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Flourishing Leaders Academy

Helping People and Organizations Thrive

Join the ranks of these awesome organizations I’ve worked with

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Actualize Your Potential as a Human Being

Welcome to Flourishing Leaders Academy, where we blend timeless wisdom with modern science to help you grow as a leader and as a person. We support individuals, schools, and businesses in building ethical cultures and cultivating the best version of themselves through character and leader development.

Programs and Services

  • K–12 Character Education Consulting

    Are you looking to infuse character and virtue into your school, department, classroom, or curriculum? At the Flourishing Leaders Academy, we help K–12 educators meaningfully integrate character education into existing subjects and programs—or design new, virtue-centered curricula from the ground up.

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  • Higher Education Character Development

    At the Flourishing Leaders Academy, we partner with colleges and universities to embed character development into the fabric of higher education. Our work helps institutions cultivate students who are not only intellectually prepared but also autonomous, antifragile, ethically minded, and committed to lives of meaning and purpose.

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  • Character and Flourishing in Healthcare

    At the Flourishing Leaders Academy, we believe that character is essential to excellence in healthcare. In an environment defined by high stakes, ethical complexity, and deep human connection, the cultivation of character is not just beneficial—it’s vital.

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  • Heroic Workshops

    Discover the Power of Heroic Workshops
    Unlock the science of becoming your best self. Whether you're an individual seeking clarity and motivation or an organization striving to build purpose-driven teams, Heroic Workshops offer a practical, research-backed path to lasting transformation. Explore how this dynamic approach can help you or your team show up, step up, and flourish

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  • Business & Organizational Consulting

    At the Flourishing Leaders Academy, we work with businesses, nonprofits, and organizations to help people at every level—executives, managers, peers, and teams—flourish through ethical leadership and character-centered development.

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  • Keynotes

    With over 30 invited talks and keynote addresses delivered across the United States and the United Kingdom, Dr. Parsons inspires audiences to lead with character, cultivate moral courage, and embrace the lifelong journey of human flourishing.

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What our clients are saying

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    "“Scott is a pleasure to collaborate with. We run a workshop about integrative virtue into professional education. Scott designed and delivered sessions on strength based character education and the VIA. Our participants found his sessions clear and encouraging."

    Samantha Deane, Ph.D.

    Senior Research Associate, Virtues and Vocations | Institute for Social Concerns

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    "Dr. Scott Parsons has presented his compelling approach to Values, Character, and Ethics for two cohorts of Next Level Leaders with rave reviews. These were powerful, thought-provoking sessions that challenged assumptions, stirred self-reflection, and ignited a genuine commitment to personal integrity and purpose."

    Adam L. McKee

    Assistant Vice President, Office of People and Values | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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Listen to the Flourishing Leaders Podcast

Hosted by Dr. Scott Parsons—retired Army officer, character development expert, and founder of the Flourishing Leaders Academy—each episode explores the timeless virtues, practical wisdom, and character strengths that fuel ethical leadership and authentic human flourishing.

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About Scott

Dr. Scott Parsons is the founder of The Flourishing Leaders Academy, an organization dedicated to helping individuals realize their full potential as human beings. Blending timeless wisdom with modern science, The Flourishing Leaders Academy supports individuals, schools, and businesses in building ethical cultures and cultivating the best versions of themselves through character and leadership development. The Academy offers workshops, designs curricula, shares integration strategies, and provides assessment tools that deliver actionable insights into performance, needs, and growth.

Let’s work together

Whether you're hosting a leadership summit, educator conference, organizational retreat, or university event, let’s work together to challenge minds, move hearts, and inspire action.