Terry Enepekides and Danny Carbone

WHAT GOT YOU STARTED?

by Burke Campbell

Published in the Financial Post

December 3, 2007

Terry Enepekides is co-president of Gloco Accents, along with partner Danny Carbone. The on-line Montreal-based firm offers unique items, ranging from candles that blaze with colored flames to animal-shaped pillows. Terry Enepekides tells Burke Campbell what motivated him to become an entrepreneur.

THE LONG FRIENDSHIP: “Danny and I are both from immigrant families. Our parents insisted we have the best education. We met in 1982 at our entrance exams at a private Montreal school. I was only ten years old. We’ve been best friends since.”

EDUCATION AND AFTER: “After college, Danny worked with his family and I pursued a graduate degree in accounting. In time, I became the Chief Accounting Officer of TIW, an international mobile phone operator. But in 2005, the company was sold. Suddenly, the future was wide open. Danny was ready to make a move, too. We decided to create our own company.”

DESIGNING A COLLECTION: “We assembled a unique line of products, items that delight, amaze, and comfort.”

LIFT-OFF: “We started Gloco Accents in 2006. Already, we’ve got over 3000 customers across  North America, selling to Disney and other retailers like Green Earth.”

SHARED PHILOSOPHY: “Danny and I, we just don’t give up. People see that, they trust that. That’s what sustains relationships, between people and in business. Life isn’t just about making money. It’s about fun, family, friendship.”

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