Maria Gourtsilidou

Maria Gourtsilidou is Senior Editor of Research and Data Analytics at the CEOWORLD magazine. She is responsible for driving thought leadership, using data analytics to showcase the company’s products and services, and fostering knowledge sharing between CEOWORLD magazine and client organizations. She studied Public Administration (Economics Of The Public Sector) in Greece and holds a Bachelor’s in Public Administration from the Panteion University of Political & Social Studies. Follow Maria Gourtsilidou on Twitter. Write at maria-gourtsilidou@ceoworld.biz.

CEO Insights

Americans are eager to travel putting COVID-19 behind them

CEO InsightsMaria Gourtsilidou

Three out of four US adults plan to travel at least once in the next six months according to new research and its insights which show that Americans’ feelings about travel have changed. MMGY Travel Intelligence has released the 2021 “Summer Edition” conducted in June 2021. The last findings in...

Executive Insider

Most European CFOs are optimistic about post-pandemic era (new survey 2021)

Executive InsiderMaria Gourtsilidou

A great sense of optimism is diffuse between CFOs across Europe according to Deloitte's thirteenth edition of the "European CFO Survey: Spring 2021". More specifically, in every country and sector surveyed more CFOs feel more optimistic about their company’s financial prospects giving a positive net balance that is at its...

Lifestyle and Travel

How much sleep successful CEOs get?

Lifestyle and TravelMaria Gourtsilidou

Most people say that waking up extremely early in the morning is the key to success. Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), gets up at 4:30 every morning. He goes to bed around 9.30 pm. In total, he sleeps 7 hours every day. But why does he get up...

CEO Briefing

Top 10 countries where people think of travelling more sustainably in the future

CEO BriefingMaria Gourtsilidou

Sustainable tourism is evolving in a new trend, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic came into our lives. Booking.com has published the Travel Report Sustainability for 2021 using as a sample 30,000 people from 30 different countries and approximately 3,000 hospitality providers from Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece,...

Tech and Innovation

Naguib Sawiris: The Egyptian billionaire tycoon who started real estate investments in Mykonos island-Greece

Tech and InnovationMaria Gourtsilidou

Naguib Sawiris, the Egyptian billionaire is the chairman and CEO of Orascom Investment Holding SAE with headquarters in Egypt. The company first started its operation in 1977 as an IT and telecom leader. Recently after a rebranding expanded its activities to many other business sectors such as constructions, mobile communications,...

CEO Briefing

Why successful CEOs never take vacation?

CEO BriefingMaria Gourtsilidou

It is true that CEOs work long hours and don't have much free time. Harvard University conducted a survey some years ago concluding that CEOs work almost 9.7 hours per day, which totals 48.5 hours per workweek. The majority of them also work on weekends. On average most CEOs work...

Lifestyle and Travel

The Private Islands Owned By Well-Known CEOs

Lifestyle and TravelMaria Gourtsilidou

Whether it may be considered as a trend or a need for privacy, many successful CEOs own idyllic islands with luxury amenities and places of indoor or outdoor activities. Let's see which private islands are owned by famous CEOS. Necker Island: As soon as Richard Branson heard in 1978 that...

Executive Insider

Venture Capital World Investment Record In The First Quarter – Unprecedented Number Of New Unicorns Globally

Executive InsiderMaria Gourtsilidou

There has been intense activity in recent months worldwide in the venture capital market both in value and number of transactions. Analysts estimate that this trend will continue due to the favorable investment climate as shaped by the implementation of strong government programs for the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Tech and Innovation

Highly Effective Business Success Tips From Elon Musk For CEOs And Business Leaders

Tech and InnovationMaria Gourtsilidou

Elon Musk is one of the richest people in the world. He is the founder of SpaceX and one of the founders of Tesla. From an early age, he developed an interest in computer programming showing that he has many capabilities in this sector. Musk has admitted in an interview...

CEO Briefing

Airline industry is bouncing back after the pandemic

CEO BriefingMaria Gourtsilidou

The news seems to be good for US airlines. After the negative impact due to the coronavirus pandemic, the airline industry steadily begins to recover. According to recent data, the total net sales of travel agencies reached $2.8 billion in March 2021. This is equivalent to an 82% month-over-month increase...

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