Aggieville Pizza Hut owner named Businessman of the Year | The ...

Bernard Butler, owner of Aggieville?s Pizza Hut (the oldest Pizza Hut still in its original location) as well as more than 60 Pizza Hut restaurants in Kansas and North Carolina, was recently named Business Leader of the Year and inducted into the K-State College of Business Administration?s Distinguished Business Leader Hall of Fame.?

?It?s a huge honor, because the Kansas State business school is a very, very well respected institution nationally, and certainly it is in the state of Kansas,? Butler said.

Butler?s status as a well-liked and successful businessman and his ties to the Manhattan community led to his hall of fame selection.

?Bernie Butler is a terrific business man,? said Ali Malekzadeh, professor and dean of the College of Business Administration. ?His contributions to K-State, the College of Business Administration and the Manhattan community are many, and we are honored to have him be a part of the Business Advisory Council. His award and induction into the business hall of fame are well deserved.?

Olivia Blanco, director of communications for the College of Business Administration, explained that in order to be selected, candidates must be a member of the Business Advisory Council. Blanco said Butler plays an active role on the council.?

?When we choose a business leader of the year, they are inducted immediately into the business hall of fame,? Blanco said. ?He has been very active as a business leader in Manhattan, and he has been very active in the community also; he definitely has given a lot to K-State and to the College of Business Administration.?

Butler?s advice to students pursuing careers in business is first and foremost to ?listen and learn? in order to obtain the leadership qualities necessary to run a business. Moreover, he believes that leadership qualities must be constantly improved upon and developed to fit the culture and demographics of the customer.?

Butler said his business education stemmed from experiences of trial and error, association with other leaders and not being afraid of books. Most importantly, he advises that ?consistency? is a must.

?People needed to know that you weren?t going to come out and make decisions one way one day and make decisions another way a different day,? Butler said. ?You had to be consistent in trying to get across what you were trying to do. The ultimate message that I used was to sell, not tell. There?s a number of ways of managing and there are a number of methods of managing.? Mine happens to be to sell. I think if people understood what you were trying to do, why you were wanting to do it and where you were wanting to go with it, they were more likely to take your leadership and do what you were asking them to do.?

Butler maintains that a business degree is not imperative, but it is helpful. When Butler first attended K-State, his dream was ?to become the next producer/director of television.? He balanced school with managing the Aggieville Pizza Hut, which eventually led him to continue in the business world rather than pursue a career in television or radio.?

?Ultimately, the business took more of my time and consumed me,? Butler said, ?and so pepperoni and pizza won and television lost, and I ultimately made a choice to stay in the pizza business in Pizza Hut and develop them.?

Butler said achieving a franchise is not the difficult part; running a business is what is so labor-intensive. However, Butler went on to quote Warren Buffet, saying as long as you either love what you do or do what you love, you will find success.?

?If either one of those is missing in business ownership you?re going to be a failure,? Butler said. ?That is imperative, and the passion for that in a career is absolutely necessary. Following that, then, is communications, and your communications has to be very strong or you?re doomed to failure as well. ?

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Source: http://www.kstatecollegian.com/2012/11/08/aggieville-pizza-hut-owner-named-businessman-of-the-year/

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