by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 16, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
“I didn’t like what I had become. I wasn’t a good father, a good husband or even simply a good person to be around.”It was a powerful confession.Scott wasn’t talking about scoring a heroine fix, or rolling the dice, or needing that drink.He was talking about running...
by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 12, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
“Why do you notice the speck in your brother’s eye but take no notice of the large beam in your own eye?How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye?You Hypocrite.First...
by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 2, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”– Michael Corleone, Godfather IIIEver feel that way when it comes to business?The PITA customer (pain in the …) who pops up again long after you felt they should be happy and gone after all the...
by George Sotiropoulos | Sep 1, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
“17 years,” she said.That’s how long it had been since Mary last relaxed in her business.I met her at a local business event.She didn’t mince words.“I’m part of every client call.”“I’ve tried to delegate — disaster every time.”“Once, I took a 3-week family holiday. It...
by George Sotiropoulos | Aug 29, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
His bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, the holes in the wall, and the mound of garbage in the middle of the living room are my most vivid childhood memories of my family as landlords.We owned a building with two 3 bedroom flats on separate floors.My mother didn’t want to...
by George Sotiropoulos | Aug 28, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
When you got out of bed this morning and walked back into your business, whether you thought about it or not, you bought it again.You repurchased it with your time, your attention, and your energy. You could have burned it to the ground. You could have walked away....
