Soula Parassidis has appeared at leading opera and concert venues worldwide, including Berlin Philharmonie, Teatro Massimo Palermo, Prague Rudolfinum, Oper Leipzig, Festival Aix-en-Provence, Theater an der Wien, Opéra Nationale de Bordeaux, Guangzhou Opera, Taipei Symphony, and many others.

A passionate advocate for the operatic art form and the singers who inhabit the stage, in 2019 Soula founded the online platform Living Opera. Living Opera is a community initiative spanning 4 continents that strives to inform, equip, and empower singers about the realities of the business of opera. Living Opera has worked with various organizations including Medici TV (Paris), Reload Greece (London), Florida State University, Houston Grand Opera Studio, and Northland, Orlando.

Soula Parassidis

I cover labor trends, M&A, technology, growth strategies, regulation, financial crime, and the economy for an audience working within the corporate finance world. My readers are primarily CPAs, leaders in FP&A and M&A, aspiring C-suite executives, consultants, financial teams of post-start up/pre-IPO companies, business/accounting students, and of course, CFOs from organizations of all sizes and industries.

CFO.com is owned by Informa TechTarget.

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USA Lacrosse

I am certified by USA Lacrosse and the Suffolk County Lacrosse Officials Association to officiate boys lacrosse for public and private schools at all levels. I also officiate for the local Police Athletic League for youth lacrosse, as well as club leagues and travel tournaments of all ages.

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Nassau BOCES

I am certified by the Nassau County Boards of Cooperative Educational Services, the Long Island Association of Football Officials, and the New York State Association of Certified Football Officials to officiate public school football in Nassau County and private school football on Long Island at all levels. I also officiate youth football for various leagues across Long Island.

Football Official

deBanked

I created content on everything non-bank finance, with a focus on the small business lending market.

deCashed

I created content on the cryptocurrency market, with a focus on digital currency, blockchain technology, NFTs, DAOs, and innovative lending solutions.

COM-GAP

I edited content written by interns. I also ran a blog about the pandemic-induced job market. This was a contracted six month position.

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City University of New York-Brooklyn College

I worked as a broadcaster for the athletics department at Brooklyn College. I called all men's and women's basketball games on campus radio stations and YouTube.

Play-by-Play Announcer 

I was the director of all sports content of WBCR, Brooklyn College's campus radio station. I worked alongside a team of student interns to maintain the station's sports content. This included coverage of both professional sports and campus sports. Interns recorded promos that were played on the campus station to promote the simultaneous YouTube and radio broadcasting of all Brooklyn College basketball games. 

I instituted the dual platform coverage of basketball alongside promoting it during commercials at the station. We saw a huge rise in our viewership, averaging over 2,000 live listeners on both platforms for games. Prior to this, the radio format of the games earned an average of 100-500 listeners.

Sports Director

Brooklyn News Service

I worked for The Brooklyn News Service, a media group sponsored by Brooklyn College. This was a contracted six month position.

Kia America

I worked as a Kia Certified new and used vehicle salesperson, specializing in new leases and used vehicle sales.

I was a 5-star DealerRater Sales Representative, the highest at my dealership. In June of 2020, I achieved a dealership record of 37 cars delivered.

Sales Representative (South Shore Kia)

Big Daddy's East

I managed all aspects of a New Orleans-style restaurant. This included things like labor, payroll, hiring, and inventory.

General Manager

I am a Reporter for CFO.com. I am passionate about storytelling, learning and creating both interesting and informative content. I also enjoy participating in my community through athletic officiating, coaching, broadcasting and volunteering. 

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