Behind the work

Molly Routt (she/her)

I am a wayfinder, a confidante, a producer, and a teacher.

For visionary leaders working in non-profit, start-up, and creative environments, I act as a producer and partner in bringing their big ideas to life. I do this by cultivating the leadership, culture, and systems they need to unify teams and translate big thinking into even bigger outcomes.

I’ve always been an observer and a builder, paying close attention to the world and bringing creative ideas to life. Curious and inventive, thoughtful and disciplined, I tend to see opportunities where others might not, and I know how to get things done.

These are the traits that have shaped my career. From the start, I have been a producer of creative visions - from my earliest roles working on movie and television sets in Oklahoma, Dublin, and Texas - to my later role supporting tech start-ups with the Entrepreneurs Foundation.

I’ve consulted and coached for leading institutions, non-profits, and private sector organizations. Through all of it, what I have discovered is that leaders in all of these industries tend to share a few things in common: 

• They have big ideas and great vision, but can’t always bring them to fruition 

• They are high achievers and they feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to the world

• They feel deeply committed to their work, and sometimes struggle to bring teams along 

That’s where I come in. For conscientious leaders driving ambitious, creative ideas forward, I help cultivate a steady, productive team culture that fosters EQ, IQ, and continuous learning. I believe it’s the people inside a company who make a vision succeed, and that everyone deserves opportunities to feel valued, included, and connected along the way. 

This is why I launched GoodShift Studio - so I can partner with visionary leaders and their teams to make the shift to more positive ways of working that set everyone up to succeed.

I believe in:

• Both, and

• The power of community

• Joy as a form of resistance

Outside of Work:

Serving as the Vice President of the Board of Directors for OUTsider Fest helps me stay connected and contribute to vibrant queer community. 

Becoming a ceramics hobbyist has helped me practice impermanence and remember the fun of getting dirty and messing stuff up.

Yoga teacher training helped me to stop separating my mind from my body. (Well, it’s helped me do it less.)

Prioritizing time with my friends and family reminds me of who I am and why I am.

Certifications & Continued Learning:

• Professional Coach of Individual and Organizational Systems, Hudson Institute of Coaching

• Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation

• 50-hr Trauma-Informed Practitioner: Nervous System Skills for Client Transformation, Viasomatic (Dec. 2024 completion)

• Fundamentals of Facilitation of Racial Justice Work, Interaction Institute for Social Change

• Intercultural Development Inventory® Qualified Administrator

• Lumina Spark Assessment Practitioner

Education:

• Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change, Northwestern University

• Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma