About Us

Marlettie Group LLC is an independent advisory firm dedicated to strengthening the organizational performance of collegiate and professional athletic programs. Founded on the principle that integrity and alignment drive sustainable success, the firm provides executive-level insight to athletic leadership navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of modern athletics.

Through the Marlettie Group Organizational Performance Audit™, the firm conducts structured, confidential assessments designed to help leaders understand how their departments are truly functioning beneath the surface. By listening carefully to administrators, coaches, staff, and student-athletes, Marlettie Group identifies patterns, alignment gaps, and emerging risks that are often difficult for leadership to observe directly from within the organization.

The advisory work focuses on several critical domains shaping athletics today, including governance and leadership alignment, NIL integration, organizational culture and communication, student‑athlete wellbeing, and overall operational performance. These assessments are translated into clear executive insights that help leaders strengthen institutional stability, protect program culture, and position their athletic departments for long‑term competitive success.

Marlettie Group operates with strict confidentiality and institutional respect. The firm’s role is not investigative oversight, but rather independent advisory support that equips athletic leadership with a candid and objective view of their organization during times of growth, transition, or strategic change.

Under the leadership of Founder and Principal Marcus Butler, the firm brings a disciplined analytical approach rooted in professional auditing experience and a deep commitment to principled leadership. Marlettie Group’s mission is simple: to help athletic organizations perform at their highest level by ensuring that governance, culture, and leadership alignment support the success of every program and every student‑athlete.