Target Talk: Rodney Woods Is Connecting Athletes, Investors, and Founders
Rodney Woods joins Target Talk to share the path that took him from Nashville to chasing a professional basketball career, including earning a tryout with the Dallas Mavericks. He reflects on what the game taught him about discipline, the moment injury forced him to rethink everything, and how his time in law enforcement reshaped the way he approaches pressure, responsibility, and leadership.
That journey eventually led him into business, where he founded Diversity in Promotions and later helped launch Playbook Investors Network. Rodney talks about the gaps he kept seeing in supplier diversity, why access to capital remains one of the biggest barriers for founders, and how PIN was built to connect athletes, investors, and entrepreneurs. He also shares what he has learned working alongside Tracy McGrady and what he is focused on building next.
Learn more:
Playbook Investors Network: https://www.playbookinvestorsnetwork.com
Diversity in Promotions: https://diversityinpromotions.com
Rodney Woods is the founder, Board Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Diversity in Promotions, Inc. (DIP)
Rodney Woods is the founder, Board Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Diversity in Promotions, Inc. (DIP). He skillfully positioned DIP as a Dallas-based strategic marketing firm specializing in minority/women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) business development, diversity program management, outreach, and contract compliance with a primary focus on diversity procurement & supplier diversity initiatives to help strengthen relationships between M/WBEs, corporations, athletes, entertainers, and private investors. Woods is responsible for DIP’s flourishing business portfolio, securing clients such as Volkswagen, Toyota, Victoria's Secret PINK, Adidas, Converse, Alliance Bernstein, General Motors, and Walgreens.
While performing various initiatives for his clients, he quickly identified the need for capital for thousands of M/WBEs serving as Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers to Fortune 500 companies. Seizing the opportunity, Woods established Playbook Investors Network (PIN), a web-based educational platform designed to bridge the gap between M/WBE, LGBT, Veteran-Owned, institutional, and private investors. Woods, a native of Nashville, TN, was a collegiate scholar-athlete in basketball and graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from Paine College in Augusta, GA. He also attended the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, receiving a reward for “Building a High Performing Business."
Because of his dedication and excellence in basketball, Woods was invited to try out for the Dallas Mavericks. After experiencing a career-ending injury, he embarked o…Read More