About

Simplified Servanthood – Spend each working moment helping to advance the human condition through having enlightened leaders focus on the few things that truly matter to their customers and teams.

“Congratulations on your successes – so well deserved, and more important so helpful to the world… and yes I do have (and so appreciate) your book!” – Amy Edmondson, HBS professor, author and coiner of term “psychological safety”.

“Bill provides some of the highest ‘value per word’ of any consultant (coach) I’ve ever met.” – Erik Waters, Co-Owner/CFO, Adtech Systems

Business Experience

  • Over 30 years, worked for/advised hundreds of companies including 20+ startups (10 operationally; 5 successful outcomes)
  • 8-time startup VP, WW Sales – UK, Singapore
  • 2-time CMO
  • GM – Division of $120MM IT services company
  • 2 IPOs and 7 acquisitions

Coaching Experience

  • 15+ years as a business advisor/coach
  • Executive at 10 startups – 5 Successful outcomes (2 IPOS, 7 acquisitions)
  • 100Coaches with Marshall Goldsmith
  • Certified 3HAG Growth coach
  • Expertise in ScalingUp, EOS, 3×5 Coach, Metronomics, SCC, 5 Dysfunctions, and Neuroleadership methodologies
  • Predictive Index Certified Partner
  • International Speaker
  • Certified – Foundations of NeuroLeadership
  • Certified – StakeHolder Centered Coaching
  • Board of Advisors – Women’s Business Collaborative
  • Mass Challenge Mentor
  • Volunteer – Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
  • Author – Further, Faster – 5-star rating

Besides his own extensive business experience, Bill continues to learn from the best:

  • Jim Collins
  • Michael Porter
  • Peter Drucker
  • Edgar Schein
  • Edward Deming
  • Amy Edmondson
  • Lisa Feldman Barrett
  • Bob Moesta
  • Marcus Buckingham
  • Ari Weinzweig
  • David Rock
  • Simon Sinek
  • Marshall Goldsmith
  • Alan Mulally
  • Shannon Susko
  • Greg Crabtree
  • and others.

He simplifies the process of running a successful business with tools and techniques that anyone can learn and use as a springboard to profitable and healthy growth.

“Global Educators is a CEO-by-committee, three-owner mid-market business that is very unique in terms of our organizational structure. We brought Bill Flynn in as we were at a point in our growth where we believed we needed more systems and accountability in our business to take us to the next level.  For businesses that are ready to think deeply about the kind of business they are and want to become, Bill Flynn would be an excellent choice”. -Nick, Jeff, Rich – Global Educators CEO Committee

Deep industry knowledge

  • IT Services
  • e-commerce
  • Food Service
  • Digital/Mobile Advertising
  • Cyber Security
  • Construction/Home Building
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail
  • Green Technology

Strong skills

  • Operating Management
  • Sales & Marketing Management
  • Strategy & Market Development/Execution
  • Early stage startups
  • Hiring Methodology (esp. in sales)
  • Knowledge Transfer
  • Neuroleadership
  • Coaching
  • Facilitating
  • Teaching

His practice based just outside of Boston primarily serves New England but is open to traveling for the right opportunity.

Bill Flynn – bill@catalystgrowthadvisors.com

Book a call – https://calendly.com/billflynn01776

LinkedIn  – https://www.linkedin.com/in/billflynnpublic

twitter – @whfjr

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