Demetri Koursaris
Founder and Chairman of Warwick Entrepreneurs, Founder of The Uni Express, and currently running LiveOut
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.warwickentrepren... |
| Industries: | Cleantech, Entertainment, Financial, Internet, Real Estate, Retail, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Graphic design, Guerrilla marketing, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public speaking, Retail, Sales, Viral marketing, Web design |
| Next step: | When I graduate in July I will be running LiveOut full time, and concentrate on growing The Uni Express |
| Groups: | CUTEC, Oxford Entrepreneurs, Seedcamp, Warwick Entrepreneurs |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding hot stories, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company, Supporting my investments |
| Schools: | University of Warwick |
FEATURED STARTUP
LiveOut
LiveOut
LiveOut makes the process of finding student housing so much easier!
We currently list almost all student property available at Oxford, Oxford Bookes, Warwick and Coventry Universities.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
FULL BIO
Currently a Student at Warwick University reading Mathematics and Business. I have set up and am president of The Warwick Entrepreneurs Society, also set up Caffe Yum, The Uni Express, and am currently working on LiveOut. I am originally from Cyprus, but live in London.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Royal Bank of Scotland |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | July 2007 - July 2007 |
| Description: | Global Banking & Markets - Debt Markets desk at the beginning of the ‘credit crunch’.
• Researching and summarising the Russian hotel and office property market • Creating balance sheets and P+L accounts in excel from company quarterly reports |
| Employer: | Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands |
| Position: | Sales Rep |
| Time period: | December 2006 - December 2006 |
| Description: | • Liaising with supermarket spirits managers, negotiating new shelf space for Bacardi products
• Ensuring Bacardi products had optimum visibility during busiest sales period of the year |
| Employer: | Coventry Refugee Centre |
| Position: | Voluntary Asylum Case Worker |
| Time period: | January 2006 - Present |
| Description: | • Strengthen communication through continually pursuing contact with various offices
• Advance my understanding of Immigration law and Asylum law • Listening, sympathising to individuals and altering approaches for different cases |
| Employer: | John Lewis |
| Position: | Sales assistant in Audio and Television department |
| Time period: | February 2004 - August 2005 |
| Description: | • Working in a large team meeting daily sales targets improving communication skills
• Building interpersonal skills through persuasive sales of the partnership card |
| Employer: | The Uni Express |
| Position: | Founder |
| Time period: | September 2007 |
| Description: | • Recognising the opportunity and taking initiative to set up a bus travel company, solving the problem of student club travel.
• Negotiating best possible prices for coach hire and developing lasting relationships |
| Employer: | LiveOut |
| Position: | Co owner |
| Time period: | December 2006 |
| Description: | • Developed idea and business plan for student housing listing service.
• Found competition, and negotiated a deal where I got co ownership of the company am now involved with expanding nationally. |
| Employer: | Caffe Yum |
| Position: | Cofounder |
| Time period: | March 2005 |
| Description: | • Setting up of innovative mobile café business and running it at events in a pressurised situation
• Developing concept into a successful franchise, with the aim of going national • Committing to the idea, marketing it and remaining adaptable when necessary |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Warwick |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2008 |
| Degree: | Mathematics, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | • Form Captain, assisting form tutor and organising form sports teams |
| Hobbies: | I play rugby and am part of a 5-a-side football team. Rock climbing is another passion requiring a high level of perseverance. I play the violin, was part of a string quartet and performed at many concerts, carol services, and during school plays, which all helped to build confidence. |
| Memberships: | • President and founder of Warwick Entrepreneurs Society leading a team of 12, inspiring and encouraging entrepreneurship on campus
• 6th Form Prefect, developed and organised school recycling project |
| Awards: | • 2005 “Chairman of the Governors Award” for excellence in A-Levels results
• 2003 Mathematics Award for achieving highest school result in Mathematics GCSE • 2003 Science Award for achieving highest results in all three sciences • 1998-2005 Maths Challenge Certificates - Silver and Gold Awards • 2000 Form Award for Punctuality |
Demetri's Startups (3)
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The Uni Express
The Uni Express is a student run service providing cheap, safe and reliable travel to and from night clubs. We offer free entry and free drinks with every ticket. We currently operate from Warwick Univrsity and run trips weekly to Coventry and...
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Caffe Yum
Caffe Yum is a Mobile Cafe run at in a range of locations and events. These include sports games, festivals, film sets, concerts, parties, corporate events, exhibitions and train stations. We are currently franchising the business nationally....
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LiveOut
LiveOut makes the process of finding student housing so much easier! We currently list almost all student property available at Oxford, Oxford Bookes, Warwick and Coventry Universities.
Demetri's Contacts (33)
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Jonathan Halpern
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Lizhou He
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Steve Lau
Hey, I'm the Student Enterprise Officer for Warwick Entreprenuers. My role is to find and facilitate the growth of student businesses at Warwck University. Whether you have started your own business already or have a budding new business idea I ...
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Daniel Vaverka