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“That’s a palace?” my daughters exclaimed. Their eyes were declaring what their mouths were too polite to say. That’s complete ***t. So they weren’t impressed
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“That’s a palace?” my daughters exclaimed. Their eyes were declaring what their mouths were too polite to say. That’s complete ***t. So they weren’t impressed

“Wisdom is worth more than silver; it makes you much richer than gold. Wisdom is more valuable than precious jewels; nothing you want compares with

I have been out of touch for a week or so. Not because I am blowing you all off but just to step back and

Friday was fun. I organised an afternoon lunch and then happy hour with over a dozen business owners and service providers. We didn’t have an

“I learned more from a 3 minute record than I ever learned in school” Bruce Springsteen – “No Retreat, No Surrender” In the mid 80s

You know what’s funny about my business? The wide variety of industries and situations I get called into that differ significantly on the surface but

Last day of FAQ week. And this one is the question that separates the owners who end up with options from those who end up

Day 2 of FAQ week. Today’s question hits a nerve with almost every owner I talk to. “You talk about building a business that runs

It’s a holiday week all across the globe with bank holidays in the West and US, Eid here in the Mideast, and Pentecost both last

I recently met a business owner generating nine figures in revenue. Multiple suitors circling. The kind of interest most owners dream about. And none of

Paul and David both started logistics companies around the same time. Both built them to roughly $8 million in revenue with teams of about 30

Yesterday I told you about the blind man and the Pharisees and how the experts who were supposed to see most clearly were the ones

In the Gospel of John there’s a scene that has always stuck with me. Jesus encounters a man who has been blind since birth and

Yesterday I ran an intimate M&A deep dive breakfast with eight professionals who all touch mergers and acquisitions from different angles and what came out

Last night I attended a hosted dinner featuring Gaston Hochar, the third-generation family owner of Chateau Musar, one of Lebanon’s most iconic wineries.Twenty-four of us

Met a guy called Adam at the gym this week. We got talking between sets and he mentioned he’d recently exited a cybersecurity firm here

Over the weekend one of my email subscribers asked if he could get in on the Pioneer deal because he didn’t have time to sign

She nailed it. So I agreed to having Mitch Martina Cleaning Company come to our house for a deep cleaning of the apartment even though

The other day I took my youngest to a new café while we waited for her sister to finish school. When we sat down the

Monday’s business growth cohort call for Fall in Love with Your Business Again went somewhere I didn’t plan. What was supposed to be a walkthrough

A carpet cleaner in Baltimore charges double what everyone else charges. He has a waiting list. His competitors slash prices to win jobs and wonder

The Answer Changed the Wine Industry. A few years ago when I was working as a Value Builder Advisor with John Warrillow’s Built to Sell

Today is St George’s Day. My namesake and patron saint. Legend has him on a horse slaying a dragon. Well forget the dragon because the

Who do you think won my business? Met a wealth advisor at a networking event a while back. Seemed sharp. We agreed to grab a

Before leaving for RAK with the family, I sat down and made sure three different client milestones were completed and delivered, so that nothing left

Before heading to Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) with the family for a couple of days I had to stay home for the LG technicians to

A digital agency owner I’ll call David lost a pitch last year to a competitor who charged nearly double his price. Same scope. Same deliverables.

There’s a documentary called Jiro Dreams of Sushi about a man named Jiro Ono who runs a ten-seat sushi restaurant in a Tokyo subway station.

After my post of Sophia on a horse, I received the following email. Hi George, I went to that polo club on Monday. My daughter

I got to experience first-hand the ridiculous pitch a café owner made when it came time to sell her business and I wished to see her current financials.
Now her answer wasn’t so out of the ordinary. Often business owners have the incorrect conception of what makes their business attractive to someone else.
The stakes are too high to find yourself in this same no-mans land so we have released a new course in the Owners’ Portal. Read on to find out more.

Imagine holding your competitor’s playbook and doing… nothing. That’s exactly what happened when General McClellan sat on Lee’s battle plans, letting a chance for victory slip through his fingers.
Today, business leaders hold the same power with Customer Lifetime Value (CLV).
Will you leverage CLV to conquer your market—or watch rivals overtake you? Don’t be the next McClellan.

Halloween is here, but for many business owners, it’s not all treats. I recently caught up with a friend whose business thrives, even while he enjoys an extended stay in Greece.
But did you know that 7 out of 10 profitable businesses are set up for a nasty trick? Years of hard work, sacrifices, and late nights… only to find their ‘reward’ nearly worthless when it’s time to cash out.
Will your business give you a treat—or a trick

In business, being just “a half step too late” can make or break major opportunities. The Chicago NFL game showcased how missing that split-second focus cost the team dearly.
I recently had a client who missed a lucrative deal over a preventable oversight.
The lesson? Don’t let everyday distractions cloud critical decisions and make you end up being a step too short or a second too slow.

Just wrapped up our Profit and Dine session in Dubai, and one participant is already implementing insights to 5x profits and double the value of his business. All from focusing on one powerful metric.
Imagine knowing exactly where to invest to get your most valuable customers and drive profits higher than ever before. Are you tracking it yet?

Incredible moment in yesterday’s NFL game! With just 2 seconds left, the Commanders’ Jayden Daniels launched a Hail Mary—Chicago tipped it, but it still found Noah Brown’s hands for the game-winning touchdown. Pure elation for Washington, heartbreak for Chicago.
But here’s what’s even more surprising… many business owners are relying on a Hail Mary when it comes to capturing the full value of what they’ve built. Are you one of them?
Read on to find out.

Ever felt trapped by the daily grind, unable to step back without fearing things might fall apart? Jane who owned a logistics company did too—until she leveraged data and a key metric to uncover her most profitable customer segments and empower her team. Now she’s free to explore business opportunities worldwide while her company thrives. Discover on Tuesday the 29th of October the key metric and data-driven approach that transformed her business, boosted its profits and freed her time.

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