by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 30, 2025 | Business Value
This past Friday I held another of my curated happy hour sessions.Twelve People.No Bros or Wannabes…No Fake it Until you make it …No sales pitches.No posturing.No homework.Just sharp minds around a table — the kind of group that creates leverage most people spend...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 26, 2025 | Business Value, Customer Experience
Rebecca couldn’t sit still.She was fidgeting across from me at morning coffee, clearly rattled.“She called me again last night.. ‘we need you to produce as I’m putting the whole company and my family’s future on the line with you..’“I’ve told her a million times she...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 25, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner
“What job brought you to move to New Mexico?”“No Job. We wanted to find a home and move here.”“What do you do?”“I own a business — in Texas.”Ron, a fellow member in Brian Kurtz’s Titans Accelerator Mastermind was telling me this story last night.And the...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 24, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
My mother called me last night“Get your wife and children and get out of there”She had heard about Iranian missle attacks on Qatar and was worried we would be stuck in Dubai or worse become targets ourselves.“We fly Sunday… it will be fine..” I reassured her..(keeping...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 20, 2025 | Business Value
Freedom of Purpose.It’s the one freedom that doesn’t slap you in the face until it’s too late.Julie started her business with fire in her gut.Tired of the politics and the bosses, she wanted to spend her time building something meaningful.To solve real problems and...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 19, 2025 | Business Value
Freedom of Relationship.Sounds like some Instagram rah rah BS.But it’s the real deal — and most business owners don’t even realise they’re trapped.Did you start your business to “be your own boss?”To choose who you work with?To surround yourself with a team that...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 18, 2025 | Business Value
Last time we talked about Time.Today? Let’s get uncomfortable and talk about Money.You’re a business owner.So by default people assume you’re “rich.”Profitable, sure.But profitable doesn’t equal free.I’ve seen it over and over again:You’re making seven figures in...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 16, 2025 | Business Value
Dan Sullivan nailed it when he laid out the 4 Freedoms every entrepreneur is secretly chasing:1. Time. 2. Money. 3. Relationships. 4. Purpose.Most business owners say they want these…But then build a machine that devours all four.It works — but only because they keep...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 13, 2025 | Business Value
I was at Epicon’s Dubai Family Office Summit yesterday in Dubai where an all day event was held with panels and socialising for family offices and businesses to share ideas and some select investment pitches.It was friendly, productive and immensely educational with...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 12, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Yesterday, I told you how I received a cold email pitching “investment opportunities.”Unfortunately, there was no company name.No track record.No clear criteria.Just a guy saying he had money and wanted to talk… about every industry imaginable.Straight to the bin...
