Butch Meily

🎬 Season 4, Episode 4 - Butch Meily: From Manila to Wall StreetThis episode of The Loida Lewis Podcast features Rene “Butch” Meily - author of the book, "From Manila to Wall Street: An Immigrant’s Journey With America’s First Black Tycoon". His story is as much about his own journey as an immigrant from Manila to New York as it is about his extraordinary partnership with the late Reginald F. Lewis, the trailblazing business titan behind TLC Beatrice.In this candid conversation, Butch shares:✨ How a call from Loida Lewis led him to become Reginald’s PR man - and eventually Vice President at TLC Beatrice.✨ His front-row seat to one of the biggest deals of the 1980s - Reginald’s $980 million leveraged buyout of Beatrice International, financed by Michael Milken.✨ The personal costs of ambition - including regrets about family and divorce.✨ Why he now devotes his career to building resilience and innovation in the Philippines through PDRF, QBO Innovation Hub, and ASA Foundation.🔗 Learn more:📖 From Manila to Wall Street: https://amzn.to/48961nP🌐 ButchMeily.com: https://www.butchmeily.com/🌐 PDRF: https://www.pdrf.org/🌐 QBO Innovation: https://www.qboinnovation.com/🌐 ASA Foundation: https://www.asaphil.org/Watch or listen now:📺 YouTube: @theloidalewispodcast🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/TheLoidaLewisPodcast🍏 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/apple-TheLoidaLewisPod📩 Share your reflections: [email protected]#LoidaLewis #ButchMeily #FromManilaToWallStreet #ReginaldLewis #TLCBeatrice #ImmigrantJourney #Leadership #FilipinoExcellence #MichaelMilken #LBO #WallStreetHistory #PDRF #QBOInnovation #ASAFoundation #TheLoidaLewisPodcast