George Kilpatrick INSPIRATION FOR THE NATION CELEBRATING PEOPLE WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT. 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. HE STRUGGLED WITH PARENTS 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!