About Codie

There are moments in life when something inside us knows it is time to loosen our grip. To slow down, pause and take stock.

Not because what we’ve been holding is wrong, but because it has served its purpose and we are ready to shift. To seek out something different. To evolve.

unbound was born from one of those moments in my own life.

I have spent my career in senior leadership within complex systems, including the performing arts, venue management, advertising and healthcare industries. My roles have included serving as the President & COO, Executive Director and on executive teams, nonprofit boards and in civic partnerships.

I’ve led teams, stewarded significant resources, developed and launched major programs, navigated power and politics, and guided organizations through moments of crisis and reinvention, especially when the old way forward no longer matched the world taking shape around them. Again and again, I’ve witnessed how change is essential yet often met with resistance and a scarcity mindset, and how that tension asks leaders to carry far more than their share: the fear of others, inherited insecurities, and egos built for protection rather than possibility.

All of my experience has involved high level engagement within high stakes environments where decisions involve numerous stakeholders, are often very public, and live well beyond the moment, shaping culture and direction for people, organizations and communities.

I thrive at the intersection of leadership and creativity, where humanity is treated as a strategic advantage, not a liability.

Along the way, something became very clear to me.

Most people don’t need to be fixed. They need space. They need reflection. They need permission to hear themselves again.

Whether I am working with an individual at a personal crossroads, an executive carrying the invisible load of leadership, or a team navigating change, my role is not to tell people who to be or what to do. My role is to help them see what they already know and to recognize the potential that has been quietly waiting for their attention.

I have always been able to see possibility in people, sometimes before they see it themselves. Often before they believe it’s allowed.

A career shaped by leadership and humanity

My professional background is grounded in leadership, strategy, and organizational development. I’ve spent years guiding institutions and teams through growth, uncertainty, reinvention, and recovery. I understand how systems work. I understand pressure, responsibility, and the complexity of leading in public-facing, resource-constrained environments.

But I am equally shaped by my background in the arts and creative practice. Theatre taught me how to listen beneath the words. How to hold tension without rushing to resolve it. How to read the room. How to trust the process even when the outcome isn’t yet visible.

Those two worlds. Strategy and story. Structure and soul. Are not opposites. They are partners.

unbound exists because I believe leadership and personal growth do not need to be rigid, performative, or extractive. They can be spacious. Honest. Rooted. They can honor both ambition and humanity.

The thread that connects it all

unbound serves individuals, leaders, teams, and those seeking reconnection through creative ritual because, at the core, the work is the same.

It is about learning how to pause with purpose. It is about noticing where we are operating on autopilot. It is about gently unraveling the stories we inherited and deciding which ones still belong to us, and which ones are not ours to carry.

For some, that work looks like executive coaching. A space to step out of urgency, clarify priorities, and lead with greater alignment and confidence.

For others, it looks like team facilitation. Creating shared language, trust, and accountability in environments that are navigating change, growth, or strain.

And for many, it looks like connecting to ritual. Creative practice, engagement with our environment and embodied reflection that reconnects us to ourselves beyond productivity and performance.

None of these practices are pushing for what we think we should want, striving for a life aesthetic or chasing perfection. They are about presence. About listening. About creating space for your own intuition, creativity, and inner wisdom to surface.

Different entry points. One shared intention.

How I work

I work relationally. I listen deeply. I ask thoughtful questions, sometimes uncomfortable and always with kindness, to explore what's underneath. I notice patterns, energy, and what isn’t being said.

Clients often tell me they feel both grounded and challenged in our work together. That they leave with clarity, not because I gave them answers, but because they finally had the space to hear their own.

I believe the most sustainable change happens when insight meets embodiment. When strategy is paired with self-awareness. When people feel seen, not managed. When the answers come from within.

unbound is not about becoming someone new. It is about connecting to, sometimes a remembering, who you are beneath expectation, role, and habit.

An invitation

If you are navigating a transition, a leadership edge, a quiet (or loud) sense that something wants to shift. If you are craving reflection, clarity, or a different relationship with how you live and lead. If you are feeling a desire to put down or soften your hold on what you've been carrying.

You are in the right place.

I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all coaching or prescribed paths. The work we do together is shaped by you. Your context. Your values. Your questions.

unbound is an invitation to loosen what no longer serves and to step forward with intention.

SCHEDULE A DISCOVERY CALL

A Discovery Call is simply a conversation. A chance to see if the way I work resonates with what you’re seeking. No pressure. No performance. Just an honest exchange.

If you’re curious, I’d love to meet you there.