Hi, I’m Brandi, the creator of Purposecore. I create spaces where curiosity is honored, complexity is welcome, and purpose is something we weave, not impose.

My journey began in a tightly knit faith community where obedience and certainty were treated as virtues. Even as a kid, I was asking “why?” Why this rule? Why that structure? Why not another way? I’ve always needed purpose to make sense, not just for myself, but for the communities I’m part of.

That curiosity carried me from my small community to Portland State, where questioning was encouraged rather than constrained, and where studying feminism, mythology, and social justice opened new ways of making meaning. From there, my path has taken me to work with houseless youth, live in Nepal as part of the Peace Corps, teach English in Thailand, support school leaders in New York, and question nearly everything along the way. Today, my greatest privilege is walking alongside my daughter as she grows, and supporting a community of learners and families at Village Home as they take ownership of their educational journeys.

Through it all, I’ve learned that purpose isn’t something you’re given. It’s something you co-create.

Purposecore is my offering to those who want to create with care and weave with wonder. It’s for people who see through savior culture and hustle myths, who reject simple answers and make room for lived contradictions. It’s for those building new paths, not to dominate, but to belong.

I don’t believe in one right philosophy. I believe in living the questions, building communities that can hold complexity, and protecting what’s precious along the way.

Come curious. Stay grounded. Let’s build what matters, together