CEO Spotlight

How impactful is a shared mission on a company board?  Everyone, not just on HeartPoint Global’s advisory board, but all of our employees, are all attracted to the dual mission of HeartPoint Global. Our mission is to bring a minimally invasive, effective, adjustable solution to patients that have cardiovascular disease...

Nikos Kourtidis, CEO of the Kourtidis Group of Companies, had a vision of creating a company that would put its mark on his place of birth in Northern Greece. Through the years, he managed to make his dream come true. It is worth reading about his story and his efforts...

What does success mean to you? To renowned serial entrepreneur and CEO, Erica McMillan, success is at the intersection of when your talents meet what makes you happy in life. Erica shares that the following quote by Michelangelo perfectly defines what success means to her. “Your gifts lie in the...

Southeastern University president Dr. Kent Ingle believes there is a crisis in higher education, one which can only be solved through innovative and revolutionary ideas. The thought and ministry leader and influential figure is lighting a fire in the future graduates of America and leaving his mark on each one...

So you want to be a YouTuber? Get in line. With over 500 hours of content uploaded to the video-sharing giant every minute, it can feel almost impossible for new creators to cut through the noise. One of the most grueling parts of YouTubing can be the content creation itself....

"The way to a better life with health and in harmony with nature is symbiosis." The new business venture of Nikos Koutsianas and his wife Niki Koutsianas—after Apivita—is based on this philosophy and is called Symbeeosis. The name combines the word "symbiosis" in Greek—the harmonious coexistence of organisms—with the bee,...

Enaleia is a social, non-profit enterprise which follows the circular economy model. From its establishment till now tackles marine plastic pollution and overfishing, giving incentives to the fishers to fish sustainably and bring their plastic bycatches back to the port.  Enaleia has spread its winds not only in Greece bul...

The shareholder of IBOX BANK Alona Shevtsova has been listed among the TOP 50 most influential women in the fintech sector in Ukraine. This October, the Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovation Companies (UAFIC) published their rating of the most influential women in the field of financial technologies in Ukraine....

Chris Rapczynski is a general contractor and founder of Sleeping Dog Properties, Inc., an award-winning design/build firm in Boston. Over the past three decades, he has grown from an aspiring entrepreneur to one of the most respected and awarded general contractors in the Boston community. Rapczynski has left his mark...

The past few years have created significant repercussions for businesses and leaders alike. Different sectors faced different challenges, which amplified an unsettling global pandemic. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Drew Collier, CEO of LGM Financial Services Inc. As Canada’s leading provider of automotive finance and insurance, his...