Events that bring people together to heal, grow, and connect
Keynotes, workshops, retreats, networking events, media appearances, and community initiatives — produced, hosted, and often given freely.
Take a look at what I create
From a ten-minute keynote to a full retreat — choose a category to see real events from the last ten years.
Keynotes run 10–60 minutes. Workshops are customized to your group — teams, educators, parents, leaders, and entrepreneurs.
Girlfriends! is the women's empowerment and sisterhood series I produced and hosted — laughter, vulnerability, and compassion.
Time away to reset, reconnect, and come back with a clearer vision.
Networking events, mixers, luncheons, and industry celebrations — including the farm-to-table Birthday Luncheon: Manifest Edition.
Gatherings rooted in Hawaiʻi — culture, storytelling, and caring for our community.
TV, radio, podcasts, and stage — plus the radio commercial, TV commercial, and website I created for the Drink Safe Initiative.
Want support that lasts past the event?
I'm available for 1:1 and group leadership coaching for your leaders, managers, and team, online or in person. Every program is tailored to your people, so we start with a Mission Alignment Call.
Giving back is part of the work
Since I began coaching, I've shared free community events and donated my time wherever it could help.
Community initiatives
- Drink Safe Initiative — date rape drug awareness workshops and media campaign
- Empowering Educators to Empower Students — workshops to support local teacher retention
- Water is Life — water conservation and art activism workshops
- ʻAha ʻAwa & Storytellers — community gatherings to perpetuate Hawaiian culture
- Empowering At Risk — speaking at at-risk teen events
- Citizens Police Academy — donated time
- Sustainable Coastlines — volunteer beach cleanup and ocean conservation
When you refer me to a business for a speaking engagement, I donate 10% of the speaking fee to a nonprofit of your choice.
Registered 501(c)(3) organizations may host me at a reduced rate.
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Workshop recap
On stage, helping business owners manage their time.
Girlfriends! attendees
Hear from the women who were in the room.
What organizers & audiences say
“Brandi led a fantastic workshop for the Oahu Wedding Association. She gave us practical, actionable tools to reclaim our time, cut through distractions, and reduce that constant busyness.”
NATE BURGOYNE · OʻAHU WEDDING ASSOCIATION · GOOGLE REVIEW“Moved, pono, & inclusive.”
BOB PETRICH“Everything well presented + very bonding. Awesome team-building! I learned how real everyone is + how much we all care for one another. I didn’t want it to end.”
AL · PHYSICAL THERAPIST · REBOUND CLINIC“It was helpful to take a step away from the day to day to see colleagues in a different way… It gave me a stronger connection and understanding to my colleagues.”
MELISSA · FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST“Uplifting, valuable process of thinking (loved both the video & workshop!) I need to start implementing my visions now!”
STEPH · TEACHER · EMPOWERING EDUCATORS WORKSHOPTopics I've taught
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I've been blessed to be sponsored by and featured on platforms like Living 808, OHA, ʻŌlelo, Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance, Bai, and Hawaiʻi Volcanic Water.
On TV
- Living 808 (KHON) — New Year’s Resolution Tips segment, 2018
- Beyond the Lines: Beyond Adversities (ThinkTech Hawaiʻi) — interview by Rusty Komori, 2021
- Beyond the Lines (ThinkTech Hawaiʻi) — interview by Rusty Komori, 2019
- Sister Power (ThinkTech Hawaiʻi) — interview by Sharon Yarbrough, 2018
- It’s All About Love (ʻŌlelo) — interview by June Dillinger, 2018
- Sit-down interview with hosts Charmane Valerio & Tony Young
Podcasts & Video
- ASCENT Podcast — “Lead Like a Champion,” 2023
- Let’s Talk About Love — YouTube interview by Miechol Canteros, 2022
- Consistency with Your Business — podcast interview by Hailey Rowe, 2022
- First Wakeups Unscripted #37 — podcast interview by Ryan Charaba, 2020
- Light of Conscience Podcast — Episode 8: Digging Deeper, 2018
- Facebook Live interview by Psychic Greg Stanley, 2016
Radio
- Healing Hawaiʻi — radio interview by Karen, 2019
- Real Life Real Estate — radio interview by Celester, 2019
- Pinoy Power — radio interview by Sunny Aloha, 2018
- Drink Safe Initiative radio commercials on Retro 97.1, 2019
In Print
- Natural Awakenings — Drink Safe Initiative feature, 2019
- Natural Awakenings — “Self-Love,” article by Brandi Kiana-Jo, 2018
- MidWeek — Hawaiʻi Restaurant Association feature, 2018
- Natural Awakenings — “Changing Lives One Conversation at a Time,” 2017
- Ka Wai Ola (OHA) — ʻAha ʻAwa & Storytellers, 2016
On Stage & Events
- Keynote speaker — Honolulu Business Network, 2019
- Keynote speaker — West Oʻahu Professional Network, 2017
- Guest speaker — Coaches Panel with WOPN at MyGoCenter, 2017
- Guest speaker — Ohana is Forever Conference, Hawaiʻi Family Programs
- Workshop facilitator — The Wedding Professionals Association
- Workshop facilitator — Project WET with the Honolulu Board of Water Supply & Department of Health
- Empowering Educators to Empower Students workshops, 2017–2019
- Abstract Committee Member, Moderator & Judge — Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference, 2017, 2018 & 2022
- Guest speaker — Halona’s empowering girls event, 2018
- Guest speaker — YMCA, 2018
- Guest speaker — AmeriCorps, 2017
- Mock judge — Miss Hawaiʻi USA Pageant, 2017
- Event producer & facilitator — Drink Safe Initiative workshops, 2019
- Event producer & facilitator — Girlfriends, monthly 2017–2019
- Co-producer & co-host — ʻAha ʻAwa & Storytellers with Nā Mea Hawaiʻi, 2016–2017
Let's empower your community
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