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