Kona Coast Leadership Summit 2025 Keynote Session - Four Seasons Hualalai

This is my full keynote session from the 2025 Kona Coast Leadership Summit hosted at the Four Seasons Hualalai, on the Big Island of Hawaii. I had the privilege to speak with local business leaders, creatives, and entrepreneurs and share three keys that have shaped how I approach communication, marketing, and growth. This was especially for small businesses trying to get heard in a noisy, tech-driven world.

In this session I cover:

• How to build a foundation of feedback (instead of just throwing money at ads)
• Why making it easy to connect is one of the most overlooked growth levers •
• What it looks like to invest in the process (including how to use tools like AI without losing your voice)

Whether you’re leading a local business, launching something new, or just trying to figure out how to communicate better, my hope is this session gives you a few practical tools to keep going.

Thanks to everyone who came, shared, and made this day what it was.