Mahdi Woodard is a marketing strategist and entrepreneur. He graduated from Bucknell University and began his career in global brand management at Mars and Newell Rubbermaid, leading marketing efforts across the Americas, EMEA, and LATAM.

In 2016, Mahdi left corporate life to pursue entrepreneurship full time. Since then, he has built digital education platforms and a consulting practice, helping entrepreneurs and small businesses grow through content strategy and brand positioning.

In 2022, following a personal loss, Mahdi turned to birding as a way to process grief. His spark bird, the Eastern Phoebe, marked the start of a practice that has since grown into a deeper commitment to bird photography and conservation.

Mahdi is currently at work on Unseen, a photography memoir tracing his path from grief to birding to conservation advocacy. He is a birder and bird photographer, and lives in downtown Decatur, minutes away from Wild Nest Bird Rehab.