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= Cassandra Stavrou = Cassandra Stavrou (1983- present) is the founder of 'Propercorn'. . Stavrou won the New Generation Award at the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman awards.

Early life and education
Stavrou studied law at university, stating "it was a good degree to have". She worked in a large advertising firm, however she knew from a young age that she wanted to become an entrepeneur. At a young age, her father gifted her with a vintage popcorn maker, inspiring the idea to set up a healthy popcorn business.

Work
In 2009, Stavrou quit her job in the firm and brought her dream of popcorn-making to life, initially using a cement mixer to do this. Meanwhile, she worked in bars and other such jobs for two years to save money while living at home. Stavrou launched her business by securing a deal to stock Propercorn at Google HQ. It was also featured as a snack at London Fashion Week. Propercorn has grown into a company with sales of £10 million that is in shops like Waitrose and Tesco after just 5 years.