Revolutionizing Vacation Home Ownership: A Conversation with Paul Kromidas, CEO and Founder of Summer
Good Morning Hospitality
11/13/23
•36m
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In this episode, we sit down with Paul Kromidas, the CEO and Founder of Summer, the innovative vacation home ownership platform, to discuss their recent fundraise, how their business model will handle the adjusting interest rates, and how they imagine their brand evolving in the industry. Kromidas is a mission-driven entrepreneur who has been leading the charge in making vacation home ownership easy and accessible to everyone.
With over a decade of experience in accelerating growth and scaling teams across various sectors including technology, real estate, finance, and strategy, Kromidas has been a driving force behind the success of Summer.
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