Chad ran track and cheered with his wife at northwest Missouri state university.  He graduated in 1999 with a Bachelors degree in corporate wellness and recreation. Later, he moved to Dallas TX where him and his wife both ran different gyms. Eventually, Chad moved back to the Midwest and started Flipzone in August of 2001. “We started this gym in a different way.  To grow strength and coordination in through gymnastics. Gymnastics teaches perseverance as well as social skills in a strong Christian environment.  I am the owner and coach many of the classes myself”.