Steven Galanis is a Greek-American film producer, options trader, and food blogger from Glenview, IL. He is the eldest son of Themis and Teddi Galanis. Steven is the nephew of George Furla.
He is a 2006 graduate of Glenbrook South High School where he was a State Championship winning hockey goalie, varsity football captain, award winning debater, and class president. After graduating from South he decided to take his talents to Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. There he majored in History, minored in Economics, and earned a certificate in Markets and Management Studies. While at Duke, Steven was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and a goalie on the Hockey team.
During his time in Durham he co-founded a company called Spartan Entertainment that revolutionized nightlife in the Bull City with the introduction of Wednesday Night Beer Pong at Shooters II. Galanis was prominently featured on the cover of the April 2010 issue of Towerview Magazine where he was called, "The Mayor of Main Street." After college, Steven returned to Chicago to work on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade as a runner. 6 months later he was hired as a trader trainee by MW Trading. Within two and a half years Steven became a full member of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) where he trades SPX options. He created his first film investment company, Old Trinity Capital LLC, with investment from many fellow Chicago based traders. For his first project Galanis raised $250,000 in three days leading to an investment in the television show SAF3 (2013) starring Dolph Lundgren. After the success of that raise, Steven was invited to partner with a fellow hungry, young producer, 'Martin Blencowe' (gv). Together they created Blue Baron Productions LLC, in November 2013.
Additionally, Galanis also blogs for Tribune-owned ChicagoNow.com on, "The Mayor Daily." For fun, he manages the popular instagram-based food blog @offdabone. When he's not on set or trading, you can catch Steven at the games of his beloved Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, Bears, Cubs, and Duke Blue Devils.
