Hello! I’m Carolyn.


I’m glad you’re here.

THE SHORT STORY

I’m a creative audio and video producer who helps people get to the heart of their story. I specialize in powerful documentary-based content for mission-driven organizations and companies. I’ve been a producer for 15 years, most of which has been spent working with National Geographic. I’m resourceful, organized and motivated to create content that changes hearts and minds.

The longer story

I fell into storytelling by accident. Back in college, I was studying abroad in Thailand, and I saw local rice farmers struggling to maintain their food security. Without thinking, I borrowed a video camera and created a short film and distributed it to the Fair Trade movement. I went back to Middlebury, Vermont and I’ll never forget when I saw the rice from those communities on the shelf of an American grocery store for the first time, with a picture of farmers that I knew. That’s when I really got it: Storytelling can make a difference. 

Inspired by this experience, I attended the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies and pursued a career in video production before once again discovering something important by accident: Life Coaching. I found my own experience working with a coach so transformational that I knew deep down I needed to be professionally trained so I could help others in this way. I quickly discovered that just like video production, coaching is all about story: When you hire a coach, you consciously define the story you want to tell with your life; plus, you have someone to hold you accountable for telling it (while letting go of any unhelpful, old stories that are getting in your way). It’s both useful and powerful to up-level your life with a trained coach. I used to think I had to decide on a particular career track as a producer OR a coach, and now I am proud to model a dynamic multi-faceted career. The strongest threads running through it all are service, connection, and curiosity.

Fun facts 

  • I have a pet tegu named Petey (A tegu is an intelligent and affectionate type of lizard. He’s over ten pounds!).

  • I have never had a hot cup of coffee... I am recharged by joy, sunshine, meditation and power naps. 

  • I once introduced Tina Fey and Meryl Streep (I have a side gig as a voiceover actor).

  • Spontaneous wildlife encounters make my heart soar. Peak moments include kayaking near orcas in the San Juans, SCUBA diving with hammerheads in the Galápagos, and seeing giant anteaters in the rainforest in Costa Rica. 

  • I regularly do TRE®, dancing and other nervous system regulating practices to stay grounded and expansive.