RE-Generate: Eloiza Savvidou at TEDxNicosia

By the age of 16 Eloiza was a pretty good student at school and already four consecutive times national champion in sailing. Spending all of her childhood summers by the beach, she became hooked and totally in love with this lonely and eccentric sport, which she wanted to pursue for life. Soon though, it was clear that there was 'no future' for her to sail in Cyprus and the need get a 'proper' education arose. She was heartbroken.
In the 8 years that followed, she became a lawyer, a chartered accountant and ended up working with one of the 'BIG 4' accounting firms in London and in Boston, USA. Experiences that have enriched her with unforgettable moments and helped her grow in many ways. However, she always remembered how it felt to do something that you love and be totally passionate about...
At 25 she quit her corporate job to backpack Australia and SE Asia searching for answers and... more questions! Returning to Cyprus she soon chose the route of entrepreneurship, feeling that this was the ideal route to re-explore forgotten dreams and talents, face fears and hopefully give back to society a share of all her experiences.
She co-founded Vryonidou and Savvidou LLC; a boutique law firm based in Limassol and is also a co-founder of Chrysalis LEAP Ltd; the first entrepreneurship accelerator program to be in Cyprus.
Today, through the tool of entrepreneurship, she focuses on using her skills and experiences to help people design their lives and businesses in a manner aligned to their dreams and talents. Through that she is hoping that they themselves someday lead happier and more fulfilling lives and give their 'little bit' back to the world.


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