Hi,
My name is Rodney. I am the product of a single mother household raised in the projects of Philadelphia, PA. I grew up in a pretty tuff neighborhood where self pity was a big thing and often very encouraged (side note problack people and most black leaders don't make money helping you to change your life or make a better life. They make money catering to your fear and emotions they get paid to make you embrace a victim mentality. Trust me your failing life is a victim of your self pity more than any thing else) . I spent a big chunk of my life pretending that the world owed me something because I was born in poverty. After making jail a home with revolving doors and realizing life wasn't going to get better until I owned my choices and decided to make my life better I started looking for legit work. I was a barber at a neighborhood barbershop until it was raided by the police for suspected drug trade. My parole officer informed me that I needed to find a different line of work unless I wanted to find myself back in jail. I took his advice (after all, what if something serious happened? I could be dead or back in jail for being in the wrong place at the wrong time). I worked for a store that sold linen and other house hold items (I wont name any names. Just now it starts with a B ) for a short period until they decided they want to keep me on staff after the Christmas Holiday. I even worked a nursing home until a patient wondered off site and was injured. Because the facility would under go investigation they didn't want an ex-con on staff (they thought it would make them look bad).
It was when I lost my job at the nursing home that a became very discouraged. I learned a very important lesson. Never give up and be prepared to capitalize on any chance you get in life. When God closed one door he opened up an even bigger door . 5 months later I landed a job with KLOVER a innovative construction company. They took a chance on me and I love my job and my company for that. I was a carpenter! I have never felt such a sense of pride I was an apprentice but I was learning a trade! At the end of each day I could look at what my hands produced even on days I was just a cleanup man I made sure that place was clean and spotless. I was going to school to become a journeyman carpenter when I feel 20' off of a ladder and ended up in the hospital with injury that would never be fully healed. KLOVER brought me in the office and made me a project estimator. I prayed to God to be the best project estimator KLOVER has ever had. I am proud to tell you that at the end of 2016 I celebrated my 10 year anniversary. At that same celebration I was also recognized for securing the biggest project KLOVER has ever been awarded. I also broke the all time sales record.
My take away from my life.........
