Brody Hartman

After three decades as a creative agency leader and strategist — working with Whole Foods, Ben & Jerry's, Traditional Medicinals, and the International Museum of Women — I hit my own wall. I couldn't close the gap between the work I was doing and the work I knew I was here to do.

That search became this work.

I trained as a Purpose Guide through the Purpose Guides Institute, where I later served as faculty, curriculum developer, and mentor. My training spans purpose work, depth psychology, human development, and cultural anthropology — with teachers like Bill Plotkin, Michael Meade, and Angeles Arrien.

Alongside that I've developed a documentary photography practice centered on human dignity — work that has appeared in The Sun Magazine and was recognized in Dodho Magazine's Monochromatic Awards 2025. Both practices come from the same place: a belief that when people are truly seen, something in them comes alive.

I work with leaders, creatives, and a wide range of practitioners who sense that something is shifting — and who want to meet that moment with honesty rather than just push through it.

I'm a leadership and purpose coach. I work from a blueberry farm in Downeast Maine, by video, with people all over the world.