by George Sotiropoulos | May 7, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
My first concert I ever went to was back in 1986 or 87.Boston of all bands.And we went to see them in Wisconsin after a weekend of heavy rainfall (not much unlike the one that just pummeled us in Dubai).The concert was fantastic but as we went to go home we had a...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 6, 2024 | Business Value, Customer Experience
“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.” (Matthew 7:6)This biblical reference should be top of mind for every entrepreneur every time we decide with whom we...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 3, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Next week at our Master Round Table and Cigar Experience, we’ll discuss how to take back your time by delegating effectively. Let’s also chat about avoiding three mistakes that can mess up your efforts.Lack of Clear Instructions and Objectives:One of the...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 2, 2024 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
“I’m very selective in who I take…”I was impressed. The system he showed me looked groundbreaking.A series of videos where I take a candidate through an entire sequence of events until they book a call with me.It promised outsize returnsAnd best of all him and his...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 1, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Ted Prodromou (one of the LinkedIn OGs) introduced me to Alex Mandossian last month.(If you don’t know Alex, check him out .. especially his talk on what verb you are .. which you can find here: Discover Your Verb).In our last meeting I told him about our upcoming...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 30, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Ever make $312,000 in one hour?It’s a mind staggering sum…An annual salary equivalent of $480 million.How would you feel making that payoff after just a 60 minute survey and assessment.Rebecca knows…She earned that after one of my 60-minute assessments we did...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 29, 2024 | Scaling the Business, Business Value
“We’re overbroked..”So kill the idea I was told. Don’t’ even try to start a new desk because the market is saturated, they already have more brokers than they count, etc.I should just crawl back into the box I was trying to get out of…Every trader at every bank I...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 23, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Owning a business in many ways reminds me of navigating the dating environment when I was single.Often Temporary Paralysis from fear of embarrassment..and shame…Do I approach the attractive girl whose eye I’m trying to catch or avoid the embarrassment if she rejects...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 23, 2024 | Business Value, Customer Experience, Scaling the Business
Owning a business can be pretty lonely.Friends, family, ex colleagues.. unless they own and run a business (or have done so in the past) cannot really understand. The decisions you have to make constantly and not knowing often for days, months, or even years if that...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 19, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
So I decided to put the AI GPT I created as a helpful guide for my clients to the test.I asked the GPT “George Business Advisor” for the top 5 delegation and top 5 networking challenges SME owners face every day.I’d love to get your opinion if this GPT meets the...
