by George Sotiropoulos | May 15, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
“I just want to go on holiday without anxiety and guilt.”When I heard that, it hit me hard.Because I remembered landing at the airport once — on my first vacation in nearly two years — and being greeted by messages from my boss berating me for leaving my team to run...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 14, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
“I want to finally step away from the day-to-day and still have the business grow.”Every time I hear that, I think of my friend and client who 50x’ed his business without setting foot in his office.That’s not theory.He’s not a unicornHe was disciplined on his...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 13, 2025 | Business Value
It was a simple request:“Send me the last 36 months of revenue.”What came back?A mess. Accounting acrobatics. Category labels that made no sense. Margins that looked like they were written during a nervous breakdown.The investor had options. Three other businesses on...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 12, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
Everyone wants more business.Until it actually shows up.Then the cracks appear:Deadlines get missed.Quality starts slipping.Clients walk — not because you’re bad, but because you’re overwhelmed.You’re paddling out to ride a big wave…But your surfboard is made of duct...
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...
