About Flyn

Our Story

We co-founded FLYN on one main principle: work shouldn’t suck. Our purpose became to Unlock Smiles at Work - knowing smiles were a key indicator that people were in work environments where they could thrive.

We found our “peanut butter and chocolate” moment when we realized that we could apply human-centered design thinking techniques that had been used for decades to create innovative products and services to people processes and culture. As innovation experts, we knew that the linchpin was the human-centered part of design thinking - what is more important to creating a good culture than ensuring that it’s designed around the people in that organization, and what they need to do their best work?

We envision a world in which work is inspiring and fulfilling and individuals thrive. We partner with organizations to create good cultures, innovate on people processes, build future skills and design events that inspire innovation.

Our Values

FLYNny (FUN)

We work differently. We genuinely enjoy working on tough challenges. We are able to work on serious issues in a light-hearted way. We also know that it’s very hard to come up with a new idea with a frown on your face! We value creating an enjoyable process even when working on complex issues because that is how you ultimately will get the most creativity and innovative solutions!

POSSIBILITY

We wouldn’t be doing this work if we didn’t believe that it was possible for work to not suck, and for individuals to be able to thrive. We genuinely believe that organizations and their leaders share this desire to create great workspaces. And we also believe that humans have the power and ability to create workplaces where they and their colleagues can do their best work.

ARM-IN-ARM

We co-create solutions with our partners and clients to solve workplace challenges. To truly create a great workplace, we push the envelope and develop custom, fit-for-purpose solutions vs. implementing “best practices.”

PRACTICAL PRACTITIONERS

We start with “yes.” We firmly believe there is always an innovative way to solve whatever workplace challenge we are faced with. Our can-do attitude is present in all we do. We don’t over-complicate, using our experience to drive towards simple solutions that can work in real life, with a bias towards action.

GENEROSITY

We believe knowledge is meant to be shared for the benefit of all and we’re not precious with any of ours! That knowledge and experience also extends to relationships we have. We love creating and sharing our network. Building genuine relationships with our clients, partners, colleagues, friends so that we all may get better together is the secret sauce of FLYN!

Our Team

Our combined knowledge that spans industry and challenges enables us to get specific with our clients and help them move beyond a vague need for change into action and impact. From events to facilitation to consulting and coaching, we are able to support our clients' efforts no matter where they may take us.

Rebecca Friese is a “Workplace Crusader,” helping organizations transform outdated practices into market-leading cultures. She’s an experienced consultant in organizational transformation, change management and innovation. Her 20+ years of experience span large-scale, Fortune 500 multi-million dollar projects to start-up clients. She’s sat on both sides of the recruitment table, inspired executives to chart a new course, and worked tirelessly to make change stick. Now, she’s on a mission to make organizations better places to do work that matters.

Cynthia Burgess comes to FLYN most recently from the GoGame, where her wizard-level talents of problem solving helped the team building event company run things as smoothly as possible. Reluctant to have a title, Cynthia is referred to as "The Fixer" for FLYN, supporting all our work, tackling our challenges from technical to personal, and keeping us connected and focused as a team. Using skills honed from a diverse background of everything from sailing around the world, working as a Technical Specialist at Apple to massage therapist, there's truly no situation she's unwilling or unable to tackle. "One hand for yourself, and one hand for the boat" are words she lives by.

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