Design Talk Hawaii

Joining Matt is Thea Marshall, a true creative who has woven together a lifetime of academic and life experiences into a rich and wide tapestry of endeavors as diverse as authoring her father’s WWII memoirs to becoming a preeminent expert in kaleidoscope artistry.

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Joining Matt in the studio is the enthusiastic Marianne Ambrose, an Amazon-award-winning author and sign language entertainer. Marianne is a creative force in the local sign language community, with several fun children’s books, animation movie plans, and other branded products in the works to help all of us to learn and appreciate the needs of our hard-of-hearing colleagues and friends.
https://www.facebook.com/MarianneofWaikiki 

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Take a mental break from the isolation and social distancing as Matt catches up with a friend and former guest of the show, June Dillinger, who has just released a new book entitled, “The Benefit of the Ex: Making Love Visible When Everything Changes”. With her book, June explores ways to help all of us learn from the ending of a relationship in new ways that help us grow and thrive.
https://makinglovevisible.com 

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Joining Matt in the studio is popular television and radio personality, Billy V. Sometimes referred to as the “Hawaiian Ryan Seacrest” for his diversified career, Billy is widely recognized throughout the islands and known to have one of the most familiar voices in Hawaii.
https://www.billyv.net 

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Joining Matt this week are Salem Media of Hawaii radio colleagues “Team Lally”, residential real estate experts Adrienne Lally and Attilio Leonardi. Adrienne and Attilio co-host a weekly one-hour show every Tuesday at 6 pm on AM 690/94.3 FM.

Team Lally shares with us their real estate insights and recommendations about how to handle your real estate issues during -and after- this unprecedented coronavirus situation.
https://teamlally.com

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Matt’s joined by self-proclaimed “serial eco-entrepreneur” Scott Cooney of Pono Home Inc. From his humble business beginnings in 2003, Scott has built an impressive resume of business startup ventures, all focused on emerging sustainability that serves our community and helps save our planet. https://ponohome.com  

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Kam Napier, Editor-in-Chief of Pacific Business News, returns to Design Talk Hawaii for his annual chat and to mark the beginning of our 6th Year.

Kam and Matt reflect on the PBN mission in the community and in this unique moment for contemporary media outlets.

https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific

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We explore the challenges and opportunities of language literacy with U.H. Associate Professor Dina Yoshimi. Dina is the Director of the Hawai‘i Language Roadmap Initiative, a federally funded program aimed at producing more multi-lingual graduates to better serve all areas of our business community.
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/languageroadmap

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After a simple day on the beach three years ago, Kate Reimann dedicated herself to solving the problem of creating environmentally friendly beach toys that would not add plastic to the marine world. Listen to hear how her new venture, Rogue Wave Toys, has accomplished the prototype and is ready to launch!
https://www.roguewavetoys.com

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Matt has some fun with ventriloquist Abba Geebz. Geebz has gained so many skills in his life, including a stint as tour guide at Kualoa Ranch. But all of it has been in preparation for his most important life mission of bringing smiles, joy, and laughter to kids at 100 hospitals over 365 days.
http://www.abbageebz.com

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