Discover the art of leadership at the LENS Leadership Series—a forum where visionary thinkers share, learn, and inspire. Join us Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 6 PM at the Isle of Palms Exchange Club (201 Palm Blvd.) for an evening with Brittany Butler, former CIA targeting officer turned novelist, who brings a rare blend of real-world intelligence experience and storytelling skill to her work. Drawing on her time recruiting spies and dismantling terrorist networks overseas, she infuses her fiction with authentic insight into the moral and emotional challenges of espionage. Her debut, The Syndicate Spy, and forthcoming novel, The Patriot’s Daughter, use the world of intelligence as a backdrop to explore leadership, loyalty, and the human cost of secrecy. Based on the Isle of Palms with her husband, three sons, and their dog Gus, Butler offers a unique perspective on how lessons from the field can illuminate truth—even through fiction.