I was at a low point.
Cash was tight. Confidence was thinner.
Still, I forced myself out to meet an old colleague for a drink. No big agenda — just reconnecting.
That night, he brought along a business partner of his. We didn’t talk shop. No elevator pitches. No networking hustle.
Instead, he introduced me to Hibiki Japanese whiskey.
Smooth, layered, unreal.
I lit up — and because I was clearly loving it, he treated me to a few rounds.
Weeks later, I organised a catch-up with some people in my network and messaged him to ask the name of the whiskey again.
He found out we were at the same place — and showed up.
Again, treated us.
No pitch. No angle. Just good conversation and shared experiences.
Later, when business did come up, it was natural.
He mentioned a project he needed help with.
Turned out, I could solve it. 100%.
The contract? It’s now worth over $80,000 in recurring business.
All from a few shared glasses of great whiskey.
Now was it the whiskey?
No. But it was the context.
→ The right people.
→ The right energy.
→ Zero pressure.
→ Real trust built outside of sales mode.
And that’s exactly what we’re building inside Sophiall.
A space where high-level business owners connect, talk real challenges, and find real solutions — not someday, but now.
We’re not here to play business. We’re here to build businesses that give you:
- The life you want today, and
- The freedom to exit tomorrow.
Burnout? Let’s kill it.
Isolation? Finally break it.
Unscalable business? Now fix it.
And it starts with a room of the right people — just like that night with the whiskey.
Join us and get a taste of what’s possible.
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P.S. I’m not the “systems guy,” “process guy,” or “finance guy.”
I’m the “make your business valuable” guy—so you can start living your best life now and exit on your own terms later.
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