About The Function Lab

I’m Yvonne Kodl, Founder of The Function Lab. The Function Lab provides practical, structured coaching services for single mothers navigating complex decisions and major transitions. Our coaching helps clients organize their lives, plan for what’s ahead, and build sustainable systems that make everyday challenges easier to manage.

Our Story

The Function Lab was created in response to how difficult it can be to manage daily life, major transitions, and constant decision-making as a single parent. There was a clear gap between what traditional coaching offers and what single parents actually need: practical systems, clear routines, and thought partners who understand the realities of their lives.

Grounded experience in executive function coaching, higher education, and international maternal and child health program leadership shapes the tools and approach we use with clients today. Our focus is on helping fellow single mothers build structure, stability, and sustainable ways of moving through demanding life and career transitions.

My Background

I’m an executive function coach and graduate school educator with over 15 years of experience helping professionals and students build clarity, structure, and strong decision-making skills. Before founding The Function Lab, I spent nearly a decade leading international health programs, focusing on strategy, systems design, and supporting teams through complex challenges. Throughout my career, I have coached, mentored, hired, and promoted hundreds of professionals from diverse sectors and settings, including single mothers.

I’m also an active school volunteer and parent community leader, which keeps my work grounded in the real demands families face every day. I bring practical tools and methods informed by both professional and lived experience.

The Function Lab’s Guiding Principles

Own Your Story

Everything you’ve lived through has shaped your strength, your voice, and your ability to move through this chapter with intention.

Make Space For Yourself

Giving yourself room to step back and breathe lets you reflect, regroup, and plan intentionally instead of reacting from overwhelm.

Move With Purpose

When you make choices that reflect your values and goals, you set the tone for your home, your life, and the people who rely on you.

What Clients Can Expect

• Calmer days

• Clearer decisions

• Practical routines and contingency plans that make hectic days easier to manage

• Quality time with your children that feels calm and connected

• More confidence with setting boundaries