IMPACT PROGRAM: Presenting with Impact in the Virtual World Sept 30

Speaker Bio:

Corey discovered his passion early in life and wakes up excited every day to pursue it: ignite souls to live energized, engaged, and inspired lives.  He has served as a pioneer in the field of Organizational Psychology as a Leadership Consultant, Corporate Trainer, Executive Coach, and Keynote Speaker for the past 20 years, working with both local and international groups. 

As the CEO & Founder of Akamai Training & Consulting, he works with organizations and leaders to transform their lives and businesses from the inside out - building a strong foundation of purpose, passion, and understanding for each other that leads to a culture of high-performance and enjoyment of work and life. His model starts by activating an inspired mindset within, amplifying it with heightened self-awareness and dedicated mindfulness, and then leading others with emotional intelligence and purpose.  He drives leaders and teams to be open, honest, and real, and embrace the tough conversations that foster genuine team unity and collaboration.

He is active in the community, serving on the Board of Directors for After-School All-Stars Hawaii, the Waikiki Community Center, the Hawaii Food & Wine Epicurean Board, and the Make-A-Wish Hawaii Young Leader’s Executive Board, and is an alumnus of the Pacific Century Fellows Program (2018).  He graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Psychology from Virginia Tech, and is a Certified Facilitator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment, Gallup’s CliftonStrengths, and Tracom’s Social Styles.

Previous roles include:

Complex Director of Training for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Waikiki, where he led the leadership development and service strategy and implementation for 3000+ employees within Starwood’s four premier destination resorts (Sheraton Waikiki, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Westin Moana Surfrider, and Sheraton Princess Kaiulani) and achieved industry high scores in leadership engagement and customer service.

Regional Manager and Corporate Trainer for Starwood’s North America Learning & Development division, where he conducted 4-day leadership seminars, Property Trainer Certifications, and Emotional Intelligence workshops across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.