BRAD BUTLER II IS THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF BRAD BUTLER II & ASSOCIATES LLC. HE IS ALSO AN AWARD-WINNING MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, AUTHOR, STUDENT ADVOCATE, AND SPEAKER COACH. BEFORE BRAD BECAME ALL HE IS TODAY, HE SPENT MANY OF HIS YEARS FIGHTING TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY. HIS LIFE INVOLVED STRUGGLES WITH FAMILY SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ACADEMIC STRUGGLES, AND COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF NAYSAYERS. DESPITE EVERYTHING BRAD MANAGED TO FIND SOLACE IN SPORTS LIKE FOOTBALL. HIS MOMENTS ON THE FIELD ARE WHAT INSPIRED HIS CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO COIN THE NICKNAME B-RAD. AT THE TENDER AGE OF EIGHT, BRAD EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED TRANSITION THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HIS LIFE FOREVER!  

DUE TO HIS PARENT'S DECISION TO SEPARATE HE WAS FORCED TO RELOCATE FROM THE INNER CITY OF JERSEY CITY TO THE SUBURBAN AREA OF EAST WINDSOR AS A RESULT OF THIS SUDDEN CHANGE BRAD FOUND HIMSELF PLACED IN SPECIAL ED CLASSES. DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME IT WAS THROUGH PLAYING THE GAME OF FOOTBALL THAT HE BUILT MUSCLE, GAINED STAMINA, AND DEVELOPED CHARACTER FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALL THE WAY TO COLLEGE BRAD CONTINUED HIS ATHLETIC CAREER. WHICH HE BELIEVES CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO HIS ACADEMIC SUCCESS. BRAD IS BEYOND PROUD TO SAY HE HOLDS A MASTER’S IN COUNSELING. 

BRAD DISCOVERED HIS PASSION FOR SPEAKING, WHICH BIRTHED HIS PERSONAL BRAND B-RAD INSPIRES. OVER THE YEARS, BRAD HAS SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME TRAVELING TO SPEAK AT VARIOUS SCHOOLS TO INCREASE GRADUATION RATES FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND ATHLETES. HIS PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS RECOGNIZE THEIR GIFTS, PUT FORTH THEIR BEST EFFORT, AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR OPPORTUNITIES DESPITE WHAT LIFE THROWS AT THEM. EACH DAY HE LIVES MOTIVATED BY HIS VERY OWN MOTTO:

"MAKE YOUR NEXT DAY, YOUR BEST DAY."