Mastering Milestones with Intentions

Corey discovered his passion early in life and wakes up excited everyday to pursue it: ignite souls to live energized, engaged, and inspired lives. He has served as a catalyst in the field of Organizational Psychology as an Executive Coach, Leadership Consultant, and Keynote Speaker for the past 20 years, working with both local and international groups. His primary goal is to create long-lasting, positive behavioral change in leaders and teams to increase engagement with work.

He is the CEO and founder of Akamai Training & Consulting, a Honolulu-based company specializing in the design and development of custom-programming to enhance organization’s leadership and customer service skills. He works with organizations and their top leaders to improve their leadership style, communication skills, team dynamics, personal branding, company culture, and their ability to motivate others and drive the organization. He 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 2000+ employees within Starwood’s four premier destination resorts (Sheraton Waikiki, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Westin Moana Surfrider, and Sheraton Princess Kaiulani). He served as a Regional Manager and Corporate Trainer for Starwood’s North America Learning & Development division, conducting General Manager training, leadership workshops, property trainer certifications, and Emotional Intelligence workshops across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

He is a graduate of the Pacific Century Fellows Program (2018), and is active in the community, serving on boards such as After-School All-Stars, the Make-A-Wish Young Leader’s Executive Board, the Waikiki Community Center, the Hawaii Food & Wine Epicurean Board, and served as co-chair of the 2019 Ho’ola Na Pua gala. He graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology from Virginia Tech. He is an avid fitness enthusiast and is a Certified Crossfit instructor.

To achieve real transformation, he drives leaders and teams to be open, honest, and real, and engage in activities that constructively bring out any issues that may be holding them back. His model starts with activating an inspired mindset within, sustaining it with effective self-awareness and mindfulness, and leading others with emotional intelligence and purpose.