by George Sotiropoulos | Nov 25, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Michelle slumped into the café chair across from me, dark circles under her eyes and one of the biggest Hulk Hogan like coffee mugs I’ve ever seen.“George, I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in years.”Michelle wasn’t a struggling entrepreneur—far from it. Her business...
by George Sotiropoulos | Nov 20, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner
This email came to me the other day.Hi George,I’m in my mid-50s and have been running a successful, profitable business for over 20 years. It’s been good to me—helped put my kids through school and given me a comfortable life—but now I’m ready to sell it and...
by George Sotiropoulos | Nov 13, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
My parents were friends with “Uncle Ted” and his family, whose kids were the same age as my siblings so we hung out a lot.Ted was a success story in the United States.As an immigrant he worked hard, started his own business and became a successful manufacturer of...
by George Sotiropoulos | Nov 5, 2024 | Business Value, Customer Experience, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
It’s election day in the United States and I’m thinking about the reason behind Sophiall.Why?Because another election was the main event of my first days in Dubai.That’s when I moved here for a new job – the Tuesday in 2008 when Obama was elected.And I can still...
by George Sotiropoulos | Oct 30, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
“Because in either game – life or football – the margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don’t quite make it.”Tony D’Amato (Al Pacino) in Any Given Sunday.On Monday I shared how in an NFL match between...
by George Sotiropoulos | Oct 28, 2024 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
In the NFL Chicago Bears – Washington Commanders game yesterday the Commanders Quarterback Jayden Daniels with 2 seconds left in the game heaved a pass into the Endzone.These are last prayer passes and so-called “Hail Marys”.Chicago tipped the ball but it went into...
