Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass… it is about learning to dance in the rain!”
NASSIA PAPAMANOLI was born in Athens, Greece and graduated from PIERCE – The American College of Greece in 1973. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from DEREE – The American College of Greece and a Master’s Degree in Marketing from the New York University. She speaks English, French and Italian.
Upon her return in Greece in 1980, she started a business selling door-to-door products and artwork for children in Kindergartens and elementary schools. In 1986 she began producing children’s clothes for schools and retail stores and in 1991 she started another company which was representing and selling some of the best children’s brands in the world in Greece and Cyprus wholesale market. For this activity, her company VIAN LTD was in the top 10 textile companies in Greece and in 1996 she earned an International Prize of Award for Performance.
She still works in the textile business along with her interest and involvement in Real Estate in Germany and Greece.
She is also on the board of directors of the Lifeline Organization of Princess Ekaterini – which since 2010 supports children in need in Greece – and of The Orchestra of Colors -Manos Hatzidakis.
She is the mother of Paris Kyriacopoulos.
