About The Dog Wizard Columbus

Jodi is a mom who takes great pride in her role as a parent to her amazing child, Madison. Madison recently graduated from high school and is now pursuing a career as an physician assistant at the University of Findlay via a biology degree. Jodi and Madison share their home with Gracie Mae, a 9-year-old teacup Yorkshire Terrier, Jaxon, a 4-year-old Ori Pei, and Nala, a 3-year-old calico cat.

In her professional life, Jodi has dedicated her time to climbing the corporate ladder and has gained valuable experience along the way. She most recently served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Technology in the financial services industry. However, she has now embarked on a new venture by creating her own privately held corporation called Unlimited Pawsibilities. The first brand under her company is The Dog Wizard Columbus, where Jodi assumes the role of Chief Pawsitivity Officer. She has plans to open a brand offering expanded services for whole dog care in her central Ohio community in 2024.

Jodi holds numerous accreditations and certifications, but what she values most is the opportunity to provide leadership and guidance to females and those who associate with femininity. She is determined to bring about positive change and improve representation in the corporate landscape for underrepresented groups.

As she approaches the empty nest phase of her life, Jodi actively volunteers in her community and finds solace and purpose in worshiping through the fully affirming Blue Ocean Faith Church. She is also involved in mentoring women who have been trafficked or struggle with addiction, helping them find hope and a new path in life.

Jodi’s top strengths include Competition, Strategy, Relator, Futuristic, and Individualization. While she acknowledges her Alpha Dog instincts, she prefers to operate within the iS DISC style. She enjoys creating strategic ecosystems for her networks, community, and career. Jodi believes in using her talents in ways that align with her faith, love for sports, and dedication to dog rescues. She strives to establish purpose and belonging within these ecosystems, ensuring they remain strong and flourishing.

Jodi’s mission is to make the invisible visible in people and places by creating authentic connections that uncover unlimited potential. She has a track record of assembling and developing high-performance teams in various areas, including the workplace, sports, and local charities she supports.

Driven by her competitive spirit, Jodi aims to break barriers, challenge the status quo, set high standards, and foster an optimistic mindset. She prioritizes collaboration, transparency, and delivering timely and radical results. Jodi values continuous learning and growth and has built her career on principles such as Grit, demonstrating the courage and determination to succeed regardless of experience, and Authenticity, forging connections to achieve common goals without compromising personal integrity or ethics.

Jodi’s leadership and influence have been recognized in the book “The Peer Revolution” by Christy Uffelman. She has also been featured as a transformational leader in podcasts, online casts, and conferences like Edge Leadership, The Millennium Alliance, Tech Elevator, Perscholas, and The Red Dress Campaign. She is excited to combine her passion for pets and her career, creating a unique culture in the pet services industry that challenges the norms of corporate America. Her company will be guided by principles of Pawsitivity, Diversity, and full Inclusivity.

Kaitlin is a professional dog trainer with over 8 years of experience. She has spent the majority of her career training dogs to the highest standards of behavior as service dogs. Working closely with disabled clients and their families has given her a deep understanding of the life-changing impact dogs can have. Having witnessed the joy and fulfillment that dogs derive from having a purpose, Kaitlin’s training philosophy centers around giving dogs a “job” and a sense of accomplishment. For companion dogs, sometimes this just means grabbing the newspaper for their owner in the morning or teaching them to put their own toys away! Her goal when training is to make an already loved member of the family, one that their owners and their friends can enjoy being around, and involve in as many areas of life as possible. Her training focuses on reducing dogs’ anxiety and giving them healthy outlets for their energy, creating good handling and problem solving skills for owners, and increasing confidence in dogs and humans. Fostering a strong bond and mutual trust is essential. She doesn’t just want well trained dogs, but owners who feel confident in their ability to work with their dog and handle situations in the moment.

Outside her professional career, Kaitlin has been training and competing with her dogs from a young age. She has competed in various dog competitions including rally, barn hunt, and obedience. Inspired by her time training service dogs and seeing the tremendous help they provide to individuals, she now focuses on Search and Rescue and therapy work with her dogs. She grew up with Rottweilers when they were the scary breed of the moment, and has developed a lifelong love for large to giant dogs, and misunderstood breeds often considered “too intimidating” by the general public. Having a St Bernard and Great Dane, she understands some of the unique challenges that come with owning a giant breed: from dealing with a slower maturation process to teaching leash skills to dogs that outweigh their owners. Kaitlin is committed to meeting dogs and owners where they’re at and employing positive balanced training methods to allow for a more enjoyable life together.