Sofia Folou was born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece. She graduated from the Secretarial School of Anatolia College of Thessaloniki in 2000 and has a degree as a “Specialist in Byzantine Hagiography” from the Cultural IEK of Thessaloniki (1998).
During her professional career she worked as an executive secretary in various large companies in Thessaloniki in the fields of advertising, biotechnology, and technology. Today she is the executive secretary of the 4th generation Science & Technology Park, Thess INTEC.