FACES OF PACE

MEET SOME OF OUR BRIGHTEST STUDENT AND FACULTY ENTREPRENEURS

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SAVANNAH ADLER
Co-Founder
WeAreWorthy
College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources, UH Manoa
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JINAN BANNA
PhD, Nutritional Biology, Nutritional Consulting
College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources, UH Manoa
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BRADLEY BEEKSMA
CTO
Dive Buddy
School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology, UH Manoa
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NICK C., MARK O., NICK S., & ANGEL V.
Co-Founders
Bitter Root Brewery
UH Manoa
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TATE CASTILLO
Co-Founder and CEO
Kope Soap
Shidler College of Business, UH Manoa 
ANN CHOE
Co-Founder
GOALL
UH Manoa
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LIONEL DERRICK ROXAS, JARELL BALLESTEROS, VICTOR HOANG
Founders
Hexcelerate
UH Manoa
PORTRAIT PHOTO OF ALBERTO GONZALEZ
ALBERTO GONZALEZ
Co-Founder
Rendezview
College of Natural Sciences, UH Manoa
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PETER HESSLER
Founder
Pono Potions 
Shidler College of Business, UH Manoa 
Assaf Karmon
ASSAF KARMON
Founder, CEO, & CTO
Turnover BnB
Shidler College of Business, UH Manoa
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JARED KUSHI
Founder and CEO
Hawaiiverse and Koosh Media
Shidler College of Business, UH Manoa BBA ’14
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JAZLEN LUCAS
Founder
Pūhano Hawai‘i
UH Manoa, Honolulu Community College
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ELYSE PETERSEN
Founder & CEO
Tealet
Shidler College of Business, UH Manoa 
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LAUREN PIERCE & SPENCER VANDERKAMP
Co-Founders
Reeler
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Nate Pruzinske
NATE PRUZINSKE
Founder
FLTR Glasses
College of Engineering, UH Manoa
Kristen Serrano Headshot
KRISTEN SERRANO
Founder
Neni Made
Shidler College of Business, UH Manoa
Amelia Stucker Headshot
AMELIA STUCKER
Co-Founder
Zingipop Sodaworks
Shidler College of Business, UH Manoa
Colby Takeda Headshot
COLBY TAKEDA
Co-Founder & CEO
Pear Suite
Shidler College of Business, UH Manoa
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BEN TREVINO
Sustainability Planner
HART
Shidler College of Business, UH Manoa 
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NICHOLAS ULM
CEO
Dive Buddy
School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology, UH Manoa
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MONICA UMEDA PARKS
Co-Founder
Akabotics
College of Engineering, UH Manoa
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TRAVEN WATASE
Founder
Scholar’s App 
Leeward Community College 
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ROSE WONG
Founder
Kolohe 
Shidler College of Business, UH Manoa
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EVAN YOUNG
Co-Founder & COO
Radial3D
Shidler College of Business, UH Manoa 
austin yoshino
AUSTIN YOSHINO
CEO
Shaka Sports
College of Engineering, UH Manoa
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phone: (808) 956-5083
fax: (808) 956-5107
email: [email protected]
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University of Hawaiʻi
An Equal Employment Opportunity Institution.
© 2025 Shidler College of Business. All rights reserved.
Website by Blue Logic Labs
2404 Maile Way, Room E-402, Honolulu, HI 96822
Intranet • Credits