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Entrepreneur: Thales Panagides Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
www.brazilian-bikinis.net

Description:

Thales Panagides was born in Ames, Iowa, but he’s far from there now. He calls home base his apartment in the beachside city of Fortaleza, Brazil. He’s become the largest independent distributor of authentic Brazilian bikinis in the world. He sells in 41 countries and has sold at least one bikini to customers in nearly every State in the US. He’s determined to sell to all 50, targeting the outliers of Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

 

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