ABOUT US
Real people behind marketing that runs itself
Shelley and Brent, cheering on the home team in Calgary
OUR STORY
Big-business experience, small-business attention
Flip Flop Studios started in 2003 as a design studio, building brands and websites for small businesses. Over the years, our clients kept asking for the same thing: more customers, with less time spent chasing them.
Today we set up and run the marketing tools that make that happen, all in one app, for local businesses across Canada. Between us, we bring decades of experience running companies of every size, and we put it to work for owners who'd rather spend their time on their business than on their marketing.
MEET THE TEAM
The people you'll actually talk to
Shelley Bedford
Founder
Shelley started Flip Flop Studios in 2003 as a design studio, building brands, websites and online stores for small businesses and first-time entrepreneurs. Over twenty years, that work grew to cover websites and hosting, marketing and SEO, and the behind-the-scenes business systems that keep a company running.
Along the way, Shelley also spent years supporting public companies as a lead administrator, financial controller, compliance coordinator and digital marketing specialist, working alongside boards and executive teams. That experience shapes how she runs FFS today: organized, discreet, and focused on making busy people's jobs easier.
At Flip Flop Studios, Shelley leads platform setup and support, making sure every client's system is built properly and keeps running smoothly. Outside of work, she volunteers as a director with her local community association, runs a yoga and wellness program, and can be found cheering on the Calgary Flames.
Brent Bedford
Growth Strategist
Brent has spent more than 35 years building businesses, and he's done it at every size. He has founded and run companies of his own, launched an independent Canadian music label, and built an international licensing and distribution business that secured some of the first consumer product rights for The Simpsons in the early 1990s, supported by a network of more than 200 independent distributors across North America.
He later served as chairman, president and CEO of a U.S. public company, leading product development and negotiating agreements with some of the world's best-known manufacturers, including Porsche, Samsung, General Electric, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Philips, Hitachi, Siemens, Bosch and Ducati.
After decades in the boardroom, Brent chose to focus on what he enjoys most: building marketing and growth strategies for businesses. At Flip Flop Studios, he's usually the first person clients talk to. He looks at how a business gets its customers today and maps out the simplest way to bring in more.
Closer to home, Brent served as president of his local community association for 12 years. He's an avid golfer and a loyal Calgary Flames fan.
HOW WE WORK
What you can count on
We set it up, connect it and look after it. You don't have to learn new software.
No jargon and no tech talk. Just clear answers about what's working.
When you need a hand, you talk to Shelley or Brent, not a call centre.
We'll tell you what we can do, what it costs, and we never promise results we can't stand behind.
Let's get your marketing running itself.
In a free 15-minute call, we'll find where leads are slipping through the cracks and show you exactly what we'd set up. No tech talk, and you'll leave with ideas either way.