Tim Woodring

I’m Tim Woodring. I started in graphic design and art direction, and I still work like a designer. I make the thing, then fix what’s wrong with it. These days the things are companies and software.

My day job is Chief Solutions Officer at Unbridled, a full-service event company, where I lead brand and culture, executive strategy, and the company’s AI work. Outside of it, most of what I build runs through Woodring Ventures: Palanor, Xeris Landscaping and Xeriscaping.com, the Frontier trade brands, a multifamily development in Lakewood under Relic Capital and Ponderosa Development, and a handful of properties around Denver.

I finished my PhD at Colorado State in 2026 under Tom Chermack, whose work in scenario planning traces back to Pierre Wack at Royal Dutch Shell. Predictive Planning came out of that research and out of running my own businesses. I’m now writing Unto, a quieter book about purpose and stewardship, built around the weight of one preposition.

I’m married to Olivia. I’m a Christian, which shapes why I work more than what I write about. I speak now and then, most recently at Unbridled ACM, the Future Thinkers Forum and MPI. The easiest way to reach me is tim@timwoodring.com.