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SPEAKERS         David Adams, David Adams Presents
Liane Kam Akana, Read To Me International Waven Dean Fernandes, Mana Hawaii Karen Force, Aloha Clowns and Party Services Donna Fouts, United Cerebral Palsy Cherry Fu, Girls Who Surf Rick Hamada, KHVH Radio Chris Hamby, Aloha Media Group         Doug Harris, The Harris Consultancy Grace Keohohou, Direct Selling Women's Alliance Evan Leong, Greater Good Radio Rodney Leong, Business Consultant Jim LeVine, Ph.D., Book Your Business Ghostwriting Joe Lopez, My Private Currency Lynne G. Meyer - Pacific Lightnet
Deborah Cole Micek, RPM Success Group         John Paul Micek, RPM Success Group Shawn Livingston Mosely, Surf Child Ken Ng, LifeQuest Hawaii John Noland, KUMU-AM 1500 Joni Reddick Yundt - FAMES Kathleen Reese, Streaming Media Consultant Ray Riss, Ray Riss Business Consulting Jane Sawyer, Small Business Administration         Andy Schachtel, SourceFit
Richard Schuttler, Ph.D., Org Trouble Shooter Joann Seery, Business Networking International Mark Seery, The Referral Institute John Sherman, John Sherman Presents Bob Sigall, Author and HPU Professor Chuck Steilen,Ph.D., Hawaii Pacific University Vicki Suyat, Advantage Skill Builders      Traci Toguchi, Traci Toguchi Inc. Cheri Tree, Nouveau Riche University Tom Trenz, Empowered Internet Solutions David Tyreman, World Famous Jennifer Valerio, eCoupons Hawaii David Adams David has extensive experience in the investment, coaching, and sales world. He owned his own water treatment business, operated an activity company, and is currently a National Fundraising Director. His 15 years experience of management, sales, marketing, personal development and a national Toastmasters finalist make him one worth listening to.  Liane Kam Akana Liane Kam Akana has served as the Executive Director for Read To Me International since 2000. She has almost 20 years experience working and volunteering on behalf of children, youth and families. Liane is a 2006 Weinberg Fellow and has worked in the Ombudsman’s Office, the Governor’s Office of Children and Youth, the Office of Injury Prevention and the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii. Additionally, she has served on the boards of Hawaii Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition, Helping Hands Hawaii, Prevent Child Abuse Hawaii and Mano Wai. Read to Me International has been awarded a $1.25 million grant over the next 5 years to connect incarcerated Dads with their children through audio compact discs -- a very innovatative out-of-the box type thinking enterprise.  Waven Dean Fernandes WavenDean Fernandes brings over 20 years’ experience in branding, marketing, advertising, interactive media design and client relations to his Hawaii-based firm, Mana Brand Marketing & Design. He managed client services while leading integrated design teams for Landor, Fitch, Liquid Agency, Studio Archetype/Sapient, iXL/Waterstone, where he also served as VP/director of business development. Fernandes worked on branding programs for Hallmark, FedEx, Starbucks, Ocean Spray, Pottery Barn, Visa, Unilever, Intuit and many others. He is expert in the process of revealing and expressing brands in an authentic, holistic and compelling way.  Karen Force Karen Force is the owner/operator of Aloha Clowns . . . a 10 year old family business made up of Karen and her three daughters. Aloha Clowns does airbrush face and body painting, balloon twisting, and bubble performances at events from baby luaus, Waikiki Block Parties, Pro Bowl events, and many school, company picnic, shopping centers, and grand openings. Prior to coming to work for a major balloon company in Hawaii in 1998, she worked on major balloon projects across the US for major events for Disney, Wendy's, the City of Seattle, and the International Balloon Arts Convention. Aloha clowns does well over 400 parties per year.  Donna Fouts Donna D. Fouts, Executive Director for United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii, has been in the non-profits arena fundraising for more than 30 years. In that period of time, she has organized more than 150 special events. Donna is a co-author of the book, “Fundraising 101,” a practical guide to help clubs, teams and organizations learn how to raise funds. Donna is the founder and promoter of the state’s Great Hawaii Rubber Duckie Race. “I am a firm believer that with the right knowledge and attitude, fundraising can be fun and profitable.”  Cherry Fu Cherry Fu, President of Girls Who Surf - With a love for sports, a degree in economics from Harvard College, and a couple of business classes under her belt, Cherry set out to ‘do whatever she wanted to do’ and to ‘explore the world’. She chose Honolulu as a destination. Her three year old company Girls Who Surf, offering professional surf instruction and retail, is now further and further planted into a community worldwide known for surfing.  Chris Hamby Chris Hamby is the President of Aloha Media Group that focuses on Web Analytics and website marketing. Chris is unique in the web world in that he is a marketer that understands the programming issues of the internet. Chris has been a consultant for some of the largest web projects in America: www.pizzahut.com , Kansas City Star's award-winning websites www.kcstar.com and www.kansascity.com (previously owned by Disney), and www.cars.com in addition to working with a number of other Fortune 100 companies and agencies across the country.  Rick Hamada Rick Hamada is Hawaii's premier talk show host celebrating over 15 years of broadcast in Hawaii. Born in Chicago, Hamada relocated to California working in the data processing industry while pursuing his passion for broadcasting. A detour into the luxury cruise business allowed Hamada to travel the world ultimately serving as Cruise Director for American Hawaii Cruises. His return to broadcasting began with KWAI AM 1080 and then an internship with KHVH AM 830. Hamada served as News Director/Operations Manager and Program Director for KHVH now hosting "The Rick Hamada Program" for over 10 years. Hamada is also a columnist for "MidWeek" reaching over 600,000 readers. He is married to TV personality Bernadette Baraquio and they have two children, Zachary and Zoe.  Doug Harris Doug Harris, Founder and CEO of Harris- Hawaii’s 4th largest marketing group with over $22M in sales and marketing for clients like Burger King, Hilo Hattie and KTA Superstores. • 25 + year career in international marketing and advertising • Market experience includes New Zealand, Australia, Europe and 18 years in Hawaii • Former Rock n’ Roll band manager, Founder of Creative Source Advertising in NZ, New Zealand Surfing Magazine (now celebrating its 200th issue), Smartcomm-Hawaii’s promotion agency, ex-partner of Laird Christianson Harris, and the ex-partner in McNeil Wilson, which is now Anthology - Hawaii’s largest marketing group.  Grace Keohohou Grace Keohohou is a Co-Founder of the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance www.dswa.org . She formed DSWA with her business partner and mother, Nicki Keohohou just over 6 years ago. Today she is reaching people in more than 29 different countries through her Association and training programs. Grace is a Co-Author of the DSWA’s Best Selling Book Build It Big – and their second book – More Build It Big. Grace feels blessed to be a successful career woman and dedicated mother of four.  Evan Leong Evan Leong is the CEO of Greater Good Inc and Bubble Tea Supply. He is a published author, SBA award winning radio producer, Telly Award winning TV producer, serves as a board member for 5 non profit organizations and is launching two new ventures in 2008.  Rodney Leong Mr. Rodney K.H. Leong is a visionary. He has "empowered" many people to become the best they could be. Attend his Upward ever!... Backward never! Seminar and you will leave with: • More money then when you arrived. • A new vision of what you’re doing. • Possibly a "free advertising" partner.  Joe Lopez Joe Lopez of My Private Currency owns and operates a company that is specializes in trade -- a alternative form of currency to cash. Better than cash in many ways, My Private Currency is a group of people who have agreed to trade services using a substitute form of currency within the context of a networking organization. There are great benefits to the purchaser when purchasing using trade dollars including tax benefits and networking with a small group of people who you trust. Trade dollars can be used for many purposes including buying a house... which Joe has personally done.  Jim LeVine, Ph.D. Conference Director and Chief Manini, Dr. Jim LeVine is an entrepreneur, consultant, and marketeer behind 6 successful companies and 2 non-profits including Find Children's Programs Hawaii, Book Your Business Ghostwriting, and The Manini Marketing Go to Grow Conference. He has been a creative writer and author of several books, conference articles, magazine articles, and refereed journal articles. As a creative book consultant, he helps authors get books out of their head and into the world. Find Children's Programs Hawaii is one of the primary sponsors of the Manini Marketing Go to Grow Conference.  Lynne Meyer Lynne Meyer has held a variety of sales and marketing positions in the telecommunications industry with companies both in Hawaii and on the mainland. She is currently the Marketing Manager at Pacific LightNet, Hawaii’s only locally managed telephone company. Lynne is a Punahou School graduate.  Deborah Cole Micek Coach Deb, affectionately called The Motivation MD by her raving fans, shares the international speaking stage with her husband traveling together from Australia to Singapore and around the world, showing small business owners how to leverage their time and resources using New Media Marketing. Featured in the Wall Street Journal, columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Radio Show guest for the TV Reality series, The Apprentice, and Life Coach for the award winning TV reality show, Dream Makeover Hawaii, Coach Deb gets around in the offline media world as much as the online New Media world. All this while living the ultimate business owner’s lifestyle on the North Shore of Hawaii overlooking the Pacific.  Deborah Cole & John-Paul Micek NY Published authors of, “Secrets of Online Persuasion” the 1st book on marketing with New Media. Coach Deb and her partner John-Paul Micek reveal how you can build a multi-million dollar business from the comfort of your home or office – or when living in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! Creators of the World’s Premiere New Media Marketing Software system, Blogi360.com, John-Paul and Deborah have proven their rank among bleeding edge experts – all while keeping things simple for their clients to follow their strategies, step-by-step, while the system works hard for them, so they don’t have to.  John Paul Micek Before co-founding RPM Success Group®, JP started four successful businesses, of which he systematized and sold three. The third (a real estate investment company) is still owned and operated as his lifelong business interest and one of his "multiple streams of income." John-Paul is now dedicated to helping other business owners break through to the growth and freedom they've always dreamed they could have, showing them how to regain the vision they had when they originally started their business, and guiding them to attain their dream in record time.  Shawn Livingston Moseley 1992 Punahou graduate, Shawn moved to Boston for college, onto NYC and San Francisco. He held positions from PR to budget spending with major record labels, recording studios, music writers and small businesses. He’s now president of ‘Aumakua Records and owner/designer for Surf Child, a children’s boutique in Haleiwa.  Ken Ng Ken Ng is the principal of LifeQuest Hawaii. The focus is renewing people and recharging the workplace. Ken does this by helping people and organizations become navigators and champions of change. This involves renewing people's perspective on change – and learning to see the new opportunities that a changing personal and business climate offers. With 25+ years in asset and risk management, a specialist with estate creation and resolution experience, as well as a certified life coach, his clients move from possibility to reality.  John Noland John Noland has over twenty years in the local television, radio and promotion business. including news reporting with local ABC affiliate (KITV) (7), seven years as the executive sports producer for KHON (FOX affiliate), host/producer with K-FVE, three years with local promoter, Tom Moffatt, seven years with Oceanic Time Warner Cable, and color commentary for HPU (Hawaii Pacific University). He currently has his own talk radio show on KUMU am 1500 from 5:00-7:00pm Mon-Fri.  Joni Redick-Yundt Joni B. Redick-Yundt, Author of "Million Dollar Attitude", Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Community Leader. She is President/Founder of FAMES (Filipino American Multi Ethnic Society), a non-profit organization whose mission is to MENTOR, EDUCATE, MOTIVATE and promote LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT to individuals who want to start and/or grow their business. Joni is also a Financial Specialist with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Professional Beauty Consultant/Team Manager with Mary Kay Cosmetics, President/Owner of Joni's Paradise Limousine Service, Radio and TV host of "Million Dollar Monday's" on K108 (1080) and Oceanic Cable (OC 16).  Kathleen Reece Kathleen Reece is a streaming media consultant and trainer with over 10 years experience in the Communication and Relationship Coaching Industry as well and a small business entrepreneur. Realizing that marketing and communication is changing daily with the inception of Web 2.0, Kathleen came across a technology that will revolutionize the way we do business. Communication is Key to every aspect of how we do business and how we communicate in today’s world, and is getting even more challenging. If we can find ways that make that easier what could be better than that! She takes this technology and incorporates it into her Coaching Business as well as helping other do the same.  Raymond M. Riss Raymond Riss is a business-building consultant focused on helping companies maximize their sales growth and profitability. Mr. Riss’ clients benefit from his 35+ years experience in Marketing, Sales and General Management. Mr. Riss has served as Executive VP Sales & Marketing for Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut and Hawaiian Springs Natural Water. Andy Schachtel President of SOURCEFIT, Andy Schachtel began his career in advertising and commercial film production as an award-winning copywriter and creative director. He has founded two successful, multi-million dollar businesses in the fields of advertising and new media that he began with just a computer, a desk and phone. His experieces with start-ups have recently led him to explore creative staffing solutions and launch a new offshore staffing venture called Sourcefit.  Dr. Richard Schuttler Dr. Richard Schuttler is an international public speaker, consultant, educator, and author. He has 20-years of diversified, domestic and international management/leadership improvement expertise within academic, federal/state governments, and Fortune 1,000 environments developing strategies and implementation methods. He has mentored executives, faculty, and students from around the world in a variety of professional settings. www.orgtroubleshooter.org  Joann Seery Joann is the owner and executive director for BNI Hawaii and the Referral Institute which teaches business professionals and entrepreneurs how to develop their business through referrals. Joann was named the Honolulu County's SBA Women in Business Champion for 2006, the State of Hawaii's top Technical Assistant Provider for 2006 and is currently the President of the Board for the Hawaii Women's Business Center.  Mark Seery When Mark Seery started his first business in Massachusetts over 12 years ago, he quickly learned that traditional marketing and advertising was often too expensive and ineffective. That is when he learned to develop his skills and become a master networker. Currently, Mark has grown over three successful businesses exclusively through referrals and word of mouth.  John Sherman Motivational speaker extraordinaire, John Sherman has been closely observing people - how they interact, how they communicate since he was a child. Now, through integrating his world experiences, formal education, and professional training with decades of “people watching”, John has developed a system that accelerates success – a system he is delighted to share. John has coached sales people and professional managers from all walks of life. He has consolidated his years of research into a program that is easy, focused, and that provides immediate results.  Bob Sigall Bob Sigall teaches marketing at HPU (Hawaii Pacific University) and has been a Hawaii marketing consultant for over 30 years, helping over 1000 in that time. His two "The Companies We Keep" books have been local bestsellers.  Charles Steilen, PhD. Charles Steilen, PhD. is professor of marketing and Dean of the College of Business Administration at Hawaii Pacific University. He has had teaching and business experience for the past 46 years. Dr. Steilen has been a marketing consultant for 29 years in small-medium sized businesses as well as multinationals located in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malasia, Indonesia, Phillipines, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan, China, Turkey, Cambodia, and Australia.  Victoria Suyat Victoria Suyat is a veteran non-profit administrator with 25 years of experience in Hawai‘i and is president of Advantage Skill Builders, a consulting firm specializing in non-profit fund raising, management and marketing. Suyat co-authored, with Donna Fouts, Fundraising 101, a book for clubs, teams and organizations explaining how to raise funds for special projects through well-planned special events. She was a presenter at the International Events Group Marketing Conference in Chicago describing the unique partnership of radio and television sponsorships of the Great Aloha Run; has presented at Catholic Charities USA Annual Meetings and Hawai‘i’s National Philanthropy Day Conferences on marketing strategies for non-profits. Suyat has been accredited by both the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Public Relations Society of America.  Traci Toguchi Traci Toguchi is a recording artist, actress, speaker, songwriter, publisher, model and entrepreneur. A former Miss Hawaii, Traci's entertainment accomplishments include being a Miss Saigon Broadway tour cast member, songwriter/licensor for national TV, Hoku Award nominee for Female Vocalist of the Year, actor for film and TV, and Amateur Night at the Apollo winner (Harlem, NY). Traci Toguchi, Inc. is an entertainment and marketing company, covering production, management, strategic planning, event and project coordination, and public relations. Traci started her recording business with no budget. She created her own master mind group (Meeting of the Minds) to get started, then took a loan of $1k from 3 business associates, and then later, netted $20k in one night with a budget of about $500. Diversification helped her grow her business via different aspects of entertaining in a very short period of time.  Cheri Tree Cheri Tree is a member of the Millionaire Council of Nouveau Riche University -- a University devoted solely to educating real estate investors. Cheri started her own candy wholesaling business at age 13 and went on to run her own recreation party company in college, as well as being a white water rafting guide. Later Cheri entered the world of financial planning and was promoted to a Regional Vice President with a Fortune 100 company. At the age of 27, Cheri read the book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” that changed her life dramatically and led to the discovery of her current success as an investor/educator dispensing solid financial advice while earning a small fortune as a real estate investor.  Tom Trenz Manini Marketing Go to Grow Conference Vice Chair and Director Tom Trenz is the Regional Vice President at Empowered Internet Solutions,  David Tyreman Entrepreneur, writer, and business branding coach David Tyreman of World Famous is a resourceful, unconventional entrepreneur who found a way to dramatically succeed at his dream using a unique approach to marketing antique furniture. David's been been featured on CNN, MTV and the Wall Street Journal. His client list includes Polo, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi's, Nike, and Banana Republic.  Jennifer Valerio As the President of eCouponsHawaii.com Inc., Jen provides alternate advertising opportunities to businesses in Hawaii. Clients such as Papa John’s, MIDAS, Goodyear Gemini Automotive, and more offer cross-promotional advertising. Her continued work with radio and print advertisers has expanded the awareness of the Company through popular Hawaii publications, television and radio stations. |
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