Empowering the Makers: How to Grow Your Food & Beverage Business
A Talk by Meli James , Joe DiCondina , Karen Hanada , Talia Bongolan-Schwartz , Jennifer Luck and Naomi Bluesummers
About this Talk
Learn more about the companies and programs that support Hawaiʻi’s food entrepreneurs, producers, processors, and farmers. These companies and programs offer the support and tools to help you need to streamline and scale up. Plus, hear firsthand experience from wahine-owned Tali’s Bagels.
Speakers:
- Naomi Bluesummers, Operations Coordinator, Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center
- Joe DiCondina, Founder, Hana Kitchens
- Talia Bongolan-Schwartz, Owner, Tali’s Bagels
- T. Karen Hanada, Director of Extended Learning and Workforce Development, UH Maui College - Maui Food Innovation Center
- Jennifer Luck, CEO, Common Ground
- Moderator: Meli James, Co-Founder, Mana Up