by George Sotiropoulos | May 9, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
“It hit me like a brick. Years of blood, sweat, and sacrifice — and when they presented me the number for my business, I had next to nothing to show for it.”That’s what a business owner told me recently after failing to sell his company.He spent years building the...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 8, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
At today’s BX meeting, I spoke about dysfunctional independence — the trap of thinking you’re “free” because you own a business, while your life quietly falls apart around you.Example:Tony runs his own company.But at every family dinner or trip home, he’s glued to his...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 7, 2025 | Business Value, Customer Experience, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Many business owners pride themselves on being “their own boss.” It’s a matter of pride to know you went on your own and have been paving a way for yourself – hopefully to a land of milk, honey and opportunity. So our freedom and independence are very important. But...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 6, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
When I played my last season of organised American football, the head coach made a big decision:No two-way players.No one would play both offense and defense.Why?The year before, too many got injured — and he wanted to avoid that catastrophe.But the problem was that...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 5, 2025 | Business Value
In Matthew 13:24-30, Jesus tells the parable of the wheat and the weeds:“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.When the wheat sprouted and...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 2, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Her Head of Finance was a disaster.I asked for 36 months of financials to help value her business.What did I get?An Excel dump—one tab, months of transactions, font so small it looked like Morse code.And that came three days late.When I pushed back, he whined to the...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 1, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
In Star Trek IV, Spock dove into a tank, put his hand on a whale’s face, and figured out why the Earth was about to be destroyed.Dramatic, sure.But he got answers.I don’t need a whale.You don’t need a tank.You just need to show me one thing.And I’ll tell you whether...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 30, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
“Look now… remember when I was doing 100–200k a month?”He turned his phone screen to me.“Last month: $5.15M.”His business had grown 50x in less than 3 years.No hype.No overpriced coaching program.No army of blue-chip consultants.And here’s the kicker:He hasn’t set...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 29, 2025 | Business Value
On Friday, I hosted one of the best Exit Ready Happy Hours to date.But 24 hours earlier?Ted Prodromou and Tom Ruwitch ran a mastermind book club…And the topic was The Boron Letters by the late, great Gary Halbert.No big deal—just that we had Gary’s son Bond...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 28, 2025 | Business Value
The business happy hour I hosted on Friday?A complete success.Fifteen mostly strangers walked in..Fifteen serious business players walked out—armed with real connections and new opportunities.Here’s just a sample:An interior design firm owner now has direct access to...
