Margie Butler
About:
I spent the past 4 years running AHA!, a cultural economic development project in New Bedord, MA (www.ahanewbedford.org). This post involved starting Open Studios (did you attend last weekend?), writing grants, working on city branding and partnering with all sizes and shapes of businesses and nonprofits. During most of this time I made my home in Providence where I have enjoyed the many facets of our city's scene. Just recently I have taken a job here doing marketing and pr for www.firstworksprov.org Since this organization is mid-festival when BIF-3 happens I'll be the weary yet elated attendee -- happy to have a breather, meet folks and re-charge.
Before this non profit arts chapter I was a brand strategy consultant (Sterling Brands, NY) for clients such as Viacom, Nike, IBM, Pepsi and many smaller brands. My artist bit is still taking shape. I paint several days a week and completed my mfa from a Boston based low-residency program in 2006.
Title
marketer/artist
Organization
FirstWorks
What are five keys to innovation?
awake mind + ability to skate across categories and contexts + risk taking + solid execution + luck
What are the keys to collaboration across traditional boundaries?
speaking the language of ideas (rather than industry jargon), listening, events like BIF-3!
What talents or resources do you bring to this community?
brand strategy, nonprofit arts, desire to see Providence move forward.
Dream partnerships: Which people, organizations, or industry sectors would you or your organization most want to partner with?
urban planners, fellow artists/marketers, start-ups, people who like what they do and are good at it.
