Did Charlie Smith actually put his byline on this twaddle? Hold your nose, kids, as we
flash back to 11/20/2020. Here's Charlie, once a respected journalist, teacher and editor, about to debase himself by writing about the pair of schlemiels who would lose their own money and shareholders' by letting Uncle Kirk follow his remarkable instincts.
[Manos] Pavlakis said that he has experience owning various businesses—including real estate and mortgage companies and restaurants. That has given him deep insights into how to add value to organizations.
He’s also president and CEO of Noble Precision, a global leader in addressing complex precision manufacturing needs.
Another director, [David] Daniels, is president and CEO of Etlin Daniels, which imports and distributes industrial lighting products. And Pavlakis said that more money will be invested in the media company to help bring it back to profitability.
“We’re not a little voice playing games,” Pavlakis declared. “There isn’t an investment yet that we didn’t have success on.”
He said that a key to business success is remaining relevant in a world that’s going increasingly digital. It’s one reason why he’s enthusiastic about the potential for ecommerce.
Pavlakis also has a deep attachment to NOW Magazine, having grown up reading the Toronto urban weekly paper.
“It’s kind of like a Toronto symbol,” Pavlakis said. “Everybody knows NOW Magazine.”
He recalled that NOW led him to spend a great deal of time visiting music and comedy clubs, bars, and theatres in his younger days. He spoke fondly of trips to Second City, where he would see NOW magazine ads on the wall featuring stars like John Candy.
“Who would have ever known, years ago when I was walking by as a teenager, that we would actually be directly involved with NOW Magazine?” Pavlakis said with a touch of satisfaction in his voice.