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Scott Lingle ’90 chose to attend Olivet because of church friendships, the tennis team and a desire to attend a faith-centered university. However, his time at the University nurtured a faith-based understanding and desire for passionate life-long learning and a growth mindset.

from Annual Report 2022

from Annual Report 2022, page 4

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After college, Scott worked for UnitedHealthcare where he spent nearly 20 years learning from industry leaders. In his mid-40s he felt a strong calling to leave the comfort and security of a stable corporate America executive position, taking a massive leap of faith to launch a software startup venture. God was faithful and blessed that bold decision. Eight years ago, Scott launched Remodel Health, a health insurance software company that has an overarching mission to repurpose $1 billion of savings back into ministry for faith-based organizations. The thriving business has employed numerous ONU grads and earned accolades as one of the fastest growing companies on the INC 5,000 list for the past few years as well as Best Christian Workplace.

In 2019, Scott and his middle son, Ryan, a software engineer and Cameron Mason ’15, launched the next generation of business ventures:

Lyrn.Link. What began as a six-page document of Scott’s favorite learning resources was transformed into an app that provides a curated list of books, podcasts, YouTube videos and articles with a sharing community of individuals who want to expand their sources of knowledge and influence; see lyrn.link/scott.

“I have a real heart and passion for future entrepreneurs, and I feel like God has given me specific entrepreneurial gifts,” Scott says. “So many entrepreneurs get burned out being single-minded in their focus. They often build their business at the expense of their marriage or family. I want to encourage people to pursue a thriving life in addition to building a career by sharing resources that may provide support and inspiration.”

In part because of Scott and other alumni entrepreneurs’ commitment to inspiring others through creative ventures, Olivet recently announced the launch of the entrepreneurship program as an extension of the McGraw School of Business. A degree in entrepreneurship is applicable to almost any field as students learn interdisciplinary skills of leadership, professional communication, strategy and business. Olivet’s carefully designed curriculum integrates cross-listed business courses to make this an ideal area of study in which to double-major.

“ Whatever we’re building in life, whether our hobbies or businesses, God wants to participate actively in that story.

“At this stage of my life, I feel God’s called me, and my ministry is to raise up future redemptive entrepreneurs,” Scott says. “We believe that entrepreneurship can be redemptive. God has called us all to be a part of His redemptive story, and it doesn’t just mean at church on the weekends. It means whatever we’re building in life, whether our hobbies or businesses, God wants to participate actively in that story.”

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