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...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 11, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner
I received a cold email today inviting me to discuss potential investment opportunities.The sender claimed to have secured investment funding and was looking for opportunities in … well he pretty much listed every type of size and industry out there.At the bottom was...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 10, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Ever tried taking a week off from your business — without your phone, laptop, or WiFi?No?That’s not independence….That’s adult babysitting.And unfortunately, it’s the daily reality for even too many 7 figure business owners out there.They’ve built businesses that rely...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 9, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
“Most Companies grow organically… not strategically…”So said my Westley and one of the participants in our business lunch and happy hour on Friday.And he’s right.Having grown and successfully exited a few businesses of his own, he shared how often it was easy to grow...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 6, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
“Superstars are a liability waiting to happen”.– Dan KennedyBill wanted to grow his B2B business.A client raved about a “superstar” named Patrick — a guy who promised to double revenues in 12 months.On paper? Irresistible.Bill signed him.Full profit share. Guaranteed...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 4, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
“I was so busy on this project… I didn’t have time to go down to the store and open it…”That’s what he told me — dead serious.This guy sells a $40,000 high-ticket item. One sale a month makes his year.But he was buried in “busy.” So the shop stayed shut.Later, a few...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 3, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
“You don’t actually make big leaps by doing more of the same stuff, by running harder and faster. If you get growth that way, you tend to get disintegration of net sustainability or value.” (- Dan Kennedy, Advanced Business Concepts)And here’s how that plays out...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 2, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner
I was in a rush this morningDrop off the kids, go to the gym, and start my day.So I grabbed my workout shirt… but from the wrong pile.By the time I put it one and realised it… it was too late.And so now I smelled like a rear end of a mule that ate a very bad batch of...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
I was out last night with several fellow business owners.One has a 7 figure business that he has built into an independent asset. He was discussing whether he and his family would escape 3 or 4 months of the Dubai heat this summer.His only restriction?The children...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 29, 2025 | Business Value
“Why do you notice the speck in your brother’s eye but take no notice of the beam in your own? Hypocrite! First remove the beam in your own eye and then you will see clearly enough to remove the speck in your brother’s.” (Matthew 7:3-5)That’s me.I hold my hand up.I...
