Flip Flippen | Chairman and Founder at The Flippen Group | | Give Your Heart Freely

Flip is the Chairman and Founder of Flippen Group, one of North America's fastest-growing educator training, corporate talent, and team development companies. Flippen associates give themselves relentlessly each day to “Building relationships and processes that bring out the best in people.” Flip and his wife Susan, CEO, were named Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year in 2011, the only couple ever to receive this prestigious award. Founded in 1990, Flippen Group was chosen by Texas Monthly magazine as #2 in the listing of Best Companies to Work For in Texas. The company’s breakthrough educational curricula and processes are used in thousands of schools nationwide, and their business division works with multinational and global companies worldwide, enhancing performance and outcomes. He is the best-selling author of The Flip Side: Break Free of the Behaviors That Hold You Back and Your Third Story: Author the Life You Were Meant to Live.

Flip reflects on positive influences and mentors in his life, including his Scoutmaster and baseball coach, who helped instill values of hard work and integrity. He shares more about the challenges faced by at-risk youth and the importance of loving and supporting them to overcome their struggles, and discusses the 16 years he spent as a psychotherapist and how he has supported hundreds of boys over the years. Flip also discusses the importance of understanding one's constraints and how it will help you achieve success. 

“Anybody who does anything with their life can show you people who wrote on their soul” - Flip Flippen

“I always want everybody to be better!” - Flip Flippen 

“Your heart is the most powerful thing you could ever give anybody, so give it freely.” -  Flip Flippen 

This Week on The Wow Factor:

• Flip shares more about his life growing up in Texas and some of the amazing mentors he had
• The power of words, as told in many old proverbs, can stick with a person, potentially causing harm if they are negative or hurtful
• Why constraints hinder performance and how to create significant improvement
• The importance of changing behaviors to achieve personal growth and reach one's potential.
• How leaders can show their team members they care and respect them and why it’s so important
• The value of extending kindness and care beyond the workplace, even if it's not directly related to the company's core business
• When teachers capture children's hearts, their minds will follow 
• Some of the challenges faced by educators in today's society, including the impact of social and political issues on their work
• How we can understand the neuroscience behind building relationships with students and why it creates a comfortable and secure environment for learning
• How The Flippen Group trains teachers on how to build meaningful relationships with their students, with a focus on creating a supportive and inclusive classroom environment

Flip Flippen’s Words of Wisdom:

I wish that leaders would let their team know who they are, that they care for them, respect them, and love them if they can. Your heart is the most powerful thing you could ever give anybody, so give it freely and love more. 

Connect with Flip Flippen: 

• Flip Flippen Website 
• Flip Flippen on LinkedIn 
• The Flip Side: Break Free of the Behaviors That Hold You Back by Flip Flippen 
• Your Third Story: Author the Life You Were Meant to Live by Flip Flippen and Dr. Chris J. White

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