicting and reducing credit risk for the company. Paulina joins me in a discussion to ta...

In this episode of Greece Chats, I am with Greek-American Recorindg Artist, Yanni Bravo. Yanni’s recent hit Lil Star reached the top charts in Greece on Spotify, reaching all the way up to 14. The song is a collaboration with Light and the Late Mad Clip. In this episode we talk about the making of the song, its success, what role has music played in his life and what’s next? We also talk about suc...

In this episode I am sitting down with Fotini Patris. In 2020 Fotini came to Greece for a 3 week trip to work remotely during the pandemic. A year later, Fotini is still here, she never left after those 3 weeks. Last year I had Fotini on this show to talk to us about what it is like to work remotely and to live remotely, and the differences between the two. In this episode we dive in to what it is...

Welcome to Greece Chats In this episode I have Mirin Fader. Mirin is a staff writer for the theringer.com . Mirin writes long form profiles on professional athletes. She is the author of the upcoming book, Giannis: The improbable rise of an NBA MVP. The book releases on August 10th, 2021, and you can buy it everywhere books are sold, including Greece. We all know he is more than just an MVP at thi...

In this episode of Greece Chats I sit down with Lexy Prodromos to discuss all things blockchain and crypto. The discussion is in the simplest forms, as if you never heard of the technology before, Lexy breaks it all down for us so we can all understand! Alexandra (Lexy) Prodromos is an award winning blockchain and cryptocurrency professional, who is passionate about facilitating a more transparent...

In this episode of Greece Chats, I am sitting down with the CEO and Co-Founder of Prosperty! What is prosperty? The team at Prosperty has their eyes set on revolutionizing the way people buy and sell property in Greece! For years, the thought of looking for a property in Greece was cringeworthy in my personal opinion. Some of the sites that existed would continue to list properties even years afte...

In this episode of Greece Chats I am chatting with Effie Panagopoulos. Effie is the founder of the Kleos Mastiha Spirit, which happens to be my personal favorite. Effie is the first Greek woman in history found a liqueur brand. She has over 15 years of experience marketing and selling spirits in the United States from street level and as far as the executive level, for some of the most well known...

Join me while I sit and chat with this years Eurovision contestant Stefania. Stefania is competing in this years Eurovision music contest, and plans to make Greece proud.  Stefania is a proud member of the Greek diaspora, born and raised in the Netherlands. Her fun personality shines while on stage and while on this podcast. Learn what she loves, what its likes growing up in the Netherlands,...

In this episide of Greece Chats I am with Andrea Holland. Andrea Holland is a mover and a shaker. A 16 year Public Relations veteran who started her career in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, Andrea has managed PR teams for some of the biggest brands in consumer technology including Intuit, PayPal, SONY and LegalZoom. In 2014 after nearly a decade in Corporate America, Andrea left everything stab...

In this episode I am sitting down with the always funny Gus Constantellis. Gus Constantellis is a first generation Greek-American LGBTQ+ comedian/TV writer. He was born and raised in Brooklyn and got his start in comedy when he won first place at a college talent show his first time trying standup. He regularly produces content for his Instagram and Tiktok at @constantlygus and writes for sev...

In this episode of Greece Chats I am sitting down with Panayiotis Katserakes. Panayioti is a former semi-pro track athlete that ran in Greece for Filotheio AO, Athens. Panayioti runs The Super Greek, well known on Twitter, sharing news in Greece in a way everyone can consume and discuss in a fun way. He has also recently started a podcast series reviewing and talking about Greek sports and post ga...

In this episode i’m joined by Kristina Headrick. Kristina is the founder of Yia Mas. Yia Mas is founded by Greek American Kristina Maria Headrick. Yia Mas synthesizes her Greek upbringing with a lifelong study of Greek philosophy, dance, design, and culture. Kristina’s unbounded curiosity and and appreciation for self-inquiry led her to pursue alternative ways of presenting Greek folk remedies and...

On this episode of Greece Chats I am joined by Angelo Tsarouchas. You’ve seen Angelo’s face pop up on numerous movie and television shows and his high energy and relatable comedy has made him popular throughout the world. His Amazon Prime Video special “Bigger is Better” has over 14 million viewers and his latest YouTube and Facebook videos have over 10 million views by fans everywhere. You may ha...