Episode 11:  In this episode of Prodcircle, we delve deeper into the psychology of building a great founding team and startups. We also discussed what is a co-founder fit and why it's so important to find the right team member for your startup early on. Stephen was kind enough to share all the amazing tools they use to find the right team member. Stephen is the Managing Director of ETC Consult and Distributed Training. Stephen grew up in two family businesses - as well as starting a few of his own.  Having bought both family businesses from his parents and growing them internationally, Stephen learned a lot about successful succession planning - as well as making some mistakes along the way...Stephen is involved in different industries including leadership development; career guidance; succession planning; career skills and psychometric selection as well as international education and training.He has delivered keynotes and workshops; moderated panel discussions; taught at leadership academies and acted as the MC for a range of international events across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceana - on the topics of entrepreneurship; leadership; succession planning and more. Stephen is a succession planning coach; strategy facilitator; team development coach; leadership coach and personality profiler.Stephen spent many years fine-tuning his own "why" or core purpose to help him get more clarity around what he wants to do with his life. All of his projects, businesses, and programs feed into his core purpose "To help people Aspire to a better future and Empower them to get there".Overall, this episode was packed with valuable insights and practical tools used in psychometric evaluation. If you want to know how to build a killer team that builds great businesses, this episode is for you. Enjoy :) ? CONNECT WITH STEPHEN ? Website - https://etcconsult.com? Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenshortt/? CONNECT WITH MUDASSIR ? YouTube Channel -  @prodcircleHQ    ? Twitter - https://twitter.com/ProdcircleHQ? Instagram - https://instagram.com/prodcirclehq? Website - https://prodcircle.com/? Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mudassir-mustafa/?SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPTVisit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://prodcircle.com/podcasts/? LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prodcricle-with-mudassir-mustafa/id1688602416Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7MKODYGDeiWP4Y5xUpih31?si=7ce29a73d8724ac2Google Podcast  - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8yMTg5ODA4LnJzcwRSS - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2189808.rss? LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help others discover the show :) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prodcricle-with-mudassir-mustafa/id1688602416?? GET IN TOUCH You can also Tweet @prodcirclehq with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the lessons you've learned from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in ?Looking to work with Mudassir, drop an email.Connect with Mudassir ? YouTube Channel - @prodcircleHQ ? Twitter - https://twitter.com/ProdcircleHQ? Instagram - https://instagram.com/prodcirclehq? Website - https://prodcircle.com/? Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mudassir-mustafa/