Meet Jodee O'Brien
Built from purpose.
Driven by legacy.
Jodee O'Brien
Founder, AJO Solutions · Mission Continuity Consultant · Nonprofit Organizational Health Advisor
"Impact is what you build. Legacy is what endures."
Jodee O'Brien is a results-driven business leader with a proven track record of transforming both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. With decades of experience navigating complex organizational challenges, she has built a reputation for bringing clarity, structure, and sustainable momentum to the leaders and teams she serves.
As the founder of AJO Solutions, Jodee serves as a Mission Continuity Consultant and Nonprofit Organizational Health Advisor — helping nonprofits assess their structural health, reduce founder dependency, and build the systems needed to outlast any single leader. Her proprietary Mission Continuity Framework™ and NOHR (Nonprofit Organizational Health Review) methodology gives organizations a clear, evidence-based picture of where they stand — and what it will take to endure.
Jodee also serves as co-owner of ActionCOACH Central Texas, bringing award-winning business coaching systems to growing businesses throughout the region. She is certified in ActionCOACH's Coaching for a Cause and WHY.os methodologies, and holds the designation of MasterCoach in NLP — a combination that allows her to meet clients at the intersection of strategy, identity, and action.
Known for her GSD (Get Stuff Done) mindset, Jodee believes coaching that stops at planning is coaching that fails. She drives initiatives forward — turning strategy into execution and delivering meaningful, lasting change. Her collaborative philosophy is rooted in the belief that true success comes from team alignment: when everyone is moving in the same direction with shared purpose and clear roles, everything else becomes possible.
Beyond her consulting work, Jodee is establishing the Clabaugh Foundation — a nonprofit grant-funding arm honoring her late mother, Karen Knudtson, a lifelong entrepreneur. The Foundation will fund NOHR assessments and AI implementation support for nonprofits committed to building organizations that last.
Certifications & Credentials
Qualifications that go beyond the certificate
Mission Continuity Framework™
Proprietary 5-pillar NOHR methodology for evidence-based nonprofit organizational health assessment and succession readiness.
ActionCOACH Certified
Certified in ActionCOACH's award-winning Coaching for a Cause program — the global standard in structured business coaching.
WHY.os Certified Practitioner
Certified to facilitate WHY.os discovery sessions — helping leaders and teams uncover their personal operating system and align around shared purpose.
MasterCoach · NLP
Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming — bringing advanced behavioral and communication tools to every engagement.
Published Author
Strategic Succession: Leadership Change With Confidence — a 10-section board member's guide to nonprofit executive transitions.
Clabaugh Foundation
Founder of a nonprofit grant-funding arm honoring Karen Knudtson — funding NOHR assessments and AI implementation support for nonprofits.
How Jodee Works
A philosophy built on action, not just advice
Evidence First
Every recommendation is grounded in documented evidence — not assumptions, not estimates. If it isn't in writing, it isn't a finding.
Strategic & Structured
Proven systems and frameworks combined with deep real-world leadership experience drive every engagement from intake to final deliverable.
Collaborative
True success comes from alignment. Jodee works alongside leaders and teams — not above them — ensuring everyone moves in the same direction.
GSD Mindset
Planning without execution is just a document. Jodee's Get Stuff Done approach ensures strategy becomes action — and action becomes results.
Mission-Centered
Every recommendation, every framework, and every conversation returns to the same north star: protecting and advancing the organization's mission.
Legacy-Focused
Impact is built in the day-to-day. Legacy is what remains when the builder steps back. Jodee helps organizations build both.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Let's build something that outlasts both of us.
Whether you're a nonprofit ready for a health assessment, a board navigating leadership change, or a business owner ready to grow with intention — Jodee would love to connect.