By Derek Kaneshiro, Small Business Advocacy Committee Chair
On Tuesday, September 22nd, the Small Business Advocacy Committee and Women’s Diversity Initiative Committee presented HJCC’s first ever Business Solutions Webinar titled “Resilience Through Adversity”. The panel for this webinar consisted of Kailey Wong (Founder, Beer Lab HI), Russell Hata (Chairman, President & CEO, Y. Hata & Co. Ltd), and Steven Teruya (President & COO, Finance Factors). The moderator for this event was Jill Kuramoto (Chief Communications Officer & Client Development Director, RKT Media Hawaii).
Each panelist answered prepared questions by sharing their insights and experiences as to how they are navigating their company thru our pandemic crisis. They also responded to questions posed by our audience towards the end of the session. We’ve received many positive responses from attendees who commented they walked away with actionable items they can incorporate into their business or personal lives.
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Top Row: Steven Teruya and Kailey Wong Bottom Row: Jill Kuramoto and Russell Hata |