Brandy Hodgson

PH.D., M.Ed., P.C.C

Life, On-Purpose!

Based in Fort Collins, Colorado - I am grateful to partner with you locally, virtually, or nationally / internationally.

Dr. Brandy Hodgson pairs her intuition, insight, education and experience of people and organizations with her academic rigor, deep curiosity and commitment to growth and transformation.

Brandy leverages her teaching, research, leadership, and coaching expertise as she focuses on helping others create meaningful change in their lives and organizations. Working in deep alliance with her clients, Brandy uses powerful questions, engaged listening, focused goal-setting and accountability to guide them toward fulfillment and success, as they define it.

Ignite Potential / Evoke Transformation

Brandy creates shared experiences and learning adventures which allow people to connect, learn, and transform

Professional Certified Coach - International Coaching Federation; 20+ years of professional coaching experience including work with executives, senior leaders, and emerging talent

  • Leadership development

  • Self-actualization

  • Community building

  • Embodied wellness

  • Value alignment

  • Navigating change

  • Purpose and Fulfillment

Scholar / Researcher / Educator / Leader – Committed to staying curious and innovative while utilizing highly honed skills to create meaningful, relevant, and applicable learning and growth opportunities

Research focus includes:

  • Intrapersonal and interpersonal leadership skills

  • Neuro-plasticity and neuro-diversity

  • Whole human well-being

  • Regenerative practices

  • Transformation

  • Qualitative & quantitative methodologies

 

Leadership and Team Development Consultant / Facilitator- Building people and organizations through collaborative, multi-modal, integrated and engaging approaches;

  • Identifying and leveraging individual and team strengths to maximize potential

  • Leading conversations to expand insight and learning transfer

  • Providing opportunities to learn, practice and apply critical team and leadership skill sets, including:

    • Effective and powerful communication

    • Difficult conversations

    • Innovation and creative problem solving

    • Giving and receiving feedback

    • Appropriate risk taking

    • Negotiating conflict

    • Setting and achieving goals

    • Relationship and community building

Over more than twenty-five years, Brandy has partnered with a wide variety of individuals and teams in the public and private sector and at all levels of service / leadership. She has led myriad national and international leadership seminars as well as contributed her talent as a coach to individuals and teams.

Career highlights include:

  • Highly-evaluated multiple week training program including experiential challenges, leadership assessments, front of the room instruction and facilitation, and small team / individual coaching for Senior Leaders in a federal agency

  • Delivery of experiential keynotes, senior executive leadership retreats, and custom coaching programs for a Fortune 500 company

  • Leadership Development / Adventure Challenge Corporate Programs in New Zealand and Western US

  • Annual facilitation engagements and member of the “Coaching Corps” for a distinguished Colorado NPO

Decades of life experience, wisdom, talent and spirit inform Brandy’s professional practice.

Government / Corporate Consultancies - executive coaching, leadership development, high performing teams, emotional intelligence, feedback models, climate and culture development, diversity/equity/inclusion/social justice

University Classes / Seminars / Workshops - undergraduate and graduate level business management, leadership and team development, education, wellness, counseling

K-12 and Adult Education - health, science, leadership, wellness, clubs, camps, sports, Spanish, educational/adventure travel, service learning, personal growth

Challenge/ Adventure Programs - leadership, team development, personal growth, counseling/therapy/recovery, low and high ropes courses, raft guiding, international service and adventure based travel

Brandy’s unique blend of education and experience allows her to partner with her clients to create and deliver evocative, high-impact, experiential leadership workshops, team development sessions, and coaching experiences designed to leave a lasting impact and promote transformation.

My mission is to help others discover the best in themselves and then ‘Venture Forth’, with courage and passion, to affect positive change and transformation within their teams and organizations.

People are naturally whole, curious, creative, and designed to evolve and thrive

Relationships matter. How we treat, honor, and build others is foundational.

Intra and interpersonal skills are necessary to to build individuals and communities.

We are all connected; to ourselves, to one another, and to our planet.

Nature is not separate from us. We must practice living integrated, aligned, responsibly, and regeneratively

We each are on our own unique path as humans, and we need to accept, allow, forgive, grow, and most importantly love one another and ourselves.

My aim is to provide value through life-affirming transformative work in the world.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Building on her early experiences as a white-water raft guide, ropes course facilitator, and international travel guide, Brandy’s research and experience has led her to the conclusion that the most impactful and transformational learning experiences combine physical, mental, emotional, and interpersonal components - a bit of alchemy and a bit of adventure!

Favorite personal adventures include trekking in Nepal, studying language and culture and serving in Central and South America, biking through New Zealand, rafting the Grand Canyon, building a house (and tree house), creating pottery, and raising three amazing children in her home state of Colorado.

Credentials & Experience

  • Colorado State University

    Interdisciplinary Program: Holistic Approaches to Leadership and Team Development

    Qualitative and quantitative scholar researcher – design, data collection and analysis, evaluation

    Dissertation: Experiential Approaches to Personal Transformation

    Women’s Studies Interdisciplinary Program Graduate Certificate

  • Colorado State University

    Thesis Focus:

    • Adult Learning

    • Experiential Education

    • Self-Actualization

    • Leadership Development

  • Co-Active Training Institute – Coaching Education (104 hours) & Leadership Development (182 hours)

    International Coaching Foundation - Professional Certified Coach (PCC)

    Coaches Rising – Neuroscience of Change (20 hours)

  • Project Promise, Colorado State University

    Brain-science, relationship and community development, curriculum design and implementiation

  • Colorado State University

    Cum Laude Graduate; Pre-Medica Officer; Women’s Rugby Club Co-President

    Study Abroad: Belize, Central America; Spanish proficient

EDUCATION

    • Guiding individuals to identify passions, set and accomplish goals, enhance wellness and quality of life, build wellness, resiliency, and strategies for balance and interdependence

    • Team and organization development including future focused vision, mission, values identification and alignment, intrapersonal and interpersonal skill development

    • Education and accountability focused; trainings based on personal skills and leadership, effective communication, relationship development, conflict resolution, and accountability models for success

    • Trained and practiced in debriefing and coaching through multiple leadership assessments including: FIRO-B, EQ-I, Insights, StrengthsFinder, LPI 360

    • Creating relevant, engaging curriculum employing experiential learning principles and effective communication skills for diverse populations, ages, learning styles, and abilities

    • Developing, analyzing, and evaluating extensive, varied programs for adult learners focused on professional development, leadership, and high performing teams

    • Designing and implementing programs committed to positive organizational culture and employee wellness with a focus on capacity building and behavioral change

    • Program development focused on needs assessments, client care, and evaluations for future growth

    • Creating models for training and development, including mentoring, coaching, formal and informal evaluations, and ongoing professional development

    • Qualitative methodologist

    • Creating programs for cultivating human potential and transformation

    • Facilitating holistic, interdisciplinary, experiential programs that allow for strengthening multiple leadership skills such as cooperative and creative problem solving, emotional intelligence and trust building, effective communication, personal courage development and appropriate risk-taking

    • Deep belief and focus on values of diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice and restorative practices

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Owner

    Partial List of Clients / Partners:

    Center for Sports Psychology – Department of Treasury Senior Manager Training, Leadership Foundation Program

    U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Open enrollment courses

    Pilgrim’s –Executive team development workshop, Annual Meeting Keynote, Executive coaching engagement

    Outward Bound Professional – EGLNG, Harvard Business School, Crowe, Boston Consulting Group

    The Nature Place –Daniels School of Business

    Colorado State University

    Global Works - Human Resources Manager, Staff Training, Group Leader

    • Design and facilitate experiential, learner focused personal growth, executive leadership development, and high-performing- team development programs

    • Challenge people and teams to maximize personal potential and transfer learning to life

    • Manage diverse client populations including corporate, therapeutic, recovery, educational, play

    • Plan, facilitate, and implement programs based on client needs assessments

    • Creativity, empowerment, and innovation focused

    • High level communication and interpersonal skill development

    • Hiring, training, mentoring, and developing staff

    • Needs assessment & evaluation of program efficacy – qualitative and quantitative methodologies

  • Management & Leadership Development

    Building and Leading High Performing Teams

    Individual and Group Counseling

    Wellness

    Teacher preparation - curriculum development, classroom dynamics / behavior, instructional excellence

  • Poudre School District

    Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center

    Community Learning Center - Adult Beginning Spanish

    University of Colorado Science Camp

    Denver Museum of Nature & Science

  • White Water Raft Guide & Trip Leader

    International Travel Guide - Service Learning, Adventure, Cultural/ Language Immersion

    Challenge Ropes Course Facilitator

  • Managed "The Wellness Zone” - space and activity scheduling for all stakeholders in a campus community. Managed student staff and coordinated with faculty and other providers of wellness activities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE