Business Inc.
For Some, Business Success Means Reinvention
After several years in the real estate business, a former buyer's agent finds new success in another industry.
REYNOLDSTOWN — Success in business means adapting. It means change. And sometimes it means reinventing yourself. That's what Johnny Gianoulidis, owner of the Parkgrounds Café, a coffee, breakfast and sandwich shop that caters to java lovers and their dogs. Gianoulidis, 48, spent five years in the real estate business, three of which were great. But the last two years weren't. A buyer's agent, meaning he represented those looking to purchase homes, he saw business trickle as the Great Recession, which began in 2007, wreaked its havoc on the economy. A native New Englander, he could have gone into the lucrative side of real estate and represent the banks in foreclosures and short sales, which were aplenty. But Gianoulidis, who will soon open…
Péralte Paul
11:54 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Thanks, Johnny. I've updated. more ›