10 Lessons to Growing a Mega Successful Black-Owned Business | David Moody, Jr.

Meet The Award Winning CEO behind One of the Nation’s Largest Black Owned Construction Firms. 

C. David Moody, Jr, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of C.D. Moody Construction Company, Inc., a Black Enterprise BE 100s listed company for several consecutive years.  Mr. Moody is a graduate of both Morehouse College and Howard University.  Today, he runs one of Atlanta's top private companies, responsible for helping build several iconic landmarks. 

In In this episode, we also discussed: 

• Mr. Moody's experiences at both Morehouse College and Howard University 
• His plans and preparation before going into business for himself 
• The 10 lessons he learned while navigating the challenges and failures of running a business 
• How he overcame challenges of construction 
• What he attributes to his success and the success of his business 
• What is success for him approaching 60 years of age 
• How he got his family to buy into his big dreams 
• 18:00 –  What contributes to the high percentage of businesses today that are failing 
• 21:00 –  What new business owners need to know to lay a better foundation to grow and succeed in business 
• 22:30 –  Mr. Moody being abused as a child 
• 23:30 –  How he fought through the decades of fear and finally got to a point where he could share his secret  with the world 
• 29:20 –  His goals for Moody Speaks  
• 32:10 –  An inspiring message of HOPE Mr. Moody was so humble and inspiring throughout this talk.  

Here is a man who has accomplished so much, yet he came across as someone who felt blessed, and still appears to be hungry and eager to keep pushing toward his goals.  I especially loved his input on his idea of success as he nears 60, and how that's different than what he considered success in his 20s, 30s, 40s. Of course, this interview covered so much more than business, and I was delighted that I had this opportunity to help him share his platform for reaching out to the survivors of childhood abuse.  I learned a great deal in the process, and I firmly believe that this interview can and will help business professionals, business owners, survivors of abuse, and so many more. 

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