Cassius F. Butts

Former U.S. Presidential Appointee; Head of Capital of Global Leader Group & Author of "Exceptional -Being the Exception to the Rule"

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Cassius F. Butts Biography

Cassius F. Butts is the Managing Partner and Head of Capital with Global Leader Group and the founder of Capital Fortitude Business Advisors, a management consulting firm. He is also an Amazon best-selling author; Pursuit:365 Business Edition where he was a contributing author and Exceptional: Being the Exception to the Rule, his first book on Leadership. Additionally, he serves as an adjunct professor of Leadership & Professional Development at his alma mater, Morehouse College.

In 2018 Butts was appointed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp the chairman of the Fort McPherson Local Redevelopment Authority to lead the reuse planning for the 487-acre former military installation in Atlanta. Tyler Perry Studios and T. D. Jakes Real Estate Ventures are the lead entities creating southwest Atlanta’s second largest economic development project in more than 50 years. Gov. Kemp also appointed Butts to serve on the Georgia Tourism Foundation Board in April 2024. In 2022, President Joe Biden appointed Butts to the National General Services Administration’s Policy Acquisition Committee where he served as co-chair. As co-chair, he ensured climate and sustainability strategies were fully considered in the federal acquisition process.

Butts’ public service career includes positions as the former Region IV Administrator for the U. S. Small Business Administration, appointed by President Barack Obama. He was the first African American to serve in that role. During his tenure, he managed five record breaking years with over $30 billion dollars in small business lending. He also served as a Presidential Management Fellow under the George W. Bush Administration with the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). While at HUD, he assisted in the establishment of a multi-million marketing procurement process and was named Branch Chief of the Real Estate Owned division.

Nationally recognized as a trusted advisor and strategist in the private and public sectors, Butts has enabled municipalities, non-governmental organizations, corporations, and executives to chart pathways to success through strategic planning and business development.

Cassius F. Butts Speaking Topics

  • Exceptional Leadership & Leading Outside the Box: How Leaders Lead and Create Success

    Leaders are called to develop and bring up other leaders. Are you the kind of leader that others aspire to be like? What kind of examples are you setting for those coming after you? Are you reaching back to support them and ensure their success or are you doing what most others do, and looking only out for yourself? Through stories and examples of exceptional leaders, participants will discover what it takes to be the exception to the rule and learn how to chart their own path to becoming the leader others will gladly want to follow.

    Attendee Results:

    • Learn how to optimize your current leadership style and effectively do the same with new innovative outside leadership techniques
    • Embrace the notion on “Self-Actualization” and matriculate on your own path of success inside and outside the workplace
    • Create a standard that will help you lead and inspire internal, external and potential clients and goals

  • Business Owners and Entrepreneurship: Finding Tools for Success as a Small Business Owner

    From obtaining funding to helping organizations strategize ways to grow and scale the business, I share my expertise from over 30 years of hands-on experience as SBA Regional Administrator and President & CEO of a financial institution while in the trenches of cementing and recording success. Being an entrepreneur and working with some of the sharpest business minds of our time has taught me valuable lessons about owning, operating and leading a company. As we talk business, I’ll share valuable keys to running a successful business today, plus you’ll learn how today’s business leaders adapted and shifted since the pandemic to future-proof their companies.

    Attendees Results:

    • Learn what options are available for access to capital in today business climate
    • How to use and learn strategic methods such as partnering, joint venture efforts and mentor protégé initiatives for small business owners
    • Where to find and compete for government contracting opportunities within federal, state and local levels.

  • Inspiration and Self Determination: Where and How to Channel Your Inner Drive

    My passion is sharing my experience and knowledge to help others succeed. I’m a firm believer in self-actualization, determination, and integrity. As a proud descendant of an entrepreneurial, higher education and faith driven family, values-based leadership has been essential to my success. Organizations invite me in to speak or advise when they need to know how to remain stable in unstable times. I have had the privilege of working alongside some of the most notable leaders in the world, from domestic and international heads of state to presidents and CEOs. I provide insight, inspiration and foresight into today’s ever changing economic and purpose driven society.

    Attendees Result:

    • Receive inspiration and motivation which enables a healthy mental, physical and internal mindset
    • Learn strategies from the authors book, “Exceptional, Being the Exception to the Rule” 10 principals to reinvigorate your drive and determination
    • Develop blueprint maps of human interaction to help navigate in personal and professional settings

Cassius F. Butts Videos

  • Cassius Butts | Reel

Cassius F. Butts Books

  • Exceptional: Being the Exception to the Rule
    Exceptional: Being the Exception to the Rule
  • Pursuit 365: The Business Edition - 365 Entrepreneurs From Around The World Sharing 365 Inspirational Business Stories & Advice
    Pursuit 365: The Business Edition - 365 Entrepreneurs From Around The World Sharing 365 Inspirational Business Stories & Advice

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Cassius F. Butts is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Exceptional Leadership & Leading Outside the Box: How Leaders Lead and Create Success, Business Owners and Entrepreneurship: Finding Tools for Success as a Small Business Owner and Inspiration and Self Determination: Where and How to Channel Your Inner Drive. The estimated speaking fee range to book Cassius F. Butts for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Cassius F. Butts generally travels from Atlanta, GA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Deanna Singh, Thor Conklin, Nathan Latka, Andrew Yang and Joseph Stiglitz. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Cassius F. Butts for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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