Filed under: Dan-Gil's Journal — admin - December 20, 2006 @ 8:04 pm

It was back in August when Evan asked me to pick a Sony product that would enhance my productivity. At first I thought of getting the MFM-HT205 (20” wide screen LCD/TV), which up to now, I still haven’t seen any that matches the specs for the same price. The lowest I’ve seen on Froogle is $679.00, not a very high WAF (wife approval factor) rating but still worth it. After telling Evan this, he said to try and see if I can find a system that’s close to the price range. By the way we started working on Greater Good TV early June and we all became like hyper-threading processors, multi-tasking and all that, pretty exciting. Basically my main responsibilities now are the audios and the soon to be launched online videos, among other things. So from audio to video, thus the hardware upgrades. I was really surprised when Evan told me that he would be getting the RC310G, I found some nice models that would do the job under $1,500 but he said we might as well get the higher end model and the boss was right, overall it’s far out! (more…)

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Filed under: Kari's Journal — jayr - December 12, 2006 @ 8:10 pm

It’s been a long time since I’ve written a journal and the year is already coming to a close. A lot has happened since July. We’ve been busy doing tapings for the television launch next year, January 2007. Actually we were supposed to launch in September but there was little time to prepare the shows and everyone was rushed and stressed out, so we pushed it back to January. I thought this was a good idea so that we could spend more time on making the shows good.

During the end of September we did a Greater Good Anniversary party at Pearl at Ala Moana Shopping Center. That was a blast. We had approximately 300 people there. The food was great and all of the drinks were very tasty. We had a chance to preview the food and drink the night before at the Hawaii Business Magazine’s Fittest CEO event. Thank goodness we had a chance to go the night before our party because during the party there was no time to enjoy the food and beverages. There were so many things to take care of to make sure that the party operated smoothly. Thank goodness to Hawaii Pacific Entertainment and Lincoln Jacobe who helped with the planning and operations of the party. Without them, I think my stress level would have been much greater. Overall, I thought the party was great and I couldn’t have asked for a better event! It would be awesome to do something like this annually.
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Filed under: Greater Good Radio, Been there, done that, Life after military — jayr - December 9, 2006 @ 10:00 am

Brigadier General Steven Hummer carries a handful of experience and knowledge under his belt. His more than three decades in the Marine Corps has brought him to work in different divisions within the Marines, and fairly recently, as a commanding officer of the 1stMARDIV in Operation Iraqi Freedom I.

Brigadier General Hummer has received more than a dozen commendations for his enduring participation in the military. And of all the awards and medals he holds, it is the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal that he considers most important—a proof to the military’s commitment in serving not only the nation, but also the local community and its people.
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Filed under: Events — admin - December 4, 2006 @ 12:30 am

The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa presents

The 15th Kipapa i ke Ala Lecture

Starting Something: An Entrepreneur’s Tale of
Control, Confrontation & Corporate Culture

When: Wednesday, January 17, 2006; 5:30 p.m. - Book Signing; 6:00 p.m. - Lecture
Where: School of Architecture Auditorium (Room 205) UH Manoa Campus
Cost: Free admission
RSVP: Acceptances only to (808) 956-5083
Parking: Available on campus for $3 after 4 p.m.

Featured Speakers:

Jeff Kleck is the CEO and Chairman of Attainia, Inc. a founding SaaS (Software as a Service)
provider to the healthcare market. Prior to Attainia, Kleck co-founded Neoforma (NASDAQ: NEOF),
where he served as CEO and Chairman until July 1999, and is credited as one of the founders of
business-to-business eCommerce. Neoforma’s public debut became the 16th highest first day gainer
in the history of IPOs on the NASDAQ. Kleck serves as Advisor and Board Member to Stanford
University, Department of Management Sciences & Engineering, and, Department of Interdisciplinary
BioSciences, and, Texas A&M University, Department of Nuclear Engineering. Kleck received a BS
and a MS from Texas A&M University in Nuclear Engineering; a MS from Stanford University in
Engineering Management; and, a PhD in Biomedical Physics from UCLA. Kleck is a former member
of the faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine.

Wayne McVicker is Co-Founder, President and Board Member of Attainia, Inc., and the awardwinning
author of the book “Starting Something.” He is a licensed architect and has 25 years of
experience in the design, healthcare and information technology industries. McVicker was previously
Co-Founder, President and Board Member of Neoforma, Inc. – the nation’s first significant B2B
online marketplace for medical supplies and equipment. At the height of the dotcom boom, Neoforma
was one of the handful of wildly successful IPOs in the healthcare space, boasting a $3.3 billion
market cap. Neoforma remained a successful, profitable publicly traded provider of healthcare supply
chain management solutions for the healthcare industry until its acquisition by privately held Global
Healthcare Exchange in early 2006. “Starting Something,” the “roller coaster” story of Neoforma, won
several awards, including the 2004 DIY Book Festival Book of the Year Award.

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Filed under: Greater Good Radio, Been there, done that, Social entrepreneurs — jayr - December 2, 2006 @ 10:00 am

Mike Fitzgerald holds an impressive business and economic development portfolio. Prior to moving to Hawaii, Mike worked for Enterprise Florida where he helped the State create 170,000 jobs, generate $6.2 billion in labor income, build new, small business exports to $1.5 billion, and secure $11.9 billion in new business investment.

Now the president and CEO of Enterprise Honolulu, a private non-profit business development organization, Mike leads a group of 10 individuals to assist in boosting the economy and preserve the cultural and environmental qualities of Hawaii through job creation and sustainable development. Mike fully trusts that this can be made possible by diversifying the economy with particular focus on the high-tech industry.
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