Mike Karadimas carried the idea for The Kalogeris Blood Empire for decades before finally turning it into a novel with help from his son. He joins Phillip Lanos to talk about drawing from Detroit, Greek family life, organized crime lore, and memories passed down through generations to build a fictional mob story centered on loyalty, ambition, and family. Karadimas also shares why writing the book became a way to preserve parts of his own history while creating something entirely new.

<p>Mike Karadimas carried the idea for The Kalogeris Blood Empire for decades before finally turning it into a novel with help from his son. He joins Phillip Lanos to talk about drawing from Detroit, Greek family life, organized crime lore, and memories passed down through generations to build a fictional mob story centered on loyalty, ambition, and family. Karadimas also shares why writing the book became a way to preserve parts of his own history while creating something entirely new.</p>

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<p>Grit Daily Startup Show podcast explores the world of entrepreneurship, founders, and CEOs to talk scaleups and startups, from conception and funding to exits. Interviews run across all industries, with entrepreneurs sharing their best decisions, mistakes to avoid, and wildest entrepreneurial stories. With single-guest entrepreneur and multi-guest formats.</p>

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