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...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 10, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
“Poor man wanna be rich… rich man wanna be king…and a king ain’t satisfied until rules everything”-Bruce Springsteen “Badlands”Bruce wasn’t talking about business owners.But he may as well have been.Because most owners get stuck in the first two lines:Poor man wanna...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 9, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
Last month, A Business owner “Sam” pulled me aside to tell me about his ex-employee – a brilliant operations manager — Sarah — who walked out of a $150K job.Not because of the salary.Not because of the workload.Not even because of him as the boss. She quit...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 5, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
This week I had one theme:Business owners who fail because of the beliefs that run their business.Four stories.Four different owners.Four ways we sabotage ourselves without even knowing it. MONDAY — “To love my business… can it be that simple?”You read about...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 2, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
I’m back at the outdoor café on a perfect 25°C morning — the same place the PigeonWaffe dive-bombed me last week.This time I made an adjustment.I picked the table furthest from any ledges, right under a row of thin string lights too flimsy for these flying dinosaurs...
by George Sotiropoulos | Dec 1, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
If you could go back in time, what would you tell your 18-year-old self?Most people say things like:“Don’t be so stupid.”“Grow up.”“Buy Apple, Amazon, Nvidia…”Me?I’d say one thing:“Believe in yourself.”Because a lack of confidence cost me years.The girls I liked? Too...
