Greater Good Radio
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CRAIG CHONG
April 26, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 34.5 MBDiscover the secrets to building resilient and effective teams with organizational health expert Craig Chong on this enlightening episode. Craig dives deep into the principles of "Vision, Traction, Healthy," sharing his journey from personal experiences to professional leadership consulting. Learn how to foster a culture of communication, trust, and mutual respect in your organization. Craig's insights reveal how addressing underlying issues and promoting shared vision can transform your team...
CANDES GENTRY
April 12, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBJoin Candes Gentry, former Miss Hawaii and accomplished triathlete, on her extraordinary journey from the glitz of pageantry to the grit of endurance sports and the grace of motherhood. Candes shares the pivotal moments of her life, revealing the challenges and triumphs of transitioning between diverse worlds. From her unexpected entry into Miss Hawaii and her passion for triathlon, to her deep connection with her roots in Hawaii and the personal growth through family and loss, this episode i...
YUNJI DE NIES
March 29, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBIn a world that constantly shifts beneath our feet, navigating life transitions with grace and resilience is a skill many of us yearn to master. Yunji de Nies, a woman whose life story reads like a tapestry of bold moves and serendipitous turns, recently sat down with Evan Leong to share the insights she's gleaned from her own remarkable journey. From the bustling streets of New Orleans to the halls of power in Washington, D.C., Yunji's story is a testament to the power of authenticity, resil...
JOHN DE FRIES
March 15, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBIn the heart of the Pacific Ocean lies a paradise known for its breathtaking landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and the warm spirit of its people - Hawaii. It's a place where the preservation of its natural beauty and the well-being of its inhabitants are paramount. In this deeply insightful episode, we dive into the life and mission of John De Fries, a figure who has dedicated his life to the sustainable development and cultural preservation of Hawaii.
EGAN INOUE
March 01, 2024 00:00 - 2 hours - 62 MBIn the world of martial arts, few names resonate as profoundly with the spirit of resilience and determination as Egan Inoue. A multi-discipline world champion, Egan's journey from defeat to victory offers invaluable lessons for anyone facing their own battles, both on and off the mat. His story encapsulates the essence of a champion's mindset.
GUY KAWASAKI
February 16, 2024 00:00 - 53 minutes - 25 MBGrowing up in Kalihi, Honolulu, Guy Kawasaki has always led an inspirational life, etching remarkable stories from Hawaii to Silicon Valley. Despite his colossal accomplishments – being part of Apple's original Macintosh team, becoming an acclaimed author and venture capitalist, and so much more – he remains humble, deeply tied to his island roots, and determined to pave a better path for future generations. In this conversation, we discover how Guy's idyllic Hawaiian childhood motivated him ...
DR. AARON SALĀ
February 02, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 38.3 MBJoin Dr. Aaron Salā as he unveils the ancient Samoan concept of VA – the space between, the betweenness, not empty space, not space that separates but space that relates. VA is the sacred relationship that exists between people, as well as between people and the environment, ancestors and the heavens. In this enlightening episode, Dr. Salā, a renowned expert in Hawaiian and Pacific culture and music, delves into how VA can transform our relationships and communities. Discover practical insigh...
LISA MARUYAMA
January 19, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBJoin us in this enlightening episode where we sit down with Lisa Maruyama, CEO of the Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (HANO). Lisa shares her profound insights on nonprofit leadership and the significant impact of social initiatives in today's world. Discover how passion, advocacy, and strategic leadership can drive meaningful change in communities. Whether you're a budding nonprofit leader, a community advocate, or someone passionate about making a difference, this episode offers ...
MALIA KAAIHUE
January 05, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBDive deep with Malia Kaaihue as she unveils the untold secrets of Hawaiian success and cultural empowerment in this eye-opening episode. Discover how ancient wisdom blends with modern entrepreneurship to create a unique pathway to success. Don't miss these exclusive insights straight from a leading voice in Hawaii's cultural renaissance!
ADAM WONG
December 22, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBJoin us in this enlightening episode as we explore the dynamic world of 'Hawaiian Style Private Equity' with renowned investor Adam Wong. Delve into his innovative strategies that have revolutionized the Hawaiian investment landscape. Plus, get inspired as Adam shares heartwarming stories of traveling the world with his family, offering a unique perspective on balancing a successful career with enriching life experiences. Don't miss these valuable insights on business, investment, and living ...
BJ KOBAYASHI
December 08, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBDelve into the mindset for success and personal growth in this insightful episode with Chairman and CEO of BlackSand Capital, as well as Co-Founder and Partner of Kobayashi Group, BJ Kobayashi. BJ shares his career journey, detailing setbacks and triumphs to convey the essence of risk-taking, maintaining health, having a support team, relentless success pursuit, and achieving work-life balance. BJ draws parallels between succeeding in business and 'mind gardening', emphasizing the importance ...
SARAH GUAY
November 24, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBJoin us in this insightful conversation with Sarah Guay as we explore strategies to elevate workplace harmony, fostering an environment for sustained growth and employee well-being. Be inspired by Sarah's journey in HR leadership, discovering how she navigated challenges, built connections, and became a driving force for positive workplace change.
ROBIN STUEBER
November 10, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBIn this enlightening episode, we unravel the art of conquering stress and enhancing overall well-being with the guidance of expert coach Robin Stueber. You'll learn practical techniques and life-changing strategies to transform your life for the better. Join us as Robin shares her profound insights, helping you take the first steps toward a more balanced and stress-free existence.
JOSH REPPUN
October 27, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBIn this thought-provoking podcast episode, we challenge the foundations of traditional education alongside the insightful Josh Reppun. As we explore innovative teaching methods, you'll gain a fresh perspective on the future of learning. Are we ready to embrace change and redefine education?
ERIC ROSSO
October 13, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 37.1 MBDive deep into this captivating podcast episode with Eric Rosso as he shares his remarkable journey from a successful advertising career to a profound path of self-discovery and healing. Explore how he harnessed the power of yoga and breathwork to transform pain into purpose. Discover why it's never too late to embark on your transformation journey and unlock your full potential. Join us in this inspiring conversation on personal growth, healing, and self-realization.
JAMES KOSHIBA
September 29, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBJames is a remarkable individual who has undergone a transformative journey to becoming a dedicated advocate for addressing homelessness in Hawaii. His story is defined by a deep connection to Hawaiian culture and the profound influence of the Aloha spirit in his life. James's passion lies in building bridges and forging connections between diverse communities, with a particular focus on empowering those experiencing homelessness. He embodies resilience, empathy, and a commitment to fostering...
JON YAMASATO
September 15, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBWitness the remarkable fusion of two worlds as Jon Yamasato unveils his journey from crafting lyrics to navigating the real estate realm. Delve into the parallels between his creative endeavors and entrepreneurial pursuits, and discover how Jon's multifaceted career weaves a tapestry of passion, artistry, and strategic thinking.
OLIN LAGON
September 01, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBDive into the extraordinary life of Olin Lagon, a Native Hawaiian who turned adversity into an engine for global success. Born and raised in Hawaii’s largest low-income housing project, Olin’s challenging early life and high school struggles fueled his determination to rise above. Today, he’s a celebrated inventor holding numerous patents, a pioneering force in online crowdfunding, and a global entrepreneur. His achievements include co-founding ChipIn, the first online crowdfunding platform, ...
JOHN DE FRIES - CEO of Hokulia, President and CEO of Native Sun Business Group
August 29, 2009 15:00 - 27 minutes - 11.2 MBJohn DeFries – President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hokuli'a Development on the Big Island Hokuli'a, president and CEO of Native Sun Business Group.
HENRY MONTGOMERY – Chairman, CEO and co-founder of Montgomery Professional Services Corp., Member of UH Manoa’s Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship and E-Business advisory board
August 15, 2009 15:00 - 25 minutes - 10.4 MBMore than two years ago, Henry Montgomery saw a need to provide small companies in Hawaii professional accounting and financial services to help them stay afloat. This mission—to provide smaller enterprises the same cost-effective accounting and financial management capabilities as the bigger organizations—became Montgomery Professional Services Corp. or MontPac’s primary driving force. Indeed, not long [...]
HENRY MONTGOMERY
August 15, 2009 15:00 - 25 minutes - 10.4 MBHenry Montgomery - Chairman, CEO and Co-founder of Montgomery Professional Services Corp., Member of UH Manoa’s Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship and E-Business Advisory Board
CLINT CHURCHILL - Trustee of the Estate of James Campbell, former Commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard
August 01, 2009 15:00 - 29 minutes - 12 MBClinton Churchill’s personal and professional experience spans industries and geographies, and he uses this eclectic background as a tool to reach out to the community. A former commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard, Clint-who moved to the Islands with his wife 39 years ago-sits as trustee to The Estate of James Campbell, an organization administering [...]
CLINT CHURCHILL
August 01, 2009 15:00 - 30 minutes - 12 MBClint Churchill - Trustee of the Estate of James Campbell, Former Commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard
CAROL AI MAY - Vice President of City Mill Co. Ltd
July 18, 2009 15:00 - 24 minutes - 9.74 MB“I love being in charge of my own destiny,” says Carol Ai May, vice president and marketing manager of City Mill. Carol was born to a business-minded family, and tried to cultivate her entrepreneurial spirit while building a career in advertising after leaving college. She struggled while trying to climb the ranks but learned how to [...]
CAROL AI MAY
July 18, 2009 15:00 - 24 minutes - 9.74 MBCarol Ai May - Vice President of City Mill Co. Ltd
JAMES KAPAE‘ALII SCOTT – President of Punahou School, Hawaii
July 04, 2009 15:00 - 28 minutes - 11.5 MBDr. Jim Scott, president of Punahou School, may be described as a devout academe. After graduating from Stanford University in 1975, Jim joined the faculty of the Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California, and rose through the school’s professional faculty ranks to become Academic Dean. During his tenure at Stevenson, he [...]
JAMES KAPAE‘ALII SCOTT
July 04, 2009 15:00 - 28 minutes - 11.5 MBJames Kapae‘alii Scott - President of Punahou School, Hawaii
WALTER KIRIMITSU – President of Saint Louis Schools Hawaii and former judge at Hawaii’s Appellate Court
June 20, 2009 15:00 - 27 minutes - 11 MBWalter Kirimitsu is the first non-clergyman to lead Saint Louis Schools Hawaii in its 160-year history. Walter, a former Appeals Court Judge for Hawaii, sits as president, headmaster and chief executive officer of Saint Louis.
WALTER KIRIMITSU
June 20, 2009 15:00 - 27 minutes - 11 MBWalter Kirimitsu - President of Saint Louis Schools Hawaii and former judge at Hawaii's Appellate Court
DOMINIQUE LEMAY - Social worker, Founding president of Virlanie Foundation
January 16, 2009 05:01With little knowledge of the language, culture, and the country in general, Dominique Lemay left France for the Philippines more than two decades ago with an assignment as a social worker… barely knowing that he would stay for a long term. Five years from his arrival in the country, Dominique founded Virlanie Foundation, one of the [...]
DOMINIQUE LEMAY – Social worker, Founding president of Virlanie Foundation
January 16, 2009 05:01With little knowledge of the language, culture, and the country in general, Dominique Lemay left France for the Philippines more than two decades ago with an assignment as a social worker… barely knowing that he would stay for a long term. Five years from his arrival in the country, Dominique founded Virlanie Foundation, one of […]
BARBARA HASTINGS and BARBRA PLEADWELL - Partners at Hastings & Pleadwell
December 27, 2008 15:00 - 26 minutes - 9.56 MBBarbara Hastings and Barbra Pleadwell are partners at one of Hawaii’s top 10 PR firms, Hastings & Pleadwell. H&P has worked on environmental preservation, recycling, illegal dumping, tobacco control and homelessness. They maintain their commitment to education through mentorship and an internship program at the firm. To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Hastings [...]
BARBARA HASTINGS and BARBRA PLEADWELL
December 27, 2008 15:00 - 23 minutes - 9.56 MBBarbara Hastings and Barbra Pleadwell - Partners at Hastings & Pleadwell
PONO SHIM - Marketing Executive and Founder of Concierge Services at Ward
December 20, 2008 15:00 - 25 minutes - 9.89 MB“What I saw in the Concierge at Ward was an opportunity to build relationships,” says Pono Shim, who has worked for Ward Properties for 17 years. Seeing an open door to entrepreneurship, Pono accepted the concierge service for the Ward 16 Theatre, becoming its first strategic partner—and beyond this, he saw a brighter prospect [...]
PONO SHIM
December 20, 2008 15:00 - 24 minutes - 9.89 MBPono Shim - Marketing Executive and Founder of Concierge Services at Ward
KATE HOGLE - President and Media Director of KWME
December 13, 2008 15:00 - 27 minutes - 10.7 MBKate Hogle has worked in radio and TV sales until 1998 when she made a life changing decision of running her own business. In that year, she started Ohana Media Partners with Kit Warrington. Kate currently sits as president and Media Director of KWME, having acquired the company in 2002. Kate runs KWME with [...]
KATE HOGLE
December 13, 2008 15:00 - 26 minutes - 10.7 MBKate Hogle - President and Media Director of KWME
MARC TILKER
December 06, 2008 15:00 - 28 minutes - 11.3 MBMarc Tilker - President and Chief Executive Officer of the Marathon Group of Companies
MARC TILKER - President and Chief Executive Officer of the Marathon Group of Companies
December 06, 2008 15:00 - 29 minutes - 11.3 MBMarc C. Tilker is president and chief executive officer and one of the principal owners of the Marathon Group of Companies. The Marathon Group is composed of BEI Hawaii (Hawaii’s largest distributor of industrial chemicals, fertilizers, and agricultural products); HT&T Hawaii (Hawaii’s largest heavy and medium-duty truck dealer) including Peterbilt, Volvo and GMC dealerships [...]
CHRIS HARRIS - Partner at Shredex LLC, IslandShell LLC, and Intech Management
November 29, 2008 15:00 - 26 minutes - 10 MBAny one can be of service to others and to the environment in their own special way. Regardless of financial and physical capacity, an individual may perform a civic duty by getting down to the basics. For Chris Harris, one of the partners at Intech Management, Shredex and Island Shell, it is by [...]
CHRIS HARRIS
November 29, 2008 15:00 - 25 minutes - 10 MBChris Harris - Partner at Shredex LLC, IslandShell LLC, and Intech Management
RON NAGASAWA
November 22, 2008 15:00 - 25 minutes - 10.2 MBRon Nagasawa - Publisher of MidWeek, HILuxury Magazine and iflygo.
RON NAGASAWA - Publisher of MidWeek, HILuxury Magazine and iflygo.
November 22, 2008 15:00 - 26 minutes - 10.2 MBRon Nagasawa joined then fledgling Midweek in 1984 as a sales assistant. Staying with the company for 24 years, Ron has seen the growth and development of the publication, which today has more than half a million in circulation. Ron stepped up as publisher in 2001. In this Greater Good Radio interview, he talks [...]
STAN MASAMITSU - President of Tony Hawaii Automotive Group
November 15, 2008 15:00 - 25 minutes - 9.46 MBStan Masamitsu not only inherited a thriving business in a dynamic industry, he has also been imbibed, through his parents, with a heart and mind veered towards helping other people—albeit initially, Stan’s intention of joining non-profits was to publicize his company. But to Stan, being able to contribute in a charitable way has had [...]
STAN MASAMITSU
November 15, 2008 15:00 - 23 minutes - 9.46 MBStan Masamitsu - President of Tony Hawaii Automotive Group
BARRON GUSS - President and Chief Executive Officer of ALTRES
November 08, 2008 15:00 - 29 minutes - 11.2 MBGreater Good Radio brings Barron Guss, president and chief executive officer of Hawaii’s largest human resources company, ALTRES. During his free time, he can be found putting his imagination to work in design and technology projects. He is a holder of three U.S. patents including a baby bottle design and a microchip-based, radio-frequency [...]
BARRON GUSS
November 08, 2008 15:00 - 28 minutes - 11.2 MBBarron Guss - President and Chief Executive Officer of ALTRES
Executive MBA Information Session
November 06, 2008 06:04The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Shidler College of Business Executive Education Center invites Executive MBA alumni and prospective students to its upcoming Executive MBA Information Session Wednesday, November 5 6 - 7:30 p.m. The Plaza Club Hawai'i 900 Fort Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i
DUSTIN SELLERS
November 01, 2008 15:00 - 25 minutes - 10.4 MBDustin Sellers - President of Business Development and Marketing for ProService Hawaii
DUSTIN SELLERS - President of Business Development and Marketing for ProService Hawaii
November 01, 2008 15:00 - 28 minutes - 10.4 MBGreater Good Radio brings to the airwaves Dustin Sellers, co-founder of ProService Hawaii, one of Hawaii’s largest outsourced employee administration companies. In this interview, Dustin talks about the inception of ProService and its “soulful” origin - having been founded in the outer islands. He shares his opinion about soccer and why he believes that the [...]