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1 h 01
What They Don't Tell You About the US Senate
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz sits down with Evan Leong for a candid look at the person behind the title, from growing up as one of four brothers in Hawaiʻi to winning a State House se…
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1 h 47
Why Successful Leaders Self-Sabotage | Jason Lazzerini
What makes a leader who has everything blow it all up? Jason Lazzerini, Executive Vice President at Central Pacific Bank, joins Evan Leong to unpack why successful leaders self-sab…
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1 h 21
I Volunteered For Hawaii’s Hardest Job
John Komeiji went from a self-described C student who planned to be an auto mechanic to a 30-year trial lawyer, president of Hawaiian Telcom, general counsel at Kamehameha Schools,…
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1 h 50
Why I Dropped Out to Surf the World
Professional surfer Jack Ho grew up in Waikiki chasing waves after every school day at Punahou, envious of the homeschool kids who surfed dawn to dusk. Years later, holding a Duke…
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1 h 41
Confronting The Illusion Of Extreme Ambition
Chenoa Farnsworth, managing partner of Blue Startups, sits down with Evan Leong for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from Hawaii's startup ecosystem to the inner life of the…
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1 h 20
The Unexpected Path to Congress | Ed Case
Long before Washington, D.C., Ed Case was a kid from Hilo who describes his childhood as "Norman Rockwell, but Hawaii" — the only haole in his class, surfing after school and never…
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1 h 09
Leading Through Tragedy | Chief John Pelletier
From the deadliest mass shooting in American history to the most devastating wildfire tragedy in modern U.S. history, Chief John Pelletier has spent his career leading through the…
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2 h 02
The Honest Cost of Leadership | Mayor Derek Kawakami
Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami sits down with Evan Leong for a rare, unfiltered conversation about leadership, loss, and legacy. From surviving Hurricane Iniki as a teenager to losing…
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1 h 16
Overcome Childhood Trauma & Rewire Your Brain | Steve Sawyer
Steve Sawyer grew up in a home where silence was the deadliest weapon — and rage could erupt without warning. As founder of the Developmental Trauma Training Institute, Steve draws…
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1 h 45
Psychedelic Therapy: Rewiring Trauma
What if the key to healing trauma, anxiety, and depression has been misunderstood for decades — and the answer lies in a medicine most of us were taught to fear? Mike DeMattos, Cha…
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1 h 12
Unprocessed Anger Destroys Elite Leaders
Brad Yates spent six decades coaching elite athletes, leaders, and even legendary college football head coach Bill Curry — and his hardest lesson came from looking inward at his ow…
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1 h 38
Leaving Executive Pay for Coaching
Scott Simon walked away from a high-paying executive career to become a leadership coach — and the journey that led him there is anything but ordinary. From playing D3 volleyball a…
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1 h 56
The Honest Truth About Aging
Pal Eldredge has lived one of Hawaii’s most extraordinary sporting lives — from a three-sport athlete at Punahou and a College World Series competitor at BYU, to decades coaching b…
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1 h 24
How a Community Built a Tech CEO | Forest Frizzell
What if a tech CEO isn’t self-made—but community-made? In this powerful conversation, Forest Frizzell shares his raw, deeply personal journey from a troubled childhood marked by le…
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1 h 35
Finding Authenticity: What 20 Years at the Chamber of Commerce Taught Me
Sherry Menor, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, sits down with Evan Leong for one of the most candid conversations about leadership, identity, and personal gr…
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1 h 26
Lei Pedro: The Power of Aloha in Leadership and Business
What does it really mean to lead with Aloha in business? In this episode of Greater Good Radio, Pacific Business News Publisher Lei Pedro shares how her Hawaiian heritage, family l…
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1 h 11
The Christine Camp Story: Surviving, Healing, and Building Hawaii's Future
In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Evan Leong sits down with Christine Camp — Korean immigrant, single mother, runaway teen, and founder & CEO of Avalon Group — for a ra…
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1 h 34
From Dumpster Diving to Wall Street Mentor: The Johnny Chankhamany Story
In this deeply personal and inspiring episode, Johnny Chankhamany joins Evan Leong to share his remarkable journey from growing up in a low-income immigrant household to becoming a…
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1 h 25
From Childhood Freedom to Business Courage: Ian Kitajima
In this powerful episode, Evan Leong sits down with Ian Kitajima for a deeply personal conversation that traces Ian’s journey from a childhood shaped by freedom, curiosity, and tru…
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1 h 55
Pain, Grief, and Emotional Freedom: The Inner Work of Corey Campbell
In this deeply honest and emotionally powerful episode, Evan Leong sits down with Corey Campbell, CEO and Founder of Akamai Training & Consulting and a Hoffman Process teacher, for…