by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 29, 2025 | Business Value, Customer Experience
One of my favourite stories is the Barefoot winery acquisition I shared before. Where the seller closed a deal to sell his wine business that had no trucks, vineyards or any of the assets or trappings of a usual business.Yet he successfully sold.Not at a discount –...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 26, 2025 | Business Value
The Christmas story has a dark chapter to it.When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Adeste fideles, laeti triumphantes,Venite, venite in Bethlehem.Natum videte, Regem angelorum:Venite adoremus, venite adoremus,Venite adoremus… Dominum. When I was a kid I memorised this first passage of Adeste Fideles by heart.In Latin.Not because I was in choir, but...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 24, 2025 | Business Value, Customer Experience
One more sleep shouted my girls as they tear apart the last box on their advent calendars.One more sleep until ChristmasWatching their joy and anticipation makes me remember mine when I was their age.But Christmas had more substance and meat to it when I grew up as we...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 23, 2025 | Business Value, Customer Experience
We woke up early our first day in London.“Let’s go show the kids the Christmas Decorations in Harrod’s windows.” I proposed.They would love them.I remember how amazing they were over the years when I lived in London and would walk past Harrod’s back and forth on the...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 19, 2025 | Business Value, Customer Experience, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
This week you would have noticed a pattern.Many businesses don’t fail just because of competition, the economy or the markets.They failed long before because they were optimising the wrong things.Chasing perfection instead of action, feedback, adjustment, and...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 18, 2025 | Business Value, Customer Experience
“Winterwonderland!? Get ready to get ripped off”Admission – Cha ChingUnlimited Ride Pass for kids – Cha ChingMeals – Cha ChingRides for us to accompany the kids – Cha ChingWith a family of four we dropped some serious cash.And loved it.And I’d take them back in the...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 17, 2025 | Business Value
One by one the University of Chicago MBAs lined up to meet the older man who accompanied the young female Goldman FX trader who was a Chicago alumna and attending the MBA School’s Career Opportunity Day.Each eager.Each polished.Each armed with credentials.“Pleasure to...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 16, 2025 | Business Value
“Growing sales killed my business.”It was sad.. resigned..And his voice has been in my head since the event.. John had followed the playbook he was taught to the letter.Grind…. Hustle….. grind some more.His marketing agency began in fits and starts… and then rocketed...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 15, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
Friday night was one of those perfect Dubai evenings.Good wine at happy hour.Then a short walk to a neighbouring restaurant where alcohol wasn’t allowed, but water and a cigar were.That suited us just fine.As two women walked past in outfits that looked like Devo had...
