Bridging Strategy, Governance & Leadership

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We Optimize Strategy, Strengthen Compliance, and Future-Proof Leadership.

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ComplyBrid partners with forward-focused organizations to strengthen governance, accelerate leadership, and ensure execution holds through change.

For leaders who recognize when intervention is required—before stalled performance, weak programs, or unresolved risk become visible failures.

Leveraging 25+ years of expertise across law, strategy design, and risk governance for disciplined execution, defensible decisions, and leadership acceleration.

TRUSTED BY LEADERS FOR 25+ YEARS

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Leadership Behind ComplyBrid:

Colinda K. Howard, JD (Founder & President)

Colinda Howard, JD is a former attorney, federally trained investigator, and seasoned compliance strategist who accelerates leaders operating in high-stakes, highly regulated environments—combining legal rigor, enterprise strategy, and leadership acceleration coaching to drive confident, defensible, and outcome-driven decision-making.

Rooted in strategy. Measured by results.

The ComplyBrid Identity

When the Margin for Error Is Narrow

We work with high-performing executives, mid-level leaders and mission-critical contributors who know something is off. Time, money, and energy are being spent—but the real business problems aren’t being solved.

They’re thinking:

  • “We’re doing a lot of work, but critical programs aren’t delivering results.”

  • “If this were reviewed today, I’m not confident we’d survive real scrutiny.”

  • “Our strongest people are consumed by work that doesn’t move the organization forward.”

Left unaddressed, these conditions don’t stabilize—they escalate.

Action delayed is risk multiplied.

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  • Colinda curated targeted performance maturity plans for each leader - integrating frameworks, curated performance tools, and innovative technology. Her approach guided my leaders to overlooked root causes of barriers and sustainable solutions rooted in elevated decision-making and execution. The impact was immediate! Resistance softened, forward thinking emerged, and performance management strengthened. Our divisional strategy and goals became the clear focus.

    Dr. Amy Shabazz, Sr. Director, US Head of Medical Science Liaisons

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    Colinda is an exceptional leadership coach who brings both insight and encouragement to every session. Our meetings often feel like "leadership therapy," a blend of strategic guidance and personal development.

    Gregory Moss, Parole Commissioner

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    Working with Colinda is a turning point in how I view strategic engagement.

    Sierra Collins, Zendesk System Administrator

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    Ms. Howard understood the importance of managing projects from beginning to end, and shows meticulous attention to detail at all times.

    Terry Bradley MBA/PA, ADAC, Deputy Community Relations Director, City of Charlotte ADA Coordinator

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    I was continually impressed by her strategic ability to integrate regulatory guidelines and best practices into every facet of our business operations, ensuring that not only were we compliant, but also aligned with the highest ethical standards.

    Mia H., Manager of Risk and Compliance, DISA Global Solutions Inc.

  • Working with Colinda is a powerful reminder of what "good coaching" can do. Her presence is both strong and deeply warm — the kind of presence that drives you to truth without feeling exposed. Her questions were thoughtful and direct, inviting me to look beneath the surface and explore what was really happening in a relationship I care deeply about, especially around boundaries and communication. Even as a fellow coach, I found myself able to fully lean into the experience rather than analyzing the process. She creates a space where clarity rises to the surface in a very natural, grounded way. I walked away with clearer understanding of what I am navigating and a more intentional sense of how I want to move forward.

    Dr. Courtney Walton

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