{"id":80027,"date":"2022-03-18T07:01:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T11:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=80027"},"modified":"2022-03-17T19:54:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T23:54:23","slug":"real-estate-accelerator-program-for-minority-women-reaches-key-milestones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/real-estate-accelerator-program-for-minority-women-reaches-key-milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Estate Accelerator Program for Minority Women Reaches Key Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 18, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Supporting greater diversity in real estate and entrepreneurship for minority women across the country, the <a href=\"https:\/\/millionairemastermindacademy.org\/programs\/real-estate-accelerator-program\/\">Millionaire Mastermind Real Estate Accelerator Program<\/a> has successfully concluded its fall 2021 program in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alapts.com\/\">American Landmark<\/a>, Thinkzilla Consulting Group announced today. Participants learned how to successfully serve as a property manager and leasing professional and gained access to management and leadership skills needed for growth in the real estate and property management industry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/22-0318-s2p-mma-amlandmark-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Real Estate Accelerator Program for Minority Women\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/22-0318-s2p-mma-amlandmark-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/22-0318-s2p-mma-amlandmark-800x600-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/22-0318-s2p-mma-amlandmark-800x600-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Only four percent of real estate companies are owned by women or minorities, and women represent just over one-third of the commercial real estate industry, according to the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network. To expand opportunities for diverse women, the Real Estate Accelerator Program is targeted to women in the Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Florida region but open to women across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly proud of our first cohort of participants who are already breaking through glass ceilings,\u201d said nonprofit founder Dr. Velma Trayham. \u201cThese entrepreneurs boast an incredible combination of passion and knowledge, and we are thrilled to contribute to minority entrepreneurship growth nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program is an arm of the <a href=\"https:\/\/millionairemastermindacademy.org\/\">Millionaire Mastermind Academy<\/a>, a nonprofit organization that helps women business owners strengthen their businesses and impact on the economy while addressing barriers to economic mobility for those who have been systemically and historically underserved. The academy has helped more than 7,000 women nationwide gain the education and training they need to succeed in business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were honored to support these amazing women in their entrepreneurship journey,\u201d said Joe Lubeck, CEO of American Landmark. \u201cWhen you impact one woman\u2019s life in a positive way, the ripples can support economic growth, family wellness and community health in turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>2021 Fall Program participants included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ebony Smith, The Dangerous Beauty<\/li>\n<li>Jayne\u2019 Green, Bud &amp; Blossom Therapeutics<\/li>\n<li>Joycelyn Wooten, Two Doves Notary<\/li>\n<li>Kaitlynn Geathers, Opulence Estates<\/li>\n<li>Ketra Goins, KG &amp; Company Rentals<\/li>\n<li>Korene Stuart, Opportunity Curator<\/li>\n<li>LaCheris Luster, Movement Interactive<\/li>\n<li>Nafeesha Robinson, iHome 360 Corporation<\/li>\n<li>Tina Banner, Captivate Body Sculpting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 12-week hybrid program incorporated college-level business training, training in property management and Fair Housing laws, property management apprenticeship opportunities, access to mentors and business networks, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis program sets you up for success. It teaches you strategic planning. It gives you access to resources, mentorship and a whole network of professionals. That\u2019s the power of the program. There is nothing else out there like this program. Learn, grow and excel,\u201d noted Joycelyn Wooten of Two Doves Notary.<\/p>\n<p>The Academy will begin accepting applications for <a href=\"https:\/\/millionairemastermindacademy.org\/programs\/real-estate-accelerator-program\/\">the Fall Real Estate Accelerator program<\/a> mid-July. Learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/millionairemastermindacademy.org\/programs\/real-estate-accelerator-program\/\">https:\/\/millionairemastermindacademy.org\/programs\/real-estate-accelerator-program\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Past alumni\u2019s boast impact of the program,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/millionairemastermindacademy.org\/success-stories\/\">click here for past testimonials<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/millionairemastermindacademy.org\/success-stories\/\">https:\/\/millionairemastermindacademy.org\/success-stories\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Millionaire Mastermind Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Millionaire Mastermind Academy is a pioneering 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is to educate and support the growth of women-owned business enterprises, thereby strengthening the economic impact in their community. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/millionairemastermindacademy.org\/\">https:\/\/millionairemastermindacademy.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About American Landmark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>American Landmark Apartments is one of the fastest-growing multifamily owner-operators in the United States and ranks No. 33 on the National Multifamily Housing Council list of the top apartment owners in the country with approximately 34,000 apartment units in its portfolio. Based in Tampa, Florida, American Landmark specializes in the acquisition and management of value-added multifamily properties located in high-growth markets throughout the Sunbelt, including Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. American Landmark is committed to delivering great service and outstanding living environments to residents and delivering consistent, attractive risk-adjusted returns to investors and partners. For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alapts.com\/\">https:\/\/www.alapts.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Thinkzilla Consulting Group\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thinkzilla offers DEI Programming that focuses\u00a0on economic, strategic\u00a0growth initiatives for minority and women-owned small businesses. Our Award-Winning team helps our clients increase supplier diversity across their supply chains and assist in launching programs to engage communities across the globe.\u00a0For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thinkzillaconsulting.com\/\">https:\/\/thinkzillaconsulting.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 18, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Supporting greater diversity in real estate and entrepreneurship for minority women across the country, the Millionaire Mastermind Real Estate Accelerator Program has successfully concluded its fall 2021 program in partnership with American Landmark, Thinkzilla Consulting Group announced today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9017,"featured_media":80020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[216,755,12804,13632,1,14,519],"tags":[17866,16308,16297,16597],"class_list":["post-80027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate-news","category-alliances-news","category-ap","category-black-owned-business","category-business-news","category-florida-news","category-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-commercial-real-estate-women","tag-dr-velma-trayham","tag-millionaire-mastermind-academy","tag-minority-women-entrepreneurs","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":4203,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9017"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}