by George Sotiropoulos | May 13, 2024 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
“I want my employees to think like owners and they don’t, which is why it’s so frustrating when I try to delegate because they won’t care enough and do it like me…”Ever feel that way?Ever want to grab someone metaphorically by the collar and shake them until “they get...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 9, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner
I was at wit’s end.I had worked my butt off and felt I had done everything right, and yet my bank balance told me something different.Actually, it was yelling at me that Zero isn’t an accomplishment.And then the thought entered my mind.. when doctors are...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 8, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
In the last couple days we had a common element between throwing pearls to pigs and being stuck in the car after a rain.Mud..As it relates to business – the mud of commoditisation.Do you remember Jane from a couple of days ago.When I started working with her she...
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...
