Kodi Seaton is the founder of The Un Group, a boutique creative agency that provides branding, graphic design, marketing and social media support for mission-driven businesses, distilling their needs from rough ideas into authentic brand identities.
One month after graduating high school, Kodi went from producing collateral in a classroom to working as a designer at the largest newspaper in his home state of Delaware, The News Journal, where he was recruited and nurtured by creative elders. Over the next eight years, he worked full-time while attending college nightly.
After a 2008 move to Washington, DC, Kodi spent years as a project manager for a digital agency, further developing skills in client services, website maintenance, budgeting and deadlines.
Soon after, he joined the Pew Charitable Trusts (where he remained for close to a decade) as a graphic designer before transitioning to brand manager for the near century-old institution.
In 2018, Kodi ventured into entrepreneurship, formalizing The Un Group as a design studio. His current clients include the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Catholic Charities, National Landing BID, and Planet Word, among others.
Kodi has also served as a project and social media manager for major brands, conceptualizing and leading social marketing campaigns for companies including Mattel’s iconic Barbie brand, Robinhood Snacks and YouTube.
Fittingly, Kodi’s name means “helpful,” and has lived a life reflecting a zeal for service and uplifting others. Kodi believes knowledge and kindness can be shared far and wide, and his passion lies in using art to educate, entertain and empower. Born to a family of advocates and activists, Kodi continues the tradition by volunteering and fundraising for various causes.
Since 2013, he has served as a “Big Brother” for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. He is a mentor and admissions coordinator for Out in Tech, a haven for current and aspiring LGBTQ+ tech professionals. In 2022, Kodi became a Brand Ambassador for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s College of Media, hosting webinars on creating enduring brands. He also acts as a Media Design Industry Advisor to aspiring teen artists at his alma mater high school, William Penn in New Castle, DE.
After being featured as the January 2014 cover story of People’s “Half Their Size” issue, Kodi was profiled in notable outlets such as HuffPost, Yahoo, Extra, Fitbit, Lose It and more, providing recommendations on health, fitness and goal setting.
In 2024, Kodi joined the board of Heard, a Virginia-based nonprofit whose mission is teaching creativity and life skills through art to people in need who may be in recovery, survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, LGBTQA, older adults, immigrant, incarcerated, or transitioning from incarceration or homelessness.
In his spare time, Kodi exhibits a love of all things creative. He’s an accomplished singer, blogs on his eponymous website, produces and co-hosts a podcast (The Swirl), and is currently developing a novel.
Kodi Seaton was proudly raised in Pennsylvania (a renowned area known affectionately as Delco) and Delaware. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Interactive Multimedia Design and Communication from Wilmington University in New Castle, DE. He resides in Washington, DC.
