Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices, stores, restaurants, warehouses or other physical locations. We are taking an employee-centric and work function perspective that varies upon the department, job responsibilities and our employees’ emotional…
Virtual Interview: Janette Snelling, Honoka‘a-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena Complex Area Superintendent, Hawai‘i Department of Education How did you lead through the transition and create a system that allowed students to continue learning? I have chosen to lead through the lens of hope and…
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices, stores, warehouses or other physical locations. In March, we pivoted to an entirely digital sales experience that used tools such as Webex and Zoom combined with the…
What has been your latest pivot or innovation? Making people love meeting online more than in-person. The slides, the music, the behind-the-scenes tech crew switching cameras and muting/unmuting participants – meetings are no longer meetings. They are multimedia productions! My…
New terms are trending in our world: Social distancing, WFH, PPP, and flatten the curve. COVID-19 has changed customer expectations and business operations. Business strategies and processes that were once clear and well executed, are unnervingly murky and chaotic. As…
HEC Webinar: In partnership with UHA Health Insurance/HH@WA and HEC Date: June 16, Thursday at 2 - 3 pm Format: Go-To Meeting Webinar Moderator: Steve Petranik, Hawaii Business Join us in this partnership webinar to learn how local leaders…
Virtual Interview: Christine Sakuda, Executive Director, Transform Hawai‘i Government How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Our mission at Transform Hawai‘i Government (THG) is to advocate for an accessible, accountable and responsive government that enhances the…
Virtual Interview: Shirley Gambill-De Rego, President & Founder, Alex and Duke DeRego Foundation How has your Organization been able to continue it’s core mission? The mission of the Alex and Duke DeRego Foundation is to provide water safety and ocean awareness…
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. Following Mayor Caldwell’s order on May 28, we began a phased-in approach to returning to the office beginning June 5. After an initial…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? We provide health care coverage to more than 100,000 people in Hawai‘i, and partner with over 6,500 health care providers including hospitals and long-term care facilities across all the Islands. Even…
The leadership team at The Hub decided to depart from the global Impact Hub network in order to localize their efforts for Hawai’i and focus their attention on quick and nimble growth to better serve Hawai’i.
What is the Business Succession Group? Based on the "State of Owner Readiness Survey" conducted by the Exit Planning Institute in 2013 76% of business owners state they would like to transition in the next 10 years, while 48% indicated…