Roderick Braxton
Roderick Braxton director/ instructor of the Appliance Repair Academy department. Rod Braxton is an American businessman that has owned and operated a variety of companies over the past 15 years. With appliance sales and services at the core of his business acumen. Rod also has experience and a specific interest with mentoring and equipping at-risk youth and ex -offenders with vocational training skills. With a specific goal in mind to reduce recidivism.
Business Career :
- Appliance Repair Academy 2014
- AAA Appliances est 2005
- Apprentice Village est 2008
- Northcoast Appliances 2010
- Recycle for Humanity est 2009
- Appliance Repair Pros est 2013
Educational Career :
- Cleveland State University 1999-2003
- Urban Studies- philosophy
- Vatterott College 2008-2009
- Refrigeration
- Fred’s Appliance Academy 2013
- Appliance repair program
Volunteer:
Rod started Apprentice Village in his small appliance repair shop in Slavic Village a low income community in Cleveland Ohio. Utilizing the philosophy of “each one teach one ” He volunteered his time teaching local kids and unemployed adults the appliance repair and sales business. There are some success stories! Apprentice Village also offered services to area halfway houses in Cleveland such as Oriana house and Salvation Army Harbor lights. After 6 years of this volunteer work Rod created the Appliance Repair Academy. The Appliance repair Academy has formed an Alliance with Vermillion technical institute to offer Appliance Repair training to students across the world.
Hobbies:
Rod enjoys the outdoors, traveling, playing chess and scrabble.
Vision statement :
to change the lives of people in the world one group at a time by equipping them with coping mechanisms and skills to create self sufficiency.
Motto:
No one can tell you no!
A translation of the Rods motto means that “With the skills that are taught in the appliance repair technician program no one can be denied employment. Because your skills will be needed any where that there are appliances in use. Which is everywhere. The world is your market. “