Community Matters

How Tourism is Doing After the Maui Fires (Community Matters)

March 18, 2024 Jay Fidell

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What will it Take to Come Back. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jerry Agrusa. Dr. Agrusa helps us understand how tourism has been doing after the Maui fires, and what will it take to come back to previous levels. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ9 Please […]

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Beyond the Lines

Halekulani General Manager Davide Barnes (Beyond the Lines)

March 13, 2024 Jay Fidell

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Beyond Leadership. The host for this show is Rusty Komori. The guest is Davide Barnes. We talk with Davide about the reasons why Halekulani is consistently an award-winning hotel, his vision to sustain success as an elite hotel, the challenges he faces as general manager, and striving for a superior culture of excellence. The ThinkTech […]

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Beyond the Lines

‘From Invisible to Icon’ Author John Fareed (Beyond the Lines)

March 7, 2024 Jay Fidell

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Beyond Branding. The host for this show is Rusty Komori. The guest is John Fareed. We talk with John about his incredible book ‘From Invisible To Icon’, his experience being a marine and magician, his success as co-owner of Kuhio Ave. Food Hall in Waikīkī, and his role as Global Chairman for Horwath HTL. The […]

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Beyond the Lines

Waikīkī Malia Hotel’s Mike Kawazoe (Beyond the Lines)

August 9, 2023 Jay Fidell

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Beyond Hospitality. The host for this show is Rusty Komori. The guest is Mike Kawazoe. We talk with Mike about being the majority owner of the Waikīkī Malia Hotel and owner and founder of Rivals Sports Bar and Slice of Waikīkī. Mike talks about the various challenges of running successful businesses in Hawai’i, the importance […]

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Beyond the Lines

Disney VP of Hotel Operations Elliot Mills (Beyond the Lines)

October 26, 2022 Jay Fidell

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Beyond Resort Management. The host for this show is Rusty Komori. The guest is Elliot Mills. We talk with Elliot about the key reasons why Disney Hotels are extremely successful and the importance of leadership in building a superior culture of excellence. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mTzxc4G7w47Jcr_G482jrb Please visit our ThinkTech […]

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Community Matters

Let’s Meet Executive Chef Colin Hazama (Community Matters)

August 31, 2022 Jay Fidell

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Now the Executive Chef of the HFWF. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Colin Hazama. The Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival has announced the appointment of Chef Colin Hazama as its new Executive Chef. HFWF was founded by two notable Hawai‘i chefs—Chef Roy Yamaguchi & Chef Alan Wong—to promote Hawai‘i’s […]

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Looking to the East

Recovery of the Hospitality Market in Japan (Looking to the East)

February 8, 2022 Jay Fidell

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Japan is Getting Ready to Welcome You Back. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Tadayuki Hara. We review the devastating effect COVID has had on the inbound travel industry in Japan over the last two years but look past the end of the endemic to the rebirth of the travel […]

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Community Matters

How Tourism is Doing in the Time of Covid (Community Matters)

September 22, 2021 Jay Fidell

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It is Still a Rocky Road. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jerry Agrusa. Dr. Agrusa helpls us understand how tourism has been doing in Hawaii, how it is doing now, and how we should expect it to do going forward in these very difficult times. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]

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Human(e) Architecture

Polynesian Hawaii Macaronesian Hawaii vol 5 (Humane Architecture)

July 29, 2021 Jay Fidell

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lessons learning from Europe’s Hawaii. The hosts for this episode are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Hawaii is one of the most sought-after hospitality destinations in the world. Climate and Culture are like one does not find it anywhere else in the world. Really? Less known half around the world it has a sibling which […]

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Human(e) Architecture

Polynesian Hawaii Macaronesian Hawaii vol 4 (Humane Architecture)

July 22, 2021 Jay Fidell

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lessons learning from Europe’s Hawaii. The host for this episode is Martin Despang. Hawaii is undoubtedly one of the most sought-after holiday / hospitality destinations in the world. Climate and Culture are like one does not find it anywhere else in the world. Really? Less known half around the world it has a sibling which […]

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