Butternomics - The Business of Culture
Butternomics - The Business of Culture
Butternomics: The Business of Culture takes a deep dive into the intersection of business and culture, showing how brands, entrepreneurs, and tastemakers use culture level up. Join serial entrepreneur, thought leader, and CEO of Butter.ATL, Brandon Butler (@mrsuperbran), as he brings you exclusive interviews, trends, insights, and more. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or a seasoned pro, Bu…Social links:
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Why Ownership Is The New Black With Congresswoman Nikema Williams
On this episode of Butternomics, our host, Brandon Butler, talks with Congresswoman Nikema Williams about why ownership is the new black and how Atlanta keeps proving it. She drove here at 20 in a 1991 Honda Accord knowing nobody, taught in Fulton County schools, and lived at Centennial Place with …
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How Earn Your Leisure Made Financial Literacy Cool
On this episode of Butternomics, our host, Brandon Butler, talks with Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings, the founders of Earn Your Leisure, about how they turned financial education into something the culture actually wanted. Before there was a podcast, there were two years of daily social content and…
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Why You Can’t Scale Without Systems With Connie S. Falls
On this episode of Butternomics, our host, Brandon Butler, talks with Connie S. Falls, founder of Connie S. Falls and the operational systems expert known as Systems Bae. With 19 years of experience building the back end of everything from federal agencies to mega churches to record labels, Connie…
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How The 2 Live Stews Changed Sports Talk Radio Forever
On this episode of Butternomics, our host, Brandon Butler, talks with Doug and Ryan Stewart, the brothers known as the 2 Live Stews. It started with an argument. Two brothers screaming about a preseason game in a living room full of people who couldn’t look away. That energy became a pitch nobody i…
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How Two Different Worlds Built One Atlanta Brand With Big Block and Ralph Sorrentino
On this episode of Butternomics, our host, Brandon Butler, talks with Big Block, the East Side Chevy rider and founder of Block Entertainment, and Ralph Sorrentino, VP of Operations for the Jim Ellis Automotive Group, about what happens when the music business and the car business come together to …
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Being Yourself Is The Whole Strategy With Fred Blankenship
On this episode of Butternomics, our host, Brandon Butler, talks with Fred Blankenship, morning anchor of Channel 2 Action News This Morning on WSB-TV, the voice waking up Atlanta since 2007. Fred takes us from a 12-year-old kid in Harbor City, California who wanted to be the guy inside the TV, to …
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How To Use AI To Teach Kids About Wealth with William Cross
On this episode of Butternomics, our host, Brandon Butler, talks with entrepreneur and financial educator William Cross about how to teach the next generation what most of us had to learn late. William, founder of Wealthi AI, grew up in Tampa without ever hearing about 529s, trusts, or estate plann…
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How Nonprofits Actually Work With Cicley Gay
On this episode of Butternomics, our host, Brandon Butler, talks with philanthropic leader Cicley Gay about how nonprofits actually work and why so many people get it wrong. Cicley, board chairwoman of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation and founder of The Amplifiers, breaks down why a…
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The $2.5 Billion NIL Boom Nobody In Our Community Is Talking About With Latavius Powell.
On this episode of Butternomics, our host, Brandon Butler, talks with entrepreneur and financial planner Latavius Powell about the $2.5 billion NIL boom and what it’s really doing to young athletes. Latavius, CEO of CSG Wealth Management, breaks down why these million dollar checks are 1099 income,…
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The Multimillion Dollar Brand Mistake Most Companies Keep Making
Most companies are still spending millions on beautiful, polished content that almost nobody cares about. Shannon Watkins has sat at the top of the brands that figured this out and the ones that didn't. Former CMO of Aflac, global CMO of Jordan Brand, and former global CMO at Fiserv, she's spent he…
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