Don Flow
CEO of Flow Automotive Companies
Don Flow is owner and CEO of Flow Automotive Companies, including 30 dealerships and more than 800 employees. Dealerships go across many brands from MINI and Saturn to Cadillac, HUMMER, and BMW and are located in Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, and Greensboro, North Carolina, and Charlottesville, Virginia.
Don received a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from University of Virginia, a diploma in Christian studies from Regent College, Vancouver, B.C., and an M.B.A. from Wake Forest University, graduating with highest honors. He has worked most of the jobs in an auto dealership including technician, services, sales, back office and various management positions leading to his present position.
Don is very active with auto manufacturers in leadership and marketing councils. His long list of community involvement includes: Chairman of the Board of Visitors, Wake Forest University Graduate School; Board of Trustees, Winston-Salem Piedmont Triad Symphony; Board of Directors, Forsyth Medical Center Foundation; and Elder, First Presbyterian Church.
He is an avid tennis player, skier, and reader, has been married twenty-five years, and has three children.
Today’s show takes us to North Carolina to hear from Don Flow, the visionary business leader of Flow Automotive, which has over 30 dealerships and 1,500 employees. He’s been widely recognized in the Faith Driven Entrepreneur community as an entrepreneur who thinks deeply about the redemptive opportunities for every part of the business—and our conversation only confirmed this reputation! We could go on and on about the things we loved from this conversation, but we think it’s best you listen for yourself. Enjoy!