Hawai?i FoundHer

Incredible insights from kama'aina tech legend Guy Kawasaki at our FoundHer Cohort 4 orientation at Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design! From Kalihi Valley to Silicon Valley, to Apple's Chief Evangelist and now Canva's Chief Evangelist, Guy's journey inspires us all. His game-changing advice on pitch delivery had our founders at the edge of their seats: Think fighter jet, not commercial airliner. Why? Because successful pitches strike with precision and purpose, just like a fighter jet launching straight to its target. The key takeaway? Cut through the noise. No meandering, no unnecessary context – just a laser-focused journey from problem to solution. Mahalo, Guy, for sharing your wisdom with our wahine founders! Your guidance on crafting high-impact pitches will help propel our cohort to new heights. Having a kama'aina leader of your caliber mentor our local founders means the world to us!

Natural Products Expo West Day 2: wow, what energy! From all-day on the show floor, meeting new partners & reconnecting with old ones, to collaborating and sampling at the epic GOODLES party ??, our hardworking team had a blast! Visit us in n1235 today for your last chance to sample some sours at #expowest2024 & hope you can stop by our MENA CPG event at the booth from 2-3 PM! Special highlights: 1. Having our incredibly helpful and super connector investor, GingerBread Capital, visit our booth. Thanks for for stopping by, Katherine Rice ???? 2. Hawai?i represent: spending time with our distributor, Timothy Kaualii Parker and fellow wāhine founder & Hawai?i FoundHer cohort III entrepreneur, Poni Askew of Hawaiian Vinegar & Spice Company ??? 3. Special visit from Snaxshot Andrea Hernández at the booth ?? 4. Seeing longtime startup champion, Foodbytes by Rabobank’s Nina Meijers ?? 5. Always a joy to see Chuck Cotter, Candace Yassaman Alai and Poni Askew at the Rabobank Foodbytes by Rabobank reception ?? 6. Team Better Sour represent at the GOODLES ?? Mahalo for letting us share some #sourpower at your event and hosting us, Jen Zeszut, Jeff Kragel, CFP? & team ?? 7. Spending time at the Goodles party with our partner, Elena Minton from Stage 1 Financial ?? #expowest #bettersour #womenfounders #candy Aaron Faust Naya G. Akel Semira Nikou Isabella "Bella" Hughes

?? Honored to Kick Off Expo West with Inspiring Woman Founders ?? Mahalo FollowtheWell for hosting such an incredible evening! It was a true celebration of women in business as we kicked off Expo West alongside some of the most inspiring and fierce woman founders in the industry. We were thrilled to see our Hawaiian Vinegar & Spice Company products featured, including our Pineapple Mint shrub in the signature cocktail "Well, Aloha!" ??? Being among such incredible women, sharing stories, and championing each other's success was a privilege. Huge congratulations to Joy Stoddard, CFRE for her remarkable achievements and her dedication to supporting woman-owned businesses globally through micro-grants. Your passion is truly inspiring! I think what was really special to me about last night was hearing from women like Hoda Mohajerani of Chakra Chai and Briana Warner of Atlantic Sea Farms you both felt like finding long-lost CPG w/ a true mission, vision and purpose sisters - your missions and visions resonate deeply with me! Isabella "Bella" Hughes mahalo for introducing this amazing group to me. <3 My Hawai?i FoundHer Ohana is truly amazing! Here's to women supporting women and making waves together! ???? #ExpoWest #WomenInBusiness #HawaiianVinegarAndSpice #Empowerment #Inspiration