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Work Experiences

I am an aspiring finance professional and want to work my way up to becoming a hedge fund manager. Through different opportunities, I have become a well rounded young professional.

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Virtual Student Experiences

Executive Director 2020 - Present

Virtual Student Experiences (VSE) was created when COVID-19 caused my school to transfer to online learning. As a student of one of Hawaii's top schools, I was disappointed that some of my classes that met once per week sometimes lasted less than 10 minutes per day. I decided to take the extra time that I was presented with and embark on a transformative journey that would put my leadership and organizational skills to the test. 

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The goal of VSE is to become a global platform that schools use in order to further students’ education
beyond the classroom and in the real world. VSE hopes students will take the skills and advice given to
them by our guest professionals and implement changes into their life to become the most successful
version of themselves.

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As the Executive Director for Virtual Student Experiences, I recruited our team, designed the website, managed all of the business-related communications, created webinars, and moderated webinars. I also managed our team of students to make sure that everyone was up to date, learning, and gaining valuable skills.

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Brain Gain Hawaii

Talent Acquisition Analyst 2019 - Present

Brain Gain Hawaii is one of Hawaii's premier boutique recruiting firms. As a talent acquisition analyst, my job was to utilize Linkedin Recruiter Lite software to identify and present the CEO with potential candidates.

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Center For Tomorrow's Leaders

Student Fellow 2019 - 2020

Center For Tomorrow's Leaders fellowship program is comprised of a select group of 20 students per annual cohort. Their slogan, "20 for the next 20" describes their mission to develop 20 leaders for Hawaii that will make Hawaii better for the next 20 years and beyond. As a student fellow, I pursued a group project that focused on spreading awareness about Hawaii's lack of economic diversity.

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Menehunes Media

Co-Founder and Social Media Manager 2015 - 2020

Menehunes Media was initially created as a family YouTube Channel which expanded to Instagram and Facebook. During my time with Mehehunes Media, I helped to create and publicize content. In the last few years of my time with Menehunes Media I managed the Instagram Account.
Instagram: 10,000+ Followers
YouTube: 9,300+ Subscribers, 4.8 Million+ Views

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AKAMAI Capital

Junior Analyst 2019

AKAMAI Capital is the hedge fund arm of a program called Akamai Academy. The hedge fund is run as an opportunity for students to gain experience in interacting with professional fund managers, strategy development, analyst reports, and more. As a Junior Analyst, I was able to sit in on fund meetings and listen to conversations that turned into fund positions. Watching AKAMAI Capital place orders was an exilerating experience that I never got tired of.

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Nalukai Startup Camp

Student Founder and Mentor 2019

Nalukai is a free 10 day business intensive camp for Hawaii high school students. Nalukai brings students together from different islands to ideate, create, and launch startups by the end of the 10 day period. As a student founder, I got to join a team that already had an existing business. As a mentor, I was able to join the next cohort and give suggestions on ideas and pitch presentations.

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Menehune Mount Co.

Co-Founder 2014 - 2016

This is my earliest business experience that kickstarted my interest in the field of business. Menehune Mount Co was a startup that was developed during a Startup Weekend event that my team and I went on to win as the youngest winners. The Menehune Mount was a revolutionary GoPro mount that utilized rare earth magnets to attach a GoPro to any metallic surface as well as any thin non-metallic one.

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