Ari Butler

Ari Butler leads team workshops for organizations and tailored coaching for executive leaders ready to turn existing expertise into real-world clarity, confidence, and influence. In 2025, Ari founded The AB3 Group to support global organizations that prioritize clear communication, productive collaboration, and a healthy culture. AB3 introduces real-world-tested strategies — and then rehearses in your specific business contexts — ensuring our collaboration leads to immediate outcomes. Core focus areas include: — Storytelling craft for business — Leading truly consultative conversations — Managing complex teams to peak performance Leading requires more than just relaying information. Beyond leveraging AI-generated analytics and messaging, your team’s competitive advantage lies in its ability to build authentic, meaningful connections with the stakeholders they most need to influence. Every interaction is an opportunity to deepen trust in your brand, your team, and yourself. Bringing people together is a substantial investment and their attention is a limited resource. Whether online or onsite, our work always prioritizes: A) Practice over Lecture: In a supportive environment, each participant receives actionable feedback and individualized coaching. B) Leadership as a Creative Art: A shared vision that real influence lives at the intersection of creativity and strategic leadership. 3) Sustainable Business Success: While "Thought-provoking Fun" is a core tenet of our teaching methodology, AB3s impact is measured in meaningful and lasting transformation. Before founding AB3, Ari brought a rigorous approach to coaching top executives across a range of industries and delivering large-scale leadership development programs for global companies. Recommendations and Testimonials below. Read The AB3s of The AB3 Group for the origin story, or explore how we partner with clients at www.theAB3group.com. He lives in Manhattan with his wife (a Broadway director-choreographer) and their two Lego-obsessed sons. He's performed lead roles on stages across the U.S. and appeared on HBO, Netflix, CBS, and more.