Consulting in Business
Hawaiian Islands
Consulting in Business
Hawaiian Islands
21 years of corporate training and development work including 11 years of adventure or action-based learning.
18 years of self-employment/entrepreneurship
9 years of commission only sales experience
5+ years of corporate management
Designed and lead numerous corporate training programs
Developed and implemented performance and development processes
Facilitated strategic planning and values-based leadership workshops
Coached managers in leadership development and communication
Organized and managed high-performance adventure-based learning teams
Created blog and web sites for clients and organizations
Delivered training programs across N. America and Asia
Successfully sold hardware and building materials as a manufacturer's representative, in a commission only sales position
(Retail industry)
February 2008 — December 2008 (11 months)
Planet Sun LLC , a Hawaii based company, offers a comprehensive approach to sun care and UV protection in five component areas:
* Skin Care
* Apparel
* Eye wear
* Hydration/Rejuvenation
* Sun Care Accessories
The core of the company consists of physicians and athletes who have collectively learned some hard lessons about the sun, and approach the science of sun care with great passion and care. Planet Sun strives to deliver innovative products and services that support healthy lifestyles and improve people's lives.
Planet Sun's Purpose: To provide a comprehensive approach to sun care and UV protection.
- Serve as a single source for products and services that are essential to living and playing safe in the sun.
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
April 2007 — February 2008 (11 months)
Success Dynamics is Ron Martin's company. Ron is highly regarded as one of the top retail consultants serving clients in Hawaii and across North America. He is salesman and motivational speaker and developed the highly successful system of selling, Pro-Active, No Pressure Selling System. Ron has authored 5 books and is also the creator of The Morning Report, a daily sales and motivational tool that close to 500 customers use across 28 states and Canada.
My position in the company was to help grow the Morning Report and sell Ron's tools and systems to retail clients.
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
August 2004 — March 2007 (2 years 8 months)
Business coaching, organizational training and consulting practice to companies based in Hawaii.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Automotive industry)
October 1998 — August 2004 (5 years 11 months)
Bob was Employee Development Manager for 5-1/2 years. Servco is the Toyota-Lexus- Scion (and Suzuki) distributors for the state of Hawaii as well as operating several retail automotive dealerships. Servco is also in the insurance and appliance distribution business.
Projects or areas of focus and achievements while at Servco: Developing, managing, and delivering internal training programs, Managing external training vendors, Coaching on leadership and development, Internal consulting,, Leading-by-Values initiative with the late Dr. George Kanahele, Managing Servco’s Employee Development Center, Redesigned and implemented new performance appraisal process, Implemented competency-based management development program
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
1987 — 1998 (11 years)
For about 10 years Bob worked as a builder and facilitator of adventure-based training programs. He traveled throughout North America, Asia and Hawaii delivering corporate programs focused on team building, communication, change management, and experiential learning. Bob also worked with high performance sports teams and youth-at-risk.
Clients included: AT&T, Amway, Aston Hotels, Baxter, Ltd – Japan, Blockbuster Video, GTE-North, G.W. Murphy Construction Company, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Islander International Moving Company, Kaiser Permanente, McKinsey and Company, Meadow Gold Dairies, Northern Telecom, Pacific Missile Range Facilities, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Queens Hospital, Quest Alliance, Silicon Graphics, State of Hawaii, State of Colorado-CYCC, Tandem Computers, Title Guaranty of Hawaii, U.S. Olympic Women’s Volleyball Team, University of Hawaii Women’s Basketball, Softball and combined Swim Team, and Yes! Atlanta
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Building Materials industry)
1983 — 1991 (8 years)
For 9 years, Bob worked in the hardware and building materials industry in Hawaii as a manufacturer’s representative. This was a commission only sales position. Bob sold the business to concentrate on his next business, adventure-based training.
MSOD , Organization Development , 1995 — 1997
B.S. , Horticulture, Business , 1978 — 1980
Transferred to MSU after two years of school at Michigan Technological University.
My work area, organizational consulting, leadership and management training, & executive coaching, Ultra and trail running, Adventure and travel