by George Sotiropoulos | Nov 11, 2025 | Business Value
“Spoke to the VP at XYZ. He said no — the Chairman already has a charity they support, so they won’t be participating.”Boy… big companies can be spectacularly stupid.A friend of mine has been running an entrepreneurial program in schools — real-world selling, real...
by George Sotiropoulos | Nov 10, 2025 | Business Value
“I like your post directly sent to my attention. Lets see what time does hahahhah you are actually a funny man…”A blast from the past..A message from a boss who used to intimidate me and whose approval I desperately sought when I worked for him (sound familiar to any...
by George Sotiropoulos | Nov 9, 2025 | Business Value
There’s a moment every business owner hits.Not the breakdown.Not the burnout.The moment before that — when you realise you’re fooling yourself.This week was about that moment.On Monday, we talked about time — how it’s the only resource you don’t get back, and how the...
by George Sotiropoulos | Nov 7, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
This week’s stories all had one thing in common:They started in the wreckage.The mirror moment — when the problem wasn’t “out there,” but staring back at you.The crash — when the business you built to free you became the thing that trapped you.The rediscovery — when...
by George Sotiropoulos | Nov 6, 2025 | Business Value
Mark had everything most business owners dream of.A company pulling seven figures.A loyal team.Even a nice villa, with a view that made people jealous.But every morning, he sat in his car for ten minutes before walking into the office — hands gripping the wheel,...
by George Sotiropoulos | Nov 6, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
Last Friday, during the SBC M&A Deep Dive, one of the participants said something that nailed what’s wrong with most business owners in our region:“Everyone thinks every problem can be solved by throwing more money, time, or effort at it.”He was right.A business...
