We welcome the great Bill Galatis to the show! Bill's resume and experience is so vast and impressive we would need another episode just to talk about his accomplishments. A quick summary includes his entrepreneurial skills as a Dunkin' co-franchisee and director of multi-unit network in Greater and Downtown Boston for over 30 years, a business advisor and mentor for entrepreneurial startups and emerging businesses, a former adjunct professor at Boston University and Suffolk University, a former PricewaterhouseCoopers manager, and currently, managing partner of Tresca Restaurant in Boston and co-owner of Red's Kitchen and Tavern in Seabrook, NH. He's also an executive board member of Meet Boston, director of the Boston Bruins Foundation and longtime Trustee at The Sports Museum. Bill was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2001, Somerville, MA Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement recipient in 2022, and in 2024, he was bestowed the George Dilboy Humanitarian Medal of Honor.…
Join us in our chat with Nicholas Syris of Lavida Habana Cigars. Nick started his professional life as a very successful audio video electronics specialist. Thankfully, it was his passion for good cigars that won him over and also led him to a side career on a radio talk program, “Smooth Draws” a weekly program dedicated to Cigars and the Cigar Lifestyle. It was also his love of cigars that opened the door, back in the mid-90s, to Saudi Arabian Royalty and subsequently the creation of the first of a several Lavida Habana Cigar Lounges. “The cigar is the great equalizer, where people from all walks of life, different cultures and various socioeconomic backgrounds can all bond over the experience of enjoying a cigar,” says Nicholas. And despite the anti-smoking hysteria that has befallen on the US and other parts οφ the world, “we are strong in our convictions and our desires to enjoy the pleasures that we derive from smoking premium cigars!” Kick back with a cigar and
