Testimonials
“Andrea has been a great asset to Volcano Island Honey Company. Her ability to understand the big picture while expertly executing details has helped us move a number of important company projects forward. Andrea’s focus on working with companies that are committed to socially and environmentally sound business makes her the perfect consultant for our triple bottom line focused company..”
Richard Spiegel
Owner
Volcano Island Honey Company
"Andrea is a real ally to my success. With insightful questions and careful listening, Andrea helps me focus my newest and best ideas into strong action steps.
As my green business grows, my goal is to balance financial success with my life’s purpose and lifestyle--- Andrea helps me find that vital balance."
Forrest Arnold
Certified EcoBroker
HawaiiGreenRealty.com
“Our community of Waimea is nearing the end of a two year Community Development Plan (CDP) process that sought to include all community voices in planning the future of Waimea. Andrea was contracted to write, edit and coordinate the distribution of a newsletter that communicated planning concepts and process to 6,000+ people in the Waimea community. In crafting the newsletter, Andrea’s ability to reduce complex issues into easily understandable terms has been a great asset in educating the community. She was also easy to work with, always timely, and invaluable in project planning and grant management.”
Robert Hunter
Waimea CDP Committee/ Waimea Community Association
and Owner of WebPatent.com
"Andrea worked for the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board as a consultant on a number of high-profile projects. Her skills as a consensus builder, meeting facilitator and project manager were perfectly suited to building relationships and launching initiatives with our partners in government, education and business. Andrea is an "initiator" who applies herself to projects that enhance people, environment and community."
Mark McGuffie
Executive Director
Hawaii Island Economic Development Board, Inc.
"Andrea's Green Business Coaching Group has provided both a comfortable haven and a place to be challenged on what we all are contributing to the movement to make the planet a better place.
Andrea has such positive energy herself that she attracts people to the group that are clearheaded, critical thinkers. It's the time of the week that I most look forward to and I never leave without a sense of connectedness to the group and to the planet.
The group discussions and Andrea's insights specifically, have helped me to reset my priorities and move a project forward that had been languishing for some months. The time spent with the Green Business Coaching Group has been some of the most significant of the past year. "
John Antonelli
Mill Valley Film Group
"Andrea is one of those rare individuals who has the ability to simultaneously Think Big, pay attention to the devil in the details and see her way clear through to overcoming each and every obstacle that I've ever seen come her way. She artfully combines technical, managerial and financial skills and is the embodiment of grace under pressure."
Barry Rivers
Founder & Festival Director
Maui Film Festival, Inc.
"Under Andrea's leadership, the Center for Entrepreneurship at University of Hawaii System, Maui Community College grew from a start-up organization to one with fourteen different educational programs for the small business community. She worked collaboratively within the community to clearly define the Center's mission, and then she implemented it with incredible drive and energy. Andrea thrives on a challenge and has excellent project management skills."
Lois Greenwood, Ph.D.
Director, VITEC (Vital, Innovative Training & Economic Development
Center)
Office of Continuing Education
Maui Community College, University of Hawaii System
"As a Program Manager for my former company, Island Incentives, Inc., Andrea managed incentive travel programs for many of our largest corporate clients. Her ability to simultaneously plan and manage the logistical details for multiple clients, each comprised of hundreds of people, was exceptional. Andrea’s excellent multi-tasking skills, and efficient and organized work style, were great assets to our organization. During her tenure with the company, we adopted many of her suggestions to streamline and improve our operations. Andrea Dean is a visionary and a taskmaster in one energetic package."
Kim Abrahamson, CMP, DMCP
Founder
Island Incentives, Inc.
