“HOPE IS YOUR SUPERPOWER”
SPEAKER / MOTIVATOR / AUTHOR
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Brad Butler II is a nationally recognized speaker and educational consultant who equips students and educators with practical strategies for purpose-driven leadership, accountability, and resilience. Through engaging storytelling and actionable insights, his presentations inspire audiences to rethink how they approach success in school and life.
Watch Brad’s Interview With Jeremey Anderson and #1 Motivational Speaker In The World Dr. Eric Thomas
“"I help students and educators unlock their potential by discovering their 'why,' embracing leadership, and developing the mindset and habits needed for life after graduation."
- Brad Butler II
PAST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
These are a few organizations Brad has worked with
SIGNATURE KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
H.O.P.E. Is Your Superpower
(Honesty / Opportunity / Present / Emergency for Excellence)Many students struggle with motivation, self-belief, and the pressure of navigating school and life. This keynote helps students understand the power of honesty, opportunity, presence, and emergency thinking to overcome challenges and take ownership of their future.
From IEPs To Degrees - How Brad worked his way through 10 years of the Special Ed system to ultimately graduate with a master’s degree. Audience will learn that your academic obstacles don’t determine your outcome.
(The R.E.A.P. Framework)
The R.E.A.P. Framework teaches students and educators that success is the result of what we consistently practice. Every decision, habit, and action we repeat eventually produces results. When individuals strengthen their Resiliency, commit to disciplined Execution, pursue Accountability, and stay connected to their Purpose, they position themselves for meaningful success.
The core message is simple: You R.E.A.P. what you sow.
(The 4 Seasons of Success Framework)
The Four Seasons of Success is a personal growth framework that teaches individuals how to navigate life’s natural cycles of growth, challenge, and renewal. Using the metaphor of the four seasons.
Lead Like You
Leadership begins with self-awareness and accountability. This keynote helps students and young leaders understand how their decisions, discipline, and character shape their future.
STUDENT TOPICS
Purpose & Why – Helping audiences define and act on their personal mission
Leadership & Influence – Guiding students and educators to lead themselves and others
Worth & Value – Building self-esteem, confidence, and decision-making capacity
Accountability & Discipline – Creating actionable steps to reach personal and academic goals
Life After Graduation – Preparing students for the transition to college, career, and independence
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOPICS
Applying Active Listening, Communication, and Body Language
Awareness Of Students Perspective And Experience
Developing Teamwork In The Classroom
Empowering Students For Success
Daily Inspiration, Connection To Life, And College / Career Goals
Knowing Students Beyond Their Academic Skill Level
BRAD’S FOCUS
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KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
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WORKSHOPS
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ABOUT BRAD
Brad Butler II is a husband, father, and CEO of Brad Butler II & Associates, LLC. Brad is an athlete turned student success and retention specialist, a highly sought-after multi-award-winning International school and youth motivational speaker, author, and educational consultant. He helps students connect their dreams with their education and educators connect with the hearts and minds of their students using research-based strategies, components of SEL and life experiences within his signature message H.O.P.E. Is Your Superpower. His purpose in life is to motivate, inspire, and empower the youth all around the world to live their dreams and put forth their best effort and everything they do.
Brad, also known to his friends as B-Rad, is a certified speaker under Dr. Eric Thomas (ET the hip-hop preacher) and holds a master’s degree in counseling despite being placed in special Ed classes. He has spent 10+ years traveling from school to school presenting for students, educators, and staff across the nation. Providing in-person or virtual presentations professional development workshops and coaching mentees on public speaking. Brad’s goal is to help our youth become the best version of themselves and encourage everyone to take full advantage of their opportunities living by his motto: “Make your next day your best day”
Brad’s childhood consisted of drug dealing, drug use, poverty, and violence before he was moved to the suburbs of East Windsor, New Jersey. There, Brad continued to face adversity in different forms: being placed in special ED classes, suffering from a lack of self-esteem, and bullying. Still, despite his strife, Brad made a promise to himself and his family that their sacrifices would not go in vain; he would find a way to make them proud.
His lifelong pain fueled his passion, which ultimately led to him discovering his purpose-becoming an author, motivational speaker, athlete, and all around good citizen. Pain, Passion, Purpose is a story about heartbreak and triumph, failure and success, and how to learn from past mistakes and forge a new path
Pain, passion, purpose is the story of Brad Butler II and his experiences growing up in Jersey City, New Jersey
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