Don Moody, Founder of Codie Blocks, CEO Mia & Codie

From building bikes in his Queens apartment to building worlds for kids, Don Moody has always been a creator at heart.

After a start in art school and the ad world, Don’s first big leap was WordWorld—a breakthrough PBS series inspired by his young daughter Liola. It didn’t just teach kids to read—it became a 360° media success that shaped a generation of early learners.

Fast forward to today, Don’s newest adventure—Codie Blocks and the animated series

Mia & Codie—is another family-inspired innovation, sparked by his daughter Mia and a powerful insight from #MIT’s Mitch Resnick and the Scratch Foundation: “Coding is the new literacy.”

Built over 7 years and now airing on PBS Kids in the U.S. and TVO in Canada, Mia & Codie is STEM learning disguised as storytelling magic. Mia, a clever young coder, programs her sidekick Codie using emoji-like blocks—teaching sequences, logic, and creativity to pre-readers and emerging learners through fun, adventure, and play.

👉 For educators, it’s an easy and joyful way to introduce coding in the classroom.

👉 For parents, it’s a breakthrough series with built-in learning and upcoming products to bring the experience home.

👉 For investors, it’s a purpose-driven, media-forward platform with massive potential in STEM education and kids entertainment at global scale.

🚀 And Don? He’s still exploring. He says AI has given him more time to wonder and wander—just like the kids he designs for.

When you dive into Mia and Codie, you might just rediscover that creative, curious version of yourself. And that’s exactly the point.