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CoMPLIMEntArY CoPY ISSUE 11 | ISSn 1792-9563www.rrcorfurealestate.com Kassiopi Office: Kassiopi Main Street, Corfu, 49081, Greece +30 26630 82316 | +30 26610 23032 +30 6937 164 766 sales@rrcorfurealestate.com Corfu town Office: 3 rd Klm Paleokastritsa National Road Alykes Potamou, Corfu, 49100 ,Greece +30 26610 23032 | +30 26610 86025 +30 6937 164 766 sales@rrcorfurealestate.com Paxos, Lakka Office: Lakka Paxos, 49082 ,Greece +30 26620 33046 +30 6975 770280 paxos@rrcorfurealestate.comREAL ESTATE4 | corfu Irene Doui Supervisor of Sales Department Corfu Office Georgia Tselliou Executive Manager Corfu Office Thanos Pitis Real Estate Consultant South Real Estate Consultant Corfu Island Sofia Ruth Koursari Real Estate Consultant Corfu Island Andrew Jacobs Real Estate Consultant North / North West Lia Barba Real Estate Consultant Corfu Town | Suburbs Ioanna Aroni Real Estate Consultant Paxos Island Marilena Aspioti Executive PA Corfu Office www.rrcorfurealestate.com Roula Tziliou Real Estate Consultant Central East Christiana Rouva Real Estate Consultant & CFO Corfu Island Roula Rouva Founder & CEO Investment Projects Anna Moraiti Real Estate Consultant Central West Andy Marshall Real Estate Consultant North Maria Michelle Rouva President & COO Luxury Departmentcorfu | 5 Rena Armeni Real Estate Consultant Corfu Island Spiros Koursaris Real Estate Consultant & Construction Developer Constructor Christina Panagiotidou | Alex Christou Real Estate Consultants North West Mary Markou Secretarial Assistant Corfu Office Ioanna Balou Real Estate Consultant Corfu Island Anzhelika Petritskaya Russian Admin Representative Corfu Office MEET the TEAM Natalia Tsiro Rouva Real Estate Consultant Russian Representative Vasso Zarra Real Estate Consultant South Vladimir Bojev Real Estate Consultant North East | Lefkas Island Georgia Koursari Real Estate Consultant North Richard Koskinas Real Estate Consultant Corfu Island Photos by: Elena Floraki Civil Engineer 6 | CORFU The WOMAN With The Many Hats Roula moved to Corfu with her parents at the age of 10. As a child of immigrants, she was born in a small town in northern Germany where she lived until the time that her parents decided to move back home. If you ask her, she will tell you stories that she remembers as a young and active girl, riding her little bicycle around her neighbourhood and driving her parents crazy, as -she will admit with a smile on her face – she used to be a naughty and very opinionated lady even before the age of ten. Her strongest memory would be the one of her very first business attempt when she was 6 years old, when she bought a few postcards and decided to sell them off to her fellow school friends. Well, this first attempt did not lead to a huge success as the girl who bought two of them asked for her money back the next day, as her father did not agree with her purchase! Roula did not give up. On the contrary, it made her think that she was born an entrepreneur and a business woman! She was fearless and always up for a new mission- impos- sible. She did not use to see the problem, only the challenge in solving it, and this is a character trait that is still evident today. What greater proof that she was born a Leader? Roula coming back to Corfu with her parents, being the older child and speaking good English and German, was allocated the role of the manager of the family business which included a super market, restaurant, rental apart- ments and a souvenir shop. Her mother Maria used to run the souvenir shop, her father Dimitris ( Takis ) was the chef at the restaurant and Roula and her younger sister Angeliki used to take care of the super market and the restaurant, where both used to serve and later in the night they used to teach the customers to dance Syrtaki. They all worked long hours but if you ask them today if it was worth it, they will all say “yes” without a second thought. It was the beginning for Roula to not only run these busi- nesses but to also have full responsibility and solve any problems that occurred at the time. Being a mother as well and raising two daughters was not easy but it taught Roula to multitask and as she says today, ”Looking back, I say to myself, that if I didn’t lose my mind back then, there’s nothing that can scare me from now on !!! “ The business was blossoming for many years and the customers were starting to becoming family friends who used to return every year in order to enjoy the crystal clear waters of Agios Georgios Paghi, the marvellous food and of course the company of their beloved Rouva family. As the tourist industry has its ups and downs, the area of Agios Georgios, started gradually to lose its popularity, as other areas of Corfu started taking a leading role. This re- sulted in closing down the business and Roula had to find another career at the age of 30. As a motivated and goal oriented woman, she knew that she had the strength to follow a demanding career and so she decided to follow the career of a life insurance broker, where she did experience a lot of success. A few years later, the opportunity of becoming a real es- tate agent arose and Roula grabbed it. She already had the will, the knowledge to do business and the passion to learn something new. This untouched field of real estate , did not scare her although she did not have previous ex- perience in it. Roula Rouva is not just a boss, a mother, a daughter and a sister. She is a true Leader and a shining example of how hard work pays off. CORFU | 7 Founding her own company was a big step for Roula and as time went by , she became very familiar with this pro- fession. Always keen on learning and developing herself, Roula attended a lot of seminars and she always wel- comed criticism, whether good or bad as she believes that everyone can always become better and that you have to be open to any kind of advice. “ It really depends on you to take negative criticism and turn it into a constructive one “, you will hear her say. Being a woman in a male dominated profession, Roula worked really hard to build a good reputation to be able to stand tall and be noticed and heard in the crowd. And she managed to do so! Surviving through rough waves and- especially and most importantly- the crash of the Greek market back in 2009 Roula became stronger, tougher, more experienced and more positive. She has learned that if you don’t fall you will never learn and that if you keep believing in yourself, everything is possible. Keeping her head and morale high, she has managed to create a team of trusted agents and collaborators who she considers to be her greatest strength. Roula, taking the wheel of her group of companies and driving them to the top, did not stop investing in her self –growth, following the trends, but always remaining faith- ful to her morals and values. She has been awarded as a Woman Leader in Business by Who is Who publications and the press named her the “Queen of Real Estate” . She has been featured in Forbes magazine with a two page long interview as her agency was the first in her region to receive awards from Euro- pean Property Awards in London as the Best Real Estate Agency & Best Real Estate Agency Marketing. In May 2019 Roula was invited as a key speaker at the first TEDx session that was organised by the Ioanian Universi- ty, where she gave a life changing speech about life and how to become a better version of you, using the words of Nelson Mandela: Be the change you want to see in the world. It was generally admitted that it was a very inspir- ing speech. Roula has also been voted as the President of BPOR ( Bro- ker Price Opinion Resource) for which she feels honoured and excited at being able to collaborate and exchange in- formation with true professionals of real estate. She has also been given the great honour of becoming the Ambassador of Doctors of the World ( Medicins du Monde) in Greece as this is a very constructive way of spreading her passion for sharing and helping . In order to collect money for the Doctors of the World and bringing the Corfi- ot society closer, Roula sponsored and, with the help of her team, organised a “Christmas gala for a good cause” having as guests well known presenters and musicians to entertain those who attended . Today, after 17 years in real estate, she is known as the “Iron Lady “ of real estate . And to the people who have been lucky enough to know her better, she is the true meaning of kindness, love and affection. Amongst her staff in the office she is known as the “Mother” as she cares for each one of her agents and collaborators with care and devotion. And that is her greatest achievement . Being a good person with a heart of gold. The woman with the many hats, Roula Rouva, is a great Leader and a great example of a human being. 8 | CORFU 3:35 / 1:17:35 “If you are ever considering buying a house in Corfu, use Roula Rouva, there's no alternative” Jon & Kathie Wray 3:35 / 1:17:35 Antonis Katsaros “A company that turn their promises into action” 3:35 / 1:17:35 “I want to thank Roula Rouva and her team for the service, for the dedication, for the loyalty that they have shown” Walid Hanna 3:35 / 1:17:35 “If you are in any way nervous about taking this kind of step, definitely use an end to end service. And who’s better than Roula Rouva Real Estate?" Nick & Angela Nicholson3:35 / 1:17:35 “Roula Rouva has provided support post sale and they have made both moving and living here very easy” Richard Cornthwaite 3:35 / 1:17:35 “Natalia is a real professional in her field and it is always a pleasure to work with people who know what they do” Julia & Ekaterini 3:35 / 1:17:35 “I couldn't believe it was so easy” Aris Manatos 3:35 / 1:17:35 “When Roula came here and we walked down , I was immediately convinced! I felt the magic!” Lou & Helene Bams YOU CAN BE CONFIDENT YOU ARE IN SAFE HANDS... but don't just take our Word for it...Next >