Antigoni has been working as a primary education teacher for 17 years. Since January 2019, she have been assigned the position of the CEO at Junior Achievement Cyprus.

Aside from her degree in Teaching, she holds an MA in Educational Leadership and a PGCE in Gifted Education. She is currently a PhD Candidate studying Environmental Entrepreneurship Education at the Cyprus University of Technology.

During the past twelve years, she coordinated 5 European projects under the Erasmus+ and Comenius schemes and took part in many European seminars, meetings and projects. In 2017, she received the National Award for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Cyprus and represented Cyprus in the European Awards for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship.

Emily supports that entrepreneurship is the key towards the next generation’s best development, both academically and professionally. Junior Achievement Cyprus’ mission responds to one of her biggest goals in life; to inspire and help young people to dream big and to discover their potential towards their professional success in the world economy. As a psychology graduate and an educational advisor, she has experience in the field of education and she believes that a community’s future relies on young people and thus their development is of high importance. She believes that Junior Achievement makes a huge impact on students offering them great knowledge and experience and preparing them for a successful future.

In her free time, Emily enjoys dance and sports and she loves travelling. She is also taking part in various events for helping other people in need. Something that really characterizes her is her passion for life and her belief that we can gain knowledge from every situation.

Kyriacos joined the team of Junior Achievement Cyprus in January 2021, six months after getting his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. In the past few years, he started engaging in various educational activities that mainly surrounded entrepreneurship. He trusts that such activities provide young individuals with multiple skills that prepare them for the professional environment as well as giving them a competitive edge.

He considers that every individual has an unlimited potential to what they can achieve and entrepreneurial education to be one of the most effective ways for young people to realize their own potential, guide them towards recognizing real world challenges and back them with the necessary skills to bring solutions.

Currently his main interests include how new technologies disrupt education and finance as well as how society reacts to/adopts them.

After finishing his Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Entrepreneurship & Management, Marios started working for Junior Achievement Cyprus.

He considers the choice of working for the organization as wise and as the most substantial he could do in relation to his field of studies. 

In an ever-changing world, education should follow the footsteps of evolution. He believes that Junior Achievement influences the education system of our island, towards the upgrade that is needed. 

Feel free to drop by the office in Kyrenias Avenue for a special chat regarding JA programmes and coffee of course. Marios is (almost) always there.

The art of communication is life. No matter how perfect your business plan is, if you don't know how to communicate it properly then you have failed.

Ariadni Genethliou studied Communication and Public Relations at the Panteion University of Athens and holds an MA in Communication from the Open University of Cyprus. Professionally, she has applied communication under multiple cases and what she sees as a common feature is that no matter how perfect your business plan is, if you don't know how to communicate it properly then you have failed.

For Ariadne, JA Cyprus is an important moment in her career because by working with young students, she has the opportunity to see through their eyes the interest and zeal, to feel the joy and satisfaction of performance, elements that inspire her for creativity. At the same time, she feels the responsibility that through her work she can inspire future entrepreneurs - communicators.

Eleni’s first interaction with JA was in 2021 while she was finishing her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She participated in the JA StartUp Programme where together with her team they emerged as the national winners with their innovative idea. It was then, that she understood the value of Junior’s Achievement actions and thought of becoming a part of that great team one day. After a year of volunteering in different European countries, she decided to start her career journey in JA Cyprus.

Creative people have traits that they can use in a variety of roles—not just creative ones. Creativity does not solely signify having artistic capabilities, it's a way of thinking. Such people can do wonders in entrepreneurship and in the business world in general. As an artistic person herself involved in entrepreneurism, she wants to encourage others to explore the capabilities of their minds and imagination and use them to thrive in business.

Time to flex those creative muscles and become the creative thinkers we were meant to be!

Maria believes that creativity and innovation are the key elements to building something that will have sustainability and success. She also argues that entrepreneurship education provides strong foundations, knowledge, and skills to young people to achieve anything they set as a goal.

She studied French Language and Literature at the University of Cyprus and then obtained a Master's degree in Marketing and Communication from the University of Westminster in London.

She has gained experience in the field of Marketing and Communication, having worked in large advertising agencies in Cyprus and was responsible for the realization of large and important projects and campaigns.

For Maria, it is important and necessary for her to feel that what she does has a positive impact on young’s people live and contributes to their development while giving them the motivation to never stop chasing their every dream. She feels grateful because at JA Cyprus she has the opportunity to experience this every day.

She loves traveling and at every opportunity, she sets off for new destinations, since she believes that exploring new destinations, fills our minds with new images and stimulates our imagination and creativity.