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...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 25, 2025 | Business Value, Customer Experience
Woke up the other morning to a pool of water in the kitchen.We’d already called our maintenance company the day before—They “fixed” the drain pipe. Until …. They didn’t. The real problem?A leak in the kitchen sink pipe.So at 7:30 AM, I grabbed another guy...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 24, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Mike Finger had a post in Linkedin asking if the Silver Tsunami will not happen.The Silver Tsunami is the idea that with baby boomers retiring that there would be a huge wave of businesses coming to the market to sell.He mentions though in his 25 years he hasn’t seen...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 23, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Today is St. George’s Day.Most people know the legend—George slaying a dragon.But in real life? He was a decorated Roman officer who was tortured and executed for refusing to renounce his Christian faith.He didn’t just slay a beast. He defied an empire. And that...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 22, 2025 | Business Value
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the timePlans that either come to naught, or half a page of scribbled linesHanging on in quiet desperation is the English wayThe time is gone, the song is over, thought I’d something more to say“Time” by Pink...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 21, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Christ is risen from the dead,Trampling down death by death,And upon those in the tombs bestowing life!In Orthodox churches around the world, this hymn rings out to mark the beginning of Easter and the end of the Great Fast.It’s joyful. Triumphant.And for those who...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 18, 2025 | Business Value
Holy Week is my favourite time of year.Long, beautiful church services—especially from Thursday’s nearly 4 hour evening service through midnight Easter Sunday.I love the moment before Easter when the churches, once darkened, light up one by one with candles and the...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 17, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Here’s a simple equation a 10-year-old could run:Take your business’s profit.Multiply it by the percentage of everything you personally do to keep it running.What’s left?That number tells you everything about how your business would perform if you disappeared—or even...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 16, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
That’s the question every buyer or investor is asking—whether they say it out loud or not.And if you want to sell your 7- or 8-figure business one day, you’d better have an answer.Not just excitement about the future…But clarity.Confidence.And comfort that your...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 15, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
I came across this on someone’s LinkedIn profile:“Company grew from startup to $10M revenue in 2007.Unfortunately, I was involved in a serious car accident… and had to close the business.”That’s not a horror story.That’s a reality check.Because it’s not enough to...
