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Hello everyone, my name is Greg Papanikolaou and I currently live in Toronto. I am a strategy consultant by trade helping companies build business models and explore opportunities to grow their business. Most recently I am immersed in the world of venture helping my current employer, a bank, to explore opportunities to collaborate with early stage fintechs to co-create value. On the other hand the world of aviation is where the heart beats. There was always a fire kindling and finally a few years ago I started taking flight lessons and this past August I officially earned my PPL. While this was an exciting milestone I have quickly realised that earning my PPL is a license to learn. Every time I go up there I try to learn something new and sharpen existing skills. I want to be comfortable taking friends and family with me and to do so I need to be a safe pilot first and foremost. I continuously strive to build my technical, behavioural and decision making skills. This is where I believe this forum and community will be of great value ie learning from all of you in my pursuit of continuous learning and becoming a safer and more proficient pilot; and hopefully I can add value through my experiences and my professional background. I am married and have two children that both want to be pilots. My eldest is in her first year in an aviation university program…and I would like them to also be safe and proficient. As for fun in addition to flying I enjoy travelling… spending quality time with my family and friends and road cycling … and as a future stretch goal, I’d like to think of combining my business background and aviation to potentially start a project initiative or even a company….something that will be fun, challenging and rewarding. So I look forward to participating in this channel as part of my journey and I look forward to meeting other people that have a passion for aviation and learning. To close here are a few pictures in my happy place … studying for my flight test getting ready to fly.

@Jean Denis Marcellin thank you Jean Dennis appreciate the kind words and the offer. I will definitely pass it along as she is in her first year and just beginning her journey … she is interested in getting involved in the aviation community and relevant forums I see this community has very valuable and of interest to her so thanks again Greg

I would suggest all of the above …while technology and various networking apps are absolutely a great tool … meeting people in person across multiple forums whether it’s at the airfield at a conference in the classroom at an industry event… is at the top of the list for me. Greg