Episode 013 Lay Professional Turned Entrepreneur w/ Scott Williams

2024-06-25 

Episode 013 Lay Professional Turned Entrepreneur w/ Scott Williams

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Scott Williams, the owner of Catholic Concepts, discusses his journey from ministry to entrepreneurship and the development of his flagship brand, Sock Religious. He shares how his entrepreneurial spirit and passion for ministry influenced his decision to start his own business. 

Scott also discusses the challenges he faced and his intentional approach to developing new products. He emphasizes the importance of living out his Catholic faith in his business and how Catholic social teaching guides its operations. Catholic Concepts aims to start conversations about the Catholic faith through joyful products. They want to be a spark that develops conversations and empowers people to share their faith. 

The company has impacted the founder's faith and helped him live out his faith more authentically. It engages the Catholic community by partnering with organizations and providing merchandise for events. Its vision is to make ministry and evangelization easier and become a dream place for people to work and make a difference in the Church. It also wants to help parishes by developing products and services that serve the Church in a unique way.

Takeaways

• Scott Williams transitioned from ministry to entrepreneurship and started Catholic Concepts, which owns Sock Religious, a Catholic sock company.
• The entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to serve the Church influenced Scott's decision to start his own business.
• Scott emphasizes the importance of living out his Catholic faith in his business and using Catholic social teaching as a guide.
• Product development at Catholic Concepts involves intentionality, brainstorming sessions, and incorporating customer requests.
• Christmas is the busiest season for Catholic Concepts, followed by Easter, Father's Day, Mother's Day, and sacramental seasons. Catholic Concepts aims to start conversations about the Catholic faith through joyful products.
• The company has impacted the founder's personal faith and helped him live out his faith more authentically.
• They engage the Catholic community by partnering with organizations and providing merchandise for events.
• Their vision is to make ministry and evangelization easier and become a dream place for people to work and make a difference in the Church.
• They also want to help parishes by developing products and services that serve the Church in a unique way.

Sound Bites

• "We like to start conversations through joyful products."

Scott Recommends:

All In: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams by Mike Michalowicz

Follow Scott: 

Sockreligious.com

Catholic Concepts

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