by George Sotiropoulos | Oct 16, 2024 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
I watched an NFL game live for the first time in decades on my birthday this past Sunday.It featured my hometown NFL team the Chicago Bears playing in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars.And surprisingly, despite the annoying and frequent commercial breaks, it was...
by George Sotiropoulos | Oct 15, 2024 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
We had a networking meeting last week which quickly was becoming a disaster due to the venue being too loud.And a toddler wandering away from his mom to stand at our table and scream at the top of his lungs.The presentation I was scheduled to give I put aside.And...
by George Sotiropoulos | Oct 9, 2024 | Business Value, Customer Experience, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
My nearly 5 year old daughter Sophia told me she had a bump on her head because one of the boys pushed her.I just wanted to give her the lesson I learned when I was a child when it came to bullies.Punch them.Put them on the floor and embarrass them… any they leave you...
by George Sotiropoulos | Oct 8, 2024 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
Being a business owner can be lonely.Often your friends and family who do not run businesses have no clue as to the challenges and mental up and downs that come from running your business.It often turns everything on its head.You end up working harder than anyone else...
by George Sotiropoulos | Oct 7, 2024 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
The Guru was laying it on.“We can get you 1,000 leads and drive your customer acquisition costs down.”His listener, to his credit, wasn’t buying any of it.“How can you promise you can get me 1,000 leads when you know little to nothing about who my customers are...
by George Sotiropoulos | Oct 4, 2024 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
“How many people are registered for the event?”Before every Bx meeting I often get asked this question.And you can imagine the confusion when I reply that I hope we don’t get more than 20 people and ideally – I would prefer 12-16.Why?So we get to know each...
