by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 15, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
Friday night was one of those perfect Dubai evenings.Good wine at happy hour.Then a short walk to a neighbouring restaurant where alcohol wasn’t allowed, but water and a cigar were.That suited us just fine.As two women walked past in outfits that looked like Devo had...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 12, 2025 | Business Value
This week had one theme:Owners sabotaging themselves — not from stupidity, but from the illusions that sound smart.Let’s review the carnage…MONDAY — The “Pearl Harbor Strategy”: Betting Everything on a Silver BulletOn the 84th anniversary of FDR’s historic speech, we...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 11, 2025 | Business Value
Yesterday I shared the story of Jason Weaver — the young Simba voice actor who chose $100,000 plus lifetime royalties over a $2 million upfront fee.Disney offered him money.He chose equity.And thirty years later, equity is still paying him. Not every business owner is...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 10, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
“Poor man wanna be rich… rich man wanna be king…and a king ain’t satisfied until rules everything”-Bruce Springsteen “Badlands”Bruce wasn’t talking about business owners.But he may as well have been.Because most owners get stuck in the first two lines:Poor man wanna...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 9, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
Last month, A Business owner “Sam” pulled me aside to tell me about his ex-employee – a brilliant operations manager — Sarah — who walked out of a $150K job.Not because of the salary.Not because of the workload.Not even because of him as the boss. She quit...
