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Demos Parneros on Scaling, Leadership, and the Founder Mindset

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In this episode of Entrepreneur | Authorities, Demos Parneros walks through the lessons he picked up across three decades in retail and e-commerce. He helped Staples grow from five stores to a national brand, led Barnes & Noble through major change, and now mentors founders who want to build durable companies. You get a clear look at what strong leadership, smart scaling, and founder mindset look like in real life.
What You’ll Learn
• How Staples scaled from a single store to a national chain
• The leadership habits that helped Demos move across HR, marketing, operations, and real estate
• How early e-commerce prepared leaders for the AI wave
• What boards do and what CEOs need from them
• What Demos looks for in a founder
• How first generation experiences shaped his approach to work and leadership
Episode Highlights
00:00 Introduction
01:00 How Staples started and why the industry needed disruption
03:00 Leaving a stable job at Macy’s for a startup
05:00 Early lessons on scaling stores and fixing problems fast
07:00 Rotating through HR, marketing, merchandising, and operations
10:00 How those moves shaped his leadership approach
11:00 When he knew Staples was a national brand
13:00 Staying connected to 55,000 employees
15:00 How e-commerce changed the business
17:00 Why customers choose stores, online, or both
18:00 AI hype versus consumer reality
20:00 What board work looks like in practice
22:00 What CEOs want from a board
24:00 Startups then and now
26:00 What draws him to a founder
28:00 Why ideas still matter
30:00 How strong founders use AI
32:00 Leadership lessons from his childhood in Cyprus
34:00 How he learned English and why curiosity still drives him
Contact Demos Parneros
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/demosparneros
• Website: demosparneros.com
  continue reading

362 episodes

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Content provided by Advantage | The Authority Company and Joe Pardavila. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Advantage | The Authority Company and Joe Pardavila or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
In this episode of Entrepreneur | Authorities, Demos Parneros walks through the lessons he picked up across three decades in retail and e-commerce. He helped Staples grow from five stores to a national brand, led Barnes & Noble through major change, and now mentors founders who want to build durable companies. You get a clear look at what strong leadership, smart scaling, and founder mindset look like in real life.
What You’ll Learn
• How Staples scaled from a single store to a national chain
• The leadership habits that helped Demos move across HR, marketing, operations, and real estate
• How early e-commerce prepared leaders for the AI wave
• What boards do and what CEOs need from them
• What Demos looks for in a founder
• How first generation experiences shaped his approach to work and leadership
Episode Highlights
00:00 Introduction
01:00 How Staples started and why the industry needed disruption
03:00 Leaving a stable job at Macy’s for a startup
05:00 Early lessons on scaling stores and fixing problems fast
07:00 Rotating through HR, marketing, merchandising, and operations
10:00 How those moves shaped his leadership approach
11:00 When he knew Staples was a national brand
13:00 Staying connected to 55,000 employees
15:00 How e-commerce changed the business
17:00 Why customers choose stores, online, or both
18:00 AI hype versus consumer reality
20:00 What board work looks like in practice
22:00 What CEOs want from a board
24:00 Startups then and now
26:00 What draws him to a founder
28:00 Why ideas still matter
30:00 How strong founders use AI
32:00 Leadership lessons from his childhood in Cyprus
34:00 How he learned English and why curiosity still drives him
Contact Demos Parneros
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/demosparneros
• Website: demosparneros.com
  continue reading

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