08/28/2026
🌺 ALOHA FRIDAY from Waipahu! 🌺
Yesterday Chris and I had the absolute pleasure of spending the morning with an incredible group of students at Waipahu High School for a conversation we called “Make It Until You Make It.”
We came to share some of the things life and business have taught us about finding your voice, building relationships, asking for what you want, surviving rejection, and having the courage to keep moving forward even when you can’t quite see where the road is taking you.
And—as so often happens when we work with young people—we walked away inspired ourselves. 💛
One of the first things I saw on campus said:
MY VOICE.
MY CHOICE.
MY FUTURE.
Whew. 🙌🏾
Because THAT was the conversation.
Your circumstances don’t get to write the ending of your story.
Rejection can be redirection.
Your network can change the trajectory of your life.
Closed mouths don’t get fed.
And you don’t have to have everything figured out before you begin.
Sometimes you just have to MAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT. ✨
Mahalo nui loa to the students and educators at Waipahu High School for welcoming us, sharing your manaʻo, asking thoughtful questions, laughing with us, and reminding us exactly why pouring into the next generation matters.
Hail, hail, hail Waipahu! 💙💛
Happy Aloha Friday, everybody. 🌺🤙🏾
MarauderPride Hawaii Entrepreneurship Storytelling NextGeneration