EP56: I AM the Community Leader I Am Looking For

Have you ever looked at your community and wondered where the leaders are to fix the problems, you see and feel? Look in the mirror – you are that leader.  You just need to learn how to jump in; know what to say, how you say it and how to position yourself to being an influencer in your community.  Dr. Moody brings his gifts, education and experience to bare in this wide-ranging interview.  Step up to the call of community leaders in your life and listen in on this powerful podcast.  

Dr. Charles A. Moody Jr. is one of America’s most engaging speakers and consultants. He is a unique, out of the box, and strategic risk-taker. He possesses the ability to teach people how to critically look at their organizations and implement changes that increase their sustainability.  Fluent in working with diverse populations, Dr. Moody can introduce technical concepts with a simplicity that allows him to cross and eliminate racial, class and economic boundaries.  He has a compelling determination to empower organizations by any means necessary. He engages his listeners and takes them on an incredible journey through the use of creative illustrations and props. Audiences often find themselves in awe as they experience his exceptional style of teaching. His is unique in his ability to incorporate psychological and sociological concepts that are necessary for self-awareness; a quality that is needed to affect change in organizations.

Academically, Dr. Moody is well-versed. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991, he completed a Master of Arts in Developmental Education from Texas State University in 2001. In 2013, he earned his Doctorate of Strategic Leadership from Regent University. Dr. Moody’s work background has been all-inclusive - from counseling and administration, curricula and training course design, to teaching pedagogy classes at seminars throughout the country. Moreover, he excels in the area of relationship seminars, both for married couples as well as singles.

Dr. Moody is not satisfied with being a mere onlooker at life’s state of affairs but is relentless and sincere in his drive to improve the community in which he resides. There is an undeclared “state of emergency” in regards to the educational environment of minority children and youth in our community, and he has established the Alpha Preparatory Academy to address it. His goal is to create intellectual leaders of tomorrow while equipping them with the tools that are necessary to compete in the new global economy. An outburst of obesity-related diseases is ravaging our region's health to the point that 1 out of 3 minorities is either pre-diabetic or already diabetic in Williamson County alone. This epidemic is the reason why he created the Community of Coalition of Health, also known as C2H. His goal is for C2H to become a hub that works with local, regional and national health organizations to improve the quality of health services provided. After seeing a desperate need for affordable housing due to documented economic stratification in Williamson County, he started The Moody Housing Corporation. His goal is to address the rental and ownership needs of a displaced population. Dr. Moody utilizes his Doctoral training in Strategic Leadership and Futuring to look ahead into the distance and discuss the issues and concerns of tomorrow.