Shawn Lovejoy is founder and CEO of Courage to Lead (couragetolead.com) and Courageous Pastors (courageouspastors.com), where they help leaders and their teams grow stronger and faster through their Gears of Growth Framework©. Shawn has been a successful real estate developer, church planter, megachurch pastor, and leader of a fast-growing coaching and consulting organization. His previous two books include Measuring Success and Be Mean About The Vision. Shawn has been married for twenty-eight years to his best friend, Tricia, and they have three children: Hannah, Madison, and Paul. They all live in Birmingham, Alabama.