Angela Vithoulkas is an award winning entrepreneur, professional speaker, media commentator and Independent City of Sydney Councillor. Vithoulkas is the Founder and CEO of VIVO Café, an iconic Sydney CBD destination for office workers, tourists and weekend shoppers. Her success as a small business operator has been recognised with high profile awards including being named the City of Sydney Business of the Year, City of Sydney Café of the Year, NSW Entrepreneur of the Year and 2007 Telstra Women’s Business Owner of the Year. In 2015 she was named one of Australia’s Top 50 Most Influential Women Entrepreneurs. Vithoulkas has been in small business for thirty years, and was ‘born’ into the hospitality business, catching her first shoplifter at the age of three. She has gone on to own, operate and sell close to 30 businesses, naming her mother, Chris, as her biggest influence and inspiration. Through the wins and disappointments, her path has been fuelled by self-belief, ambition and the motivation of her parents’ achievements after migrating to Australia. Driven to empower and educate other small business owners to follow a greater path, Vithoulkas founded Eagle Waves Radio in 2013, Australia’s first digital radio station dedicated to small business. The name is symbolic of Angela’s vision to give small business the ‘wings’ to ensure that they never fly under the radar. Stationed within Vivo Café, Eagle Waves Radio has delivered over two thousand live shows and podcasts since launch, with Vithoulkas, ‘the Voice of Small Business’, a natural behind the microphone. Her commitment to raising the profile of Australian small business can also be seen in her monthly column for My Business magazine and as a commentator on Sky News Business. In 2012 she became the first Australian Greek woman to be elected as a Councillor to the City of Sydney, an amazing achievement formally recognised by the European council. Her experience and commitment to small business saw her elected as Deputy Chair of the City of Sydney Economic Development and Business sub-committee. This will see her Council responsibilities extend to encompass a wide variety of issues including, economic development and strategy, global city relationships, trade and marketing, small business, village economies, tourism and more. More recently, Vithoulkas has announced her vision to lead the City of Sydney will contest the role of Sydney Lord Mayor at the September 2016 elections. She is a sought after keynote speaker, MC and media commentator who has featured in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Australian Financial Review. and appeared on radio and television. Vithoulkas is a natural connector who can engage an audience of any size with her warm and enigmatic presence. For speaking and media enquiries, please contact Samantha Dybac e: sjdybac@sammway.com.au ph: 0411251373

1. ANGELA VITHOULKAS
Angela Vithoulkas is an award winning entrepreneur, professional
speaker, media commentator and Independent City of Sydney
Councillor.
Vithoulkas is the Founder and CEO of VIVO Café, an iconic Sydney CBD
destination for office workers, tourists and weekend shoppers. Her success
as a small business operator has been recognised with high profile awards
including being named the City of Sydney Business of the Year, City of
Sydney Café of the Year, NSW Entrepreneur of the Year and 2007 Telstra
Women’s Business Owner of the Year. In 2015 she was named one of
Australia’s Top 50 Most Influential Women Entrepreneurs.
Vithoulkas has been in small business for thirty years, and was ‘born’ into
the hospitality business, catching her first shoplifter at the age of three. She
has gone on to own, operate and sell close to 30 businesses, naming her mother, Chris, as her biggest
influence and inspiration. Through the wins and disappointments, her path has been fuelled by self-belief,
ambition and the motivation of her parents’ achievements after migrating to Australia.
Driven to empower and educate other small business owners to follow a greater path, Vithoulkas founded
Eagle Waves Radio in 2013, Australia’s first digital radio station dedicated to small business. The name is
symbolic of Angela’s vision to give small business the ‘wings’ to ensure that they never fly under the
radar. Stationed within Vivo Café, Eagle Waves Radio has delivered over two thousand live shows and
podcasts since launch, with Vithoulkas, ‘the Voice of Small Business’, a natural behind the microphone.
Her commitment to raising the profile of Australian small business can also be seen in her monthly
column for My Business magazine and as a commentator on Sky News Business.
In 2012 she became the first Australian Greek woman to be elected as a Councillor to the City of Sydney,
an amazing achievement formally recognised by the European council. Her experience and commitment
to small business saw her elected as Deputy Chair of the City of Sydney Economic Development and
Business sub-committee. This will see her Council responsibilities extend to encompass a wide variety of
issues including, economic development and strategy, global city relationships, trade and marketing,
small business, village economies, tourism and more.
More recently, Vithoulkas has announced her vision to lead the City of Sydney will contest the
role of Sydney Lord Mayor at the September 2016 elections.
She is a sought after keynote speaker, MC and media commentator who has featured in the Sydney
Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Australian Financial Review. She has appeared on radio and
television, including, The Today Show, Paul Murray Live, Sky News Australia, ABC News, Sky News
Business, SBS, Studio 10, Sunrise, 2UE, 2GB and 702.
Vithoulkas is a natural connector who can engage an audience of any size with her warm and enigmatic
presence. As an award winning entrepreneur and small business leader, she is in demand to speak on
topics including; women in business, entrepreneurship, staying competitive in retail, leadership and
people and culture. Her own business journey is entertaining and powerful, and one that inspires and
empowers audiences of all types.
For speaking and media enquiries, please contact Samantha Dybac e: sjdybac@sammway.com.au ph:
0411251373
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Vithoulkas is available to speak and interview on the following topics:
• Small Business is BIG Business – expand your thinking and grow beyond your limits
• Know your ‘why’ and achieve lasting success
• Your leadership journey – are you a boss or a bitch?

2. • Working with bureaucracy and government, from someone who knows both sides
• Make your business a place where people want to work – people and culture
• The Entrepreneurial Growth Story – the truth as nobody tells it
• Creating a customer experience culture – who do you serve?
• Managing a diverse workforce: Gen X and Gen Y