About Us
Good | Well Consulting is committed to walking side by side with individuals, groups, organizations, and communities, in whatever you define as the good you seek, so that you can design and implement a strategy to offer your good to the world, well.
About Us
You don’t do good, well—alone!
Good | Well and our collaborative partners are united by our shared love to strategically equip individuals, groups, organizations and/or communities to live out their purpose in the world. And to do it with health, quality and clarity.
Our work spans from events, personal style, strategic planning, mediation, coaching and retreats.
We share a belief in change, in constant improvement,
love, laughter, fun and service.
Our promise:
We will train and coach and build strategy—Strategic
We will provide you new skills to guide your future—Equipping
We will add our expertise to your brilliance—Collaborative
We will focus on healthy results—Grounded
Ready to do more good, well?
Let’s Talk.
Meet our Team
Laura R. Cootsona
Director
Laura holds a Masters in Nonprofit Administration (MNA) from University of San Francisco and a BA from UC Berkeley in Religious Studies, and has worked with nonprofit organizations for 36 years. Laura built her consulting practice focused on fundraising, marketing, CEO coaching, strategic planning, and board development.
From 2015-2021 Cootsona served as the Executive Director of the Jesus Center, a social service nonprofit in Chico, California, focusing on reducing the impact of homelessness. Laura is a founding board member of the Camp Fire Collaborative and has lived in Chico since 2003 with her husband, and two grown daughters.
Collaborative Partners
Scott Winter
Brain-Friendly Dynamics
Coaching, Group Learning & Team Facilitation
Eric Ryan
Mission Met
Nonprofit Strategic Planning
Joc Clark
Collaboration Works Consulting
Leadership & Organization Development
Sharon Nichols
Grow Love With Words
Positive Affirmation Word Kits & Team Building
Heather Penny
Author & Coach
Professional Coaching
Jeff Gephart
Writer, Consultant & Coach
Personal Coaching
Jovanni Tricerri
Ria Collaboratories
Train | Equip | Resource
Kathryn & Michael Redman
Half a Bubble Out
Leadership & Business Development
Kyle Walling
k.walling design
Branding, Graphic & Web Design
3 Vital Questions Certified Trainer
e-course | training | coaching
Interested in joining the
Good | Well Consulting team?
Jolie Wills
Hummingly
Resilience and Recovery
Fierce Conversations Certified Trainer
What Our Clients Say
“Laura’s savvy shown through all day: insight, encouragement of our hopes, education to shore up our inexperience, rooting our aims in our duty to provide clear-sighted due diligence, challenging us to commit to a course of action on a defined timeline. We so needed this medicine you brought to us.”
— David Zink —
Chair, PATCH | Paradise Arts, Theatre & Culture Hub
“Among Laura and Good | Well Consulting’s superpowers, is their innate ability to bring people together to create inspiring, purposeful, coalitions, together accomplishing outcomes that simply would not have happened otherwise. Laura leads with vision and integrity and truly seeks the good of the least among us. Laura’s wise counsel has been invaluable in my own life over the years and many of the most meaningful contributions I have personally made in our community this past decade got started because of her invitation to come and have a part. Laura’s energy, heart, and spirit are contagious and great things happen with her in the room!”
— SHARON NICHOLS —
Founder
Grow Love With Words
“One of the most striking things about Good | Well Consulting’s leadership is their ability to remain focused on the goal and vision at hand. I have seen Laura lead projects that often carry high levels of public scrutiny and instead of getting bogged down in the divisive discourse of the day, she points people to the vision and keeps the projects moving forward and focused on the overall goals. I have no doubt that Laura would be a benefit to any person, organization or company she was engaged with.”
— BRIAN SOLECKI —
Project Manager, Recovery & Economic Development
Town of Paradise
“Laura has the ability to see the humanness that each of us bring to the table while still being able to strategize for the success of the whole organization. Her contributions to the Camp Fire Collaborative the past three years have given structure to help organizations around our region be able to combine our strengths to support the health of the recovery efforts.”
— MEGAN KURTZ —
Director of Off-Campus Student Services,CSU, Chico
and Board Chair, Camp Fire Collaborative
“Laura’s expertise in forming a very productive Board of Directors out of individuals with such diverse strengths and giftings was invaluable. She guided our organization with grace, energy, and vision.”
— LARRY RUBY —
Board Chair, Jesus Center
“Laura at Good | Well is fantastic! She brings her energy, full attention, and extensive expertise to every endeavor. I’ve worked with Laura for over 11 years growing CIVA’s Doing Good Well leadership development program for young women artists of faith. Under her mentoring and coaching, I moved from an attendee, to apprentice, to co-director and director with mentees of my own. Laura ignites your vision, emphasizes your strengths, and provides practical guidance to help you do good, well.”
— KIM GARZA —
Former Vice Chair, Board of Directors
Christians in Visual Arts (CIVA)
