Manhood: Single Dad took his 3-year-old son to college classes with him. Now a Lowe's contractor and mentors HBCU students.
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🗓️ 7 February 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Michael Woodward.
Mr. Woodward began his interest in real estate renovations as a youth, working with his grandfather, father, and great-uncle doing handyman and maintenance services. He also studied architectural design in high school, taking first place at county and state-level housing design competitions. After graduation, he enrolled in the architectural design program at Miami-Dade Community college. He also purchased his first property and renovated it himself at just 20 years old. He then took his aspiration to become an architect to Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Fl where he majored in Architecture and minored in African American Studies.
After much consideration, the future graduate of Florida A&M University decided to change his major from architecture; though, he never lost his passion for the real estate profession. He eventually graduated with undergraduate degrees in History, Geography, and Secondary Education. He was able to complete the triple degree in 3.5 years. He also has a Masters Degree in Applied Social Science with a concentration in African American History and an Add-on in Educational Leadership. This was completed while engaging in an 18year career in the education-al system and investing in real estate. Mr. Woodward is currently pursuing his PhD in History and Humanities at Clark-Atlanta University. He has completed all of his coursework and his comprehensive exams. The dissertation is all that remains between now and graduation.
Utilizing all of his prior knowledge and experience in real estate, Mr. Woodward was able to turn a hobby and part time residual income opportunity into an incorporated business. After 2 years of being incorporated, Michael decided to leave the education profession. Nine years later, Woodward Property Group (www.woodwardpropertygroup.com), a full service home improvement and property management company is still going strong. In addition to being a leader in the property management and renovation business, we are contractors for Lowes Stores under their kitchen a bathroom renovation program. We have 7 stores on the east side of Atlanta and we have an A+ Rating with the Better Business Bureau as well as multiple partnerships throughout the Atlanta Area.
He is also the founder and CEO of Alpha Educational Consultants, Inc. (www.aecga.com a company that was started in graduate school as a tutoring company for K-12 students and college students. To-date it has expanded to assist individuals in all areas of real estate such as purchasing, renovation, cost calculations and profit maximization.
Additionally, he is The Director of The LEAD Foundation (www.theleadfoundation.org), LEAD, standing for Leadership Education and Development is an organization designed to teach soft skills to middle and High school students such as leadership skills, interviewing skills, test taking skills, oratorical skills, etc. Under the foundation, students are able to learn financial planning, college preparation and selection, take college tours, and attend workshops on college campuses. Additionally, students earn college scholarships and laptop computers.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I am Rishan McDonnell, I host a weekly money-making conversation |
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| 0:22.8 | My guest today is a natural born entrepreneur and community leader. |
| 0:27.0 | He is two successful companies we're going to discuss in this journey from low income |
| 0:32.5 | housing to academic. |
| 0:34.6 | Entrepreneur and community success is very motivating. |
| 0:39.9 | That includes a full-service home improvement and property management company, |
| 0:43.6 | and he is the founder and CEO of Alpha Educational Consultants, Inc. |
| 0:48.3 | Please welcome to Moneymaking Conversation Masterclass, Michael Woodwood. |
| 0:52.4 | How you doing, Michael? |
| 0:56.6 | I'm doing great, man. Well, I tell you every time you read that thing, it sounds like you talk about somebody else. No, you need to |
| 1:00.2 | stop that. No, I would let everybody know. Michael is a person that I, you know, you know, you meet |
| 1:05.4 | people and you become inspired by their personality, their story, and I have to, I interviewed them on one of my other |
| 1:12.5 | platforms, and I said, Michael, Atlanta, and everybody on the streaming platform, we got to hear |
| 1:18.4 | your story, man, because you are very impressive. |
| 1:20.4 | Now, you started out in Florida, correct? |
| 1:23.4 | Tell us your story. |
| 1:25.5 | Yes, sir. |
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