Client University Speakers

Alan Akina
President
101 Financial

Alan Akina discovered a financial system based on solid banking processes and turned that into 101 Financial. The financial management company is dedicated to helping people pay down debt quickly and build wealth. 101 Financial has doubled its revenues year over year. From five agents in 2002, its first year of operation, 101 Financial has grown to a multi-million dollar business with more than 300 instructors and over 6000 Clients.

Tom McCarthy
President
Tom McCarthy & Associates

For 21 years as a corporate consultant, speaker, author, trainer and coach, Tom has successfully taught hundreds of thousands of people how to dramatically increase their level of performance in business and in life. He has presented more than 1,500 seminars, workshops, and training programs to corporations and associations in 21 different countries around the world. Tom's seminars and books have been translated into 10 different languages. In 1993 Tom founded Thomas McCarthy & Associates, a thriving training and consulting firm, which works closely with clients ranging from new ventures to Fortune 500 companies, including Cisco Systems, AT&T, Johnson and Johnson, Microsoft, Marriott, and more.

Aaron Shumway
Partner
Ashford & Wriston Law

Aaron Shumway has spoken to financial institutions and community groups, as well as participated in television and radio interviews, regarding the legal effect of electronic signatures and records. He is a member of the Hawai'i State Bar Association and specializes in real property transactions, and business and technology law.

Barry Cunningham MA, FLMI
Vice President of Business Development
Best Practices of America

Barry Cunningham is Vice President of Business Development for Best Practices of America and advanced sales generalist, specializing in Index Universal Life products. Barry has 16 years of insurance industry experience, 9 of which were spent in operational management with insurance carriers or Third Party Administrators with the balance in sales and service in the advance sales market place. Barry received his Bachelors of Arts, May 1993 from Point Loma Nazarene University, in San Diego California, where he currently serves on the Universities Planned Giving Advisory Council. He earned his Masters of Arts, June 1998 for the University of Phoenix, in Phoenix AZ & his Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) in 2006.

John K. Matsumoto
Estate Planner
Rulon & Matsumoto Law

John Matsumoto has served as the Treasurer for the Elder Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association and is also a member of the Probate and Estate Planning, Tax Law and Elder Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association. He is also a frequent lecturer on estate planning and has hosted a weekly radio program on estate planning, probate and trust administration. John has authored a chapter in the Encyclopedia of Estate Planning as well as taught the Estate Planning Section for national certification for legal staff which were both sponsored by the Hawaii State Bar Association.

William "Billy" Pieper II, CFP, ChFC
Vice President & Manager
Bank of Hawaii

William "Billy" Pieper II is the manager for Bank of Hawaii's Retirement Plan Services Group. With close to $1 Billion in plan assets, this group is one of the state's largest organizations specializing in retirement plan solutions. He works closely with local attorneys, Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), and other professionals to help local businesses and their employees reach their retirement planning goals and objectives. Due to his tremendous commitment to Hawaii's community, Mr. Pieper received the 2009 Pacific Business News Community Leader of the Year Award.

Corey Dobashi
General Manager
101 Financial

With more than 15 years in personal business ventures and a graduate of Lewis and Clark Collge in Portland, Oregon, Corey Dobashi combines both business and academic knowledge and experiences to assist 101 Financial's Instructors. Since 101 Financial's inception, he continues to provide service, guidance and unique insights for the benefit of 101 Financial's Clients. He serves as a ready resource to 101 Financial's Clients and Instructors with his deep passion for increasing their financial knowledge. Corey continues to share a variety of financial strategies and ideas to super charge 101 Financial's Clients to achieve their financial aspirations.

Kahea Kamauu
Real Estate Investing Specialist
Hawaiian Homes Foundation

Kahea Kamauu is the owner and founder of Hawaiian Homes Foundation, a company focusing on a variety of real estate ventures, including residential and commercial purchases, sales, and land/residential development. Although his current focus is in the commercial real estate arena, Kahea has completed numerous deals in real estate touching areas such as; Pre-Foreclosure, Short Sales, Spec Housing, Assignment of Contracts, Renovations, Seller Financing Deals, Zero Down purchases, Commercial building, Commercial and Residential leasing, Section 8, vacant land, zoning adjustments and many other areas. In addition, the organization specializes in providing aid to local Hawaii home owners, helping them avoid foreclosure and/or debt situations. With the prices of real estate and the local economy he wants to help the local families retain their homes.

Mark Piena
201 Financial

Mark has been trained and mentored by some of the leading financial strategists in the country. Since 2005, he has conducted numerous financial education seminars throughout Hawaii helping people with basic individual and business insurance needs to more advanced strategies such as tax-advantaged retirement planning, Asset Optimization and Legacy Planning just to name a few. Mark graduated from Brigham Young University-Hawaii in December 1994 with a degree in Business Management, and is excited to bring his 15 years of business experience in both Corporate America and as an entrepreneur to 201 Financial.