Into the Wind: Journey of an Entrepreneur

"A company can be more than a financial enterprise, and if it can be, it should be !" Corporex founder and CEO Bill Butler has always said. That belief drove him to establish the commercial real estate development company, to expand its roots nationwide in pursuit of greater opportunities for its employees, and to leverage that companys success in order to rejuvenate the Northern Kentucky he has called home all his life. Unlike other CEOs, Bill didnt pursue growth for growths sake, or revenue for revenues sake. At every step, he reinvested the companys profits in compensating employees, supporting local nonprofits, starting charitable efforts, and following Gods plan for him. The son of a hard-working, devout Irish plumber and strong German mother, Bill learned the construction industry under the tutelage of businessman Ab Lubrecht. Confident of his abilities, he struck out on his own at the age of 22 and immediately his own sanity. What have I done? he wondered as things didnt go as he had anticipated. But rather than give up and get a full time job, Bill began researching how to generate an income. That research, combined with some lucky breaks and life-altering spiritual encounters, pushed Bill to envision what could be for Corporex as well as what he could be for his Northern Kentucky community. His visions became reality, and his corporate success meant opportunity for all in his path. Into the Wind tells Bills extraordinary story and shares his experience in business as well as his vision for the future of Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati.

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