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LOU GARINO

Biography

 

Lou Garino was born and raised in a blue collar town in the rust belt with hard-working parents of the greatest generation. For as long as he can remember, Lou has been fascinated with all things business.  He worked in a machine shop to get through college and earned a journeyman machinists certification as well as a business degree.   

 

Lou is truly a serial entrepreneur with 3 decades of real, hardcore, business experience.  His thirst for new horizons includes over 20 years of award-winning experience in real estate as a realtor and investor. Lou was one of the first to coin the term "flipping houses" and is an expert in rehabing properties.  As Author of the upcoming book, Business Relationship Riches, Lou is excited about the opportunity to help others pursue their dreams through business success  by building better relationships and a better life. Lou is the Host of Business Newsmakers Radio with Lou Garino, a weekly talk radio show on Bloomberg radio in Houston, TX, Business 1110 KTEK, on the Wall Street Radio Network.  Previous host of House Talk with Lou, a now archived weekly business talk radio show on live streaming internet radio on Lone Star Internet Radio.

 

Additionally, Lou has owned and sold two restaurants, as well as produced and promoted music festivals, working with hundreds of bands including Boston and Lynard Skynard.   As a singer/ songwriter, Lou has performed for over 30 years, and currently plays with the SubZeroBand in Spring, Texas.

 

Always the philanthropist, Lou has founded and is President of the Texas Chapter of Guitars Not Guns, a non-profit music program for kids that promotes anti- gun violence by teaching at-risk children how to play a guitar, and giving it to them upon completion of their 8-week course. His civic duty runs deep. Lou has served a stint as Mayor of his hometown, in addition to serving as a Planning Commission member as well as on the County Tourism Board.  Lou has further served by distributing relief supplies all over the nation following catastrophes, and has coached hundreds of kids over a decade through youth sports with his son, Lorenzo. 

 

For more information visit lougarino.com

MATT WHITBY

P H O T O G R A P H Y
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