Scott Ritzheimer has helped launch 20,000 businesses, and he shares the patterns of success and failure he sees in start-ups and church plants. Scott shares the seven stages founders, entrepreneurs, and church planters go through and how to avoid the common mistakes founders make. Plus, Scott and Carey explore how to know whether you're a founder or not and how top leaders can discover the founders and entrepreneurs already on their teams. Show Notes Ultimate Guide to Healthy Church Conflict On The Rise Newsletter Preaching Cheat Sheet The Art of Navigating Church Conflict Course Watch on YouTube Follow @careynieuwhof Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork   This episode is sponsored by: BELAY Discover the five most positive changes that come from hiring a bookkeeper for your church. BELAY is offering our listeners a free download of their resource, 5 Ways A Church Bookkeeper Can Transform Your Day.   GENERIS We're approaching year-end and now is the time to get your giving strategy in place - not only to finish the year strong but to prepare you for year-end. If you're trying to figure out how to take a discipleship approach toward increasing generosity in your church, I invite you to visit Generis.com/kickstart.     Brought to you by The Art of Leadership Network