Delivering a strong message and making sure it is clear, effective and memorable in a media interview is not as easy as it seems. In fact, many business owners miss opportunities to be quoted because they don’t communicate clearly. Lori Teranishi, founder and principal of IQ PR Inc., offers these tips to ensure your next interview successfully represents you and…
Question: What’s the magic behind professional selling? Answer: Professional selling should be simple, ethical and highly effective, and it may appear almost magical. Learn and practice these basic tools and watch your clients appreciate you and your new skills. Tool 1: Rules >> Empower prospects to determine what’s most important to them. Then have them describe what it will be like…
The pace at which sustainability has been adopted as a sound business imperative is impressive. A few years ago, most companies would have put it in a silo, where a small portion of profits would be dedicated to “greening” along with other community outreach. Today, many business leaders discuss sustainability as an essential part of the company, with terms such…
Creator: When New York native Chris Akin learned to surf, it rubbed him the wrong way. He’d leave the water with so much board rash his arms and chest were pink and raw. The 35-year-old marketer wasn’t satisfied with the standard solution, a rash-guard shirt. “I thought: ‘We’re in Hawaii, the temp is 85 degrees outside and I’m swimming in…
I’ll start with bad news, and then get to good news before explaining why all of it belongs in a business magazine. As Valentine’s Day approaches, the most depressing news for me does not involve violence or political deadlock, but love. Specifically, the news that the joy of romantic love – or, to be crude, lust – lasts only about…
Heenan has served in many influential roles in Hawaii: trustee of the Estate of James Campbell, CEO of Theo H. Davies & Co., dean of the UH-Manoa College of Business and UH VP for Academic Affairs. He is currently a director at Bank of Hawaii. He is also a prolific author of books on business and leadership, including “Bright Triumphs…
Each year, Hawaii Business selects 20 emerging leaders who have already made big contributions to Hawaii and are expected to have an even greater impact over the next two decades. Let us introduce you to the Class of 2013. Alan Joaquin President: Farm Roof Age: 38 Alan Joaquin traces his entrepreneurial spirit to his days at Kaiser High School,…
Photo: Courtesy of Pam Owens As popular as Mexican restaurants are, three within a brief walk of each other in Hilo was probably too much. Casa de Luna and Lucy’s Taqueria both opened in December 2011, within a block of each other and just down the street from Rueben’s, Hilo’s original Mexican restaurant. So it’s not surprising that for its…
Many potential buyers begin their real estate search online, and more and more of those buyers are foreigners. That’s why, in mid-February, Prudential Locations will launch a new website that offers fully translated listings in English, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Korean and Spanish. Scott Higashi, executive VP of sales, says Prudential will be the only firm in Hawaii to offer this…
Whether it’s wholesaling T-shirts to the Navy Exchange or providing information technology to government installations, local businesses can learn the procurement ropes at the Hawaii Veteran and Small Business Forum & Expo next month. Organizers are reaching out especially to veterans and service-disabled veterans who have small businesses or would like to start one. “Anything that can be purchased, we…
The XBR 4K LED TV is the largest high-resolution TV ever made by Sony. Also known as the XBR-84X900, it has a diagonal measurement of 84 inches – that’s seven feet. The “4K” in the name comes from the horizontal resolution of about 4,000 pixels (actually 3,840), which is almost four times more detailed than the standard 1,080 pixel HD…
Joan Bennet loves mountain climbing, even when the journey bumps up against the maxim that “It’s only an adventure if something goes wrong.” The president of Bennet Group was part of a climb in October to an advanced base camp on K2. The easiest and most common way up the world’s second-tallest peak is from Pakistan, but, because of political…
Science and artistry may seem like an odd marriage, but when you taste the chocolates that spring from this union, you will call Ricard Chocolat a marriage made in heaven. The science of tempering must be done precisely to make the chocolate silky smooth and to bring out the robust flavors of locally grown cocoa beans, says chef Richard Muszynski….
MAKING SLIPPERS >> Thursday, 1:56 PM Island Slipper FACTORY, Pearl City Photo by DAVID CROXFORD Linberto Refuerzo uses a sole press machine during the process of “spotting” or “fitting” a sandal’s upper to its outsole. Each day at Island Slipper Factory, press operators process 600 to 800 pairs of slippers, in as many as 40 different men’s and women’s styles….
The return on investment is good but turns up in unexpected places This legislative session, as lawmakers debate a bill that would make preschool universal among Hawaii children, you may hear some outrageous claims from the advocates of early childhood education: For a boy growing up in a poor, crime-ridden neighborhood, just a year or two of preschool will reduce…
Robert Howe has been playing the markets since he was in high school. In 1973, he inherited $5,000 from his aunt and his father suggested he buy stock with the windfall. Howe chose a young consumer-products company called Radio Shack. “Over the next decade,” he says, “the stock went up 20-fold, even while the market as a whole fell 65…