How do you scale a Catholic e-commerce brand to over 100,000 customers while remaining firmly rooted in faith, family, and Catholic Social Teaching?

In this episode of the Catholic Founders Podcast, Scott Williams, co-founder of Sock Religious and Four Marks Printing, shares his journey from diocesan youth ministry into full-time e-commerce and manufacturing, bringing sock production in-house with ten industrial knitting machines.

We explore what it looks like to honor the dignity of labor, empower employees beyond a "clock-in, clock-out" culture, overcome the fear of failure, and pursue debt-free, sustainable business growth while staying fully present to your family.

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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:
(00:24) - Intro
(04:33) - The Origins of Sock Religious
(08:13) - Going All In
(11:59) - The Evolution into Four Marks Printing
(16:17) - Navigating Business Failures
(24:07) - Catholic Social Teaching in Action
(33:24) - Rethinking Growth and Success
(40:23) - Generational Business
(45:07) - Work-Life Integration
(47:35) - Rapid Fire Questions
(50:09) - Outro

🔗 EPISODE REFERENCES & RESOURCES:
• Sock Religious: [https://sockreligious.com]
• Four Marks Printing: [https://fourmarksprinting.com]
• Catholic Founders Merch Store: [https://join.catholicfounders.com/store]

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