FocusOn returns to provide an intimate educational and network opportunity to help startups, small to medium-sized businesses and mid-career professionals succeed.  

Register to attend the April edition of FocusOn: How to Build Trust with Business Ethics presented by Spectrum Reach. 

Trust is fragile, and in this post covid-19 pandemic environment, trust must be managed as carefully as balance sheets. Having a strong sense of trust and ethics can help your business and office flourish both socially and financially. Join us on June 8 to learn about the importance of building trust and business ethics and how to implement it into your everyday work life. Registration will close on Wednesday, June 7. For assistance, please contact Marisa Pangan-Hosokawa at: mpangan@cochawaii.org. 

Learn from experts in the field on this topic:

• How retain your talent
• How trust can drive creativity and innovation
• How to build meaningful relationships in the office and clients
• ​Network with other like-minded business owners and professionals

​Registration includes coffee and complimentary pastries provided by 1132 Cafe & Catering. 

Featured Speakers:

Kainoa Daines
Senior Director of Brand
Hawai'i Visitors & Convention Bureau

Kainoa is the Senior Director of Brand for the Hawai‘i Visitors & Convention Bureau. In this role, Kainoa oversees and integrates all Hawaiian cultural aspects within the Visitors Bureau, as well as for HVCB Members across the state. He sits on several community boards and Chairs the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, a state commission designated to honor and commemorate Hawai‘i’s greatest monarch.

A resident of Honolulu, Kainoa holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Hospitality Management, with an emphasis on Tourism and Convention Administration. He’s also a lecturer at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa teaching “Management by Cultural Values” in the Tourism Industry Management college.

Hawaiʻi Business Magazine selected Kainoa as one of “20 For the Next 20” in 2011 and Pacific Business News included him in the prestigious “40 Under 40,” Class of 2018. Meeting Professionals International, Aloha Chapter honored him as Cultural Leader of the Year in 2019. His book, Island Wisdom published by Chronicle Books released October 25, 2022.

Roseann Freitas is a Public Relations & Communications Manager for the Better Business Bureau Great West + Pacific, with over 25 years of experience in public relations, communication, strategic relations, and business and consumer outreach. She brings her expertise in understanding small business operations to the BBB. Roseann sits on various boards and committees, including Executive Women International, Building Industry Association, and the Hawaii Building Industry Foundation.

Roseann has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Mount Olive College in North Carolina. She is a faculty member for Executive Women International’s Academy of Leadership (AOL) and a Voices of the Industry presenter for the National Kitchen and Bath Association.


Emcee:

Kate Kondas

Spectrum Reach Hawaii