Speaker Date Topic
Hannah Grady Williams - ZOOM Apr 01, 2024
d'skills
d'skills

CHIEF REBEL (aka FOUNDER) of d"Skills

Our speaker is Hannah Grady Williams. Hannah grew up in North Carolina and was the oldest of seven homeschooled children. She started college online through College+ when she was 14, meaning she graduated from high school and college with a degree in international business at the same time. Hannah notes that she primarily taught herself by roughly grades seven and eight, although she did have outside instructors for some subject areas. She shared with me that most of her “education” came from one subject: speech and debate, where, simply by preparing for frequent competitions, she learned research, public speaking, communication, teamwork, efficiency, history, public policy, and even science. Hannah’s journey towards founding a company called d’Skills began in a blue pickup truck when her father handed her, at age 12, the phone so that she could close a deal on a piece of real estate. Now, as a 25-year-old Native Digital, Hannah is Chief Rebel at and founder of d’Skills, a VC-backed start-up shifting students from test prep to life prep. It’s a hub, perhaps, where motivated teens learn new digital skills and convert them into real-world projects, helping them leave high school with more experience and connections than most college graduates! 

 

Josh Reppun - In Person Apr 08, 2024
What I Learned About Servant Leadership From Annie Ray
What I Learned About Servant Leadership From Annie Ray

 

Intro by Robert Landau

Description: Josh Reppun stands on the shoulders of giants: several key teachers he had at Punahou School, teacher, and EdTech mentors during his 17 years in the classroom, Ted Dintersmith, founder of What School Could Be, and, of course, his activist Reppun ohana from the Koʻolaupoko District on the Windward Side of Oahu. His remarks will focus on how he has moved from being a shy, introverted, behind-the-scenes kid to providing a platform for others to tell their stories of education innovation, creativity, and service. He will also share what he learned about servant leadership from Annie Ray. 

Josh Reppun was born and raised within the Reppun ohana on the Windward Side of Oahu. A former chef, hotel manager, and history teacher, Josh is the founder of Plexus Education, LLC, dba as Most Likely to Succeed in Hawai’i, a “movement” founded by extraordinary people dedicated to developing global public, private, and charter school conversations around Ted Dintersmith’s film, Most Likely to Succeed and his book, What School Could Be. Josh is also the founder of Josh Reppun Productions. He is an evangelist for What School Could Be, the host of the What School Could Be Podcast and the producer of two films: Ka Helena Aʻo: The Learning Walk and The Innovation Playlist, about creative, imaginative and innovative educators and education leaders. Josh’s podcast, edited by the talented KS graduate, Evan Kurohara has now reached nearly 100,000 downloads in over 100 countries.

 

TBD - ZOOM Apr 15, 2024
Dre Kalili In Person BG Intro Apr 22, 2024
Dep. Director Hawaii Dept. of Transportation - Harbors
TBD - ZOOM Apr 29, 2024
TBD - In Person May 06, 2024
TBD - ZOOM May 13, 2024
TBD - In Person May 20, 2024
DARK - Memorial Day May 27, 2024
Enjoy the holiday weekend
John Mizuno - In Person Jun 03, 2024
Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions
TBD - ZOOM Jun 10, 2024
TBC - In Person Jun 17, 2024
TBD - Zoom Jun 24, 2024
TBD - In Person Jul 01, 2024

Start of New Rotary Year