Summary
Tim Gardner is a seasoned leadership and relational development executive with over 30 years helping individuals and teams grow, currently serving as SVP at Teamalytics and Senior Consultant with The Flippen Group. He founded and directs Relational Intelligence, LLC, blending clinical experience as a marriage and family therapist with practical leadership development across nonprofits, schools, and corporate clients. Tim has a track record of building culture and leadership programs—previously shaping organizational development as Director of Culture at DEFENDERS and leading counseling centers as an executive director and practice owner. Known for translating therapeutic insight into scalable team practices, he combines teaching, keynote speaking, and consulting to foster healthier workplaces and communities. Based in Indianapolis, he draws on a sociology degree from UT Austin and a decades-long commitment to coaching people toward their best relationships and lives. An enduring collaborator and communicator, he brings both deep clinical credibility and practical program leadership to large-scale culture change.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Sociology, Bachelor's degree, Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin
Doctorate, Doctorate at Anderson University