Corporate Leaders
- Dave Ohlson, President & CEO
- John Bryan, Chief Operating Officer
- Michael Madgett, Corporate Counsel
- Master Shen Wu, Traditional Chinese Medical Advisor
- John Leftwich, Creative Advisor
- Marcel East, Creative Advisor
- Phil Black, Chief Fitness Advisor
- Eric Austin, Controller
- Ju-ho Hong, Operations Director, Korea
- Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewitt, Hawaiian Cultural Advisor
- Drew Avery, Transformation Challenge Director
- Jim Austin, Marketing Services
- Nick Nordquist, Senior Video Advisor
Dave Ohlson, President & CEO
David Ohlson is founder and Chief Executive Officer of HawaiiMana and parent company LogixNow Inc. Graduate of the Trebas Institute of Recording Arts, with internships at A&M Records and Red Zone studios. In his early years as a professional athlete, Mr. Ohlson developed a keen interest in health and fitness. Contributing then to what would become the current "X Games" as well as other extreme sports events, he responded to extreme levels of physical performance demands as a professional athlete by working with early pioneers and leaders in the fields of Sports Conditioning, Bio Feed Back, Kinesiology, Holistic Medicine, Nutrition and Supplemental Formulations. Mr. Ohlson went on to produce many video, audio, DVD and book formats to help create the tools needed to produce dramatic results in sales and productivity. Recent projects include the producing of the "Instone Fitness" DVD with Sylvester Stallone and sports celebrity trainer and Hollywood fitness guru to the Stars, Gunnar Peterson. But after an extended career in video and event production, including several years of producing major events with Tony Robbins, his health began to suffer. In his quest to restore the health and wellness of his early years as a professional athlete, he discovered the startling truth about the inferior supplement products being sold to the public. Specifically, his interest and passion for nutrition peeked upon discovering the truth about the "de-natured" or "dead" protein powders that saturate the market. These cheap, inferior and nutritionally inert products were being packaged and sold to the public who assumed they were receiving the nutritional benefits claimed on the packaging. But Mr. Ohlson found that they were not, because live protein is fragile and the processing techniques being used were killing, or "de-naturing" the protein. His research then led him to a 100% natural, organic dairy source of whey protein fully alive with amino acids, polypeptides and components of biologically active protein. Although, slightly more expensive, Dave knew people like himself would be willing to pay a little more for an exponentially more nutritious supplement that would tone muscle, burn fat and booste the immune system with an all-natural product. Thus, HawaiiMana was founded. Part Hawaiian on his mother's side, he wanted the company to reflect his heritage and "miraculous power" (mana) found in nature, and Hawaii. Today, HawaiiMana offers the finest "living" protein concentrate and other all natural products to people interested in their health. Currently, HawaiiMana and it's parent company LogixNow, provide "Personal Trainer Certification (CPT) courses throughout Korea and other Asian countries with NESTA Certified, and producing fitness concepts for television in Asia and North America.
John Bryan, Chief Operating Officer
A member of the founding team of LogixNow and HawaiiMana, Bryan is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants (through which he has been
designated a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and has an extensive business management background in both the public and private sectors. Executive
positions (CEO, CFO COO) and board participation held with several companies in several industries. Areas of emphasis have included improving equipment
utilization, plant start-up coordination and training, cost reduction, systems development and integration, organizational structure change facilitation
and sales force productivity improvement. His focus over the last 19 years has been the integration of technology, processes and people with an
objective of improving organizational performances. His extensive client list includes Marriott, MCI, Siemens, Eastman Kodak, RJR Nabisco, Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railroad, and California's State Compensation Insurance Fund in addition to dozens of start-up ventures in the United States, Canada,
Mexico, and South Korea. John's athletic background includes intercollegiate volleyball and rugby at the University of California San Diego where he
also played in competitive squash while majoring in biochemistry with a double minor in sociology and psychology. He earned his MBA at Rutgers
University concentrating in operations and marketing and finishing in the top five in his class while achieving national recognition by Beta Gamma
Sigma, the business school honor society. John is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Business Administration.
John serves as Chair of the Board of Alliance for African Assistance, an international relief and refugee resettlement non-profit organization.
Michael Madgett, Corporate Counsel
Michael Madgett of San Diego's prestigious Higgs, Fletcher and Mack LLC law firm is responsible for ensuring that all LogixNow agreements and requirements, corporate regulations, any corporate compliance issues are met. Michael has broad based corporate and business transactional experience, with expertise in corporate and securities, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, intellectual property licensing and distribution, Internet and e-commerce law. He holds a degree in finance as well as law and has been a practicing attorney since 1986.
Master Shen Wu, Traditional Chinese Medical Advisor
China's master healer, Shen Wu is well known in China for his Qi Gong healing skills and herbal knowledge. HawaiiMANA has an exclusive agreement to private label his formulas and Qi Gong exercise and music products under the HawaiiMANA label. In Chinese "Qi" means energy and "Gong" means exercise. Qi Gong is based on a series of exercises that increase the flow of vital energy in the body by stimulating and balancing the flow of the Qi meridians. Meridians are channels for the movement of Qi within the human body that connect internal organs to other parts of the body. Through Qi Gong exercises, treatments, music and specific herbal formulas, the flow of inner energy is improved and enhances the body's ability to heal itself, resist colds and flu and daily stress. Master Shen Wu has been the subject of countless news features documenting the healing success he achieves through the ancient art of healing Qi Gong, herbal remedies and now musical Qi Gong. A descendent from a long-line of renown Chinese healers, he is often found in the presence of heads of state and has an enormous international following, selling out venues across Asia for his healing concerts a year in advance. He has successfully treated cancer patients throughout the world, including the Disney Cancer Institute in Florida. The healing nature of his practice has been intensely studied and verified through recent scientific experiments performed by the University of Arizona's college of medicine. He is the president of the Advance Qi Gong Science Center, director of Traditional Chinese Medical Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
John Leftwich, Creative Advisor
Award-winning Musician, Composer, Arranger, Producer, John opens many doors into the A-list of Hollywood's movie and music industry. Specifically, he will be producing the collaborative musical healing recordings by Master Shen Wu and Kawaikapuokalani for sale under the HawaiiMana brand. He has composed and arranged original scores for many notable Hollywood movies productions including "Mission Impossible II," "As Good as it Gets", "The Mask" and many more, including a documentary that earned his soundtrack an Academy Award Nomination.
His compositions are highly sought after in the television commercial market, with arrangements used by Levi's, Volvo, Tommy, MCI, Banana Republic, Abercrombie, Pepe Jeans, Maxwell House, Acura, Afrin. A gifted musician, his current tours with Chuck Negron, Blood Sweat & Tears, Lyle Lovett and others makes him one of the most soft-after tour and studio musicians. Recent appearances also include the Tonight Show with Scott Weiland/Stone Temple Pilots.
Marcel East, Creative Advisor
One of the most successful music and multimedia producers ever, Marcel East, of East to East Productions, to head up our media production efforts. Marcel, and his brother Nathan, have tremendous background in the recording, television, and movie soundtrack industry. The East brothers have been a creative force behind music super stars like Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand and the jazz super-group Fourplay. The songs they've written and recordings they have produced have generated hundreds of millions of dollars for the recording industry. The East brothers bring Hollywood to our advertising media - excitement, entertainment, and edge. Additionally, we have engaged a 22,000 sq. ft. multimedia production facility with capability to deliver our entire media production needs in house.
Phil Black, Chief Fitness Advisor
Phil Black, former Navy SEAL Instructor and father of twins is the founder of FitDeck, Inc. The idea for FitDeck originated from a card game (originally called 'PUG') Phil created as an undergraduate (see The FitDeck Story). Phil graduated from Yale University and Harvard Business School. Prior to graduate school, Phil spent two years as investment banker for Goldman, Sachs & Co., and over five years as a Navy SEAL Officer deployed around the world. Today, he is the Founder and President of FitDeck, Inc. and works as a fitness consultant, motivational speaker, and personal trainer. Phil, his wife, and twin sons live in San Diego, CA.
Eric Austin, Controller
Eric is a 1979 graduate of Arizona State University with a major in accounting, and received his MBA from the University of Hawaii with an emphasis on international business and corporate strategy. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of Hawaii. Over the past 15 years Eric has served in various management consulting, CPA, and interim executive roles. His professional career began as a CPA for the international accounting firm of Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co.
In 1983 he joined Dillingham Construction Corps as international accounting manager for the Pacific Division which comprised operations and subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. He was responsible for all accounting, reporting, and budgeting. He oversaw the foreign accountants, and was directly responsible for US consolidation, reporting and cash management.
Later, he was promoted to Controller of Dillingham Corporation's Rock Products Pacific Division, in which he was responsible for strategic planning, credit and finance, accounting and information systems, and investment analysis.
In 1989 Eric served as VP and Controller for Hawaii Restaurant Services, a start-up distribution and warehousing company which grew from initial sales of $650,000 to over $40,000,000 in three years. He oversaw all areas of accounting and budgeting, administration, IT, finance and credit.
Ju-ho Hong, Operations Director, Korea
Ju-ho "Joe" Jung, currently Gym Manager at the Seoul's W Spa and Fitness Club in Seoul, Korea, the most acclaimed fitness facility in Asia, is Director of Korea Sports Marketing for LogixNow. Joe oversees the total gym staff, including personal trainers, aerobic instructors and other staff. Joe provides personal training services for club members, including celebrities Bae Yong-joon, Choi Ji-woo, Baek Jin-yeon and Lee Seo-jin, upon request, supplying one-on-one cardio, weight, nutrition and other physical development needs. Acknowledged as the top male personal trainer in South Korea, Joe responds to frequent media requests for fitness information and assistance, including modeling and consulting and is a frequent guest on Korea television. Joe, through his personal web site, has established himself as the top trainer in South Korea and developed a network of other top trainers in the country. Joe is the voice of new products, concepts, and services to thousands of personal trainers in South Korea. He, clearly, is a major influence in the industry.
Joe has a number of certifications: Diving, Weight Trainer Level I (Douglas College, BC Canada), Weight Trainer Level II (Korea Bodybuilding Federation), Fitness Trainer Level III (Seoul), British Sub-Aqua Club (Ocean Diver, Open Water Diver), Taekwondo Black Belt Level III. His awards and accomplishments include:
- Mr. Seoul, Korean Bodybuilding Championships 1999
- Mr. Powerlifting Championship, Heavyweight, First Place, Korea
- Korea Representative for the Asian Powerlifting Championship 2000
- "Pilates Body," Siler, Brooke, New York, 1997; Translator; Consultant"
- ABSolution, "Shawn Phillips, USA, 2002;Translator; Consultant 2002
- "Jung Ju-ho's Exercise in Daily Living," Author (100 pages)
- "Jung Ju-Ho's 24-hour Exercise," Author
- Asia Fit Conference, Participant - 2000; 2001, 2002
- IHRSA 2002 21st Annual International Convention & Trade Show, Participant 2001, 2002
Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewitt, Hawaiian Cultural Advisor
A direct descendant of King Kamehameha the Great, Kawaikapuokalani K. Hewitt, is a Hawaiian master healer, trained and educated in the ancient knowledge of Hawaiian healing arts and sciences. He is the current Director of alternative medicine and healing at the Waimanalo Healing Center on Oahu Hawaii. Kawaikapuokalani currently oversees 5 million practitioners of hula and "Healing Arts" with over 2000 hula schools in Japan and 22 retail Hula stores under his association. He maintains a data base of 200,000 particular active clients and students. Kawaikapuokalani, is often referred to as Hawaii's modern day ambassador of the Hawaiian Culture, performing and teaching in Japan and other countries throughout the world. He is well known and respected as a Hawaiian spiritual and cultural leader. He is also a composer with multiple Hoku awards for music. His new book on Hula and healing chants, Kumu Hula, was released in Japan in early 2007. As a HawaiiMANA's cultural advisor, Kawaikapuokalani has given us our name "HawaiiMana." Along with our name, he is also providing the formulations and knowledge of natural botanical wellness remedies that have been at the forefront of Hawaiian alternative medicines and healing practices for generations.
Drew Avery, Transformation Challenge Director
Drew committed himself to a personal transformation after several years of sedentary jobs and the toll it had taken on his body and spirit. After a year of research on diet, training, supplementation and motivation, Drew put together a program so effective, he not only got in shape, but he flew past thousands of other competitors to become the 1997 EAS Grand Spokesperson Transformation Champion (age 30-39 category).
Today, Drew is a recognized authority, a mentor and one of the world's best-known natural bodybuilders. In addition to hosting his own radio program that focuses on body-transformation success stories, he is regularly featured in Muscle Media , appears in the globally distributed EAS motivational film, Body of Work, and makes regular lecture appearances at gyms and supplement stores around the nation.
Drew contributed to the development of BodyLogix.com and the educational and transformation programs there.
Jim Austin, Marketing Advisor
A 25-year veteran of public relations and marketing. Extensive experience in the travel and hospitality industry with notable corporations like Hilton Hotels and Outrigger Hotels & Resorts. In 2004 started his own public relations consulting firm until joining HawaiiMana in 2007 in a marketing and public relations capacity.
Nick Nordquist, Senior Video Advisor
LogixNow and HawaiiMana have assembled a team that has garnered industry acclaim with twelve Emmy's, over a dozen Telly's, two Sundance Film Festival awards, two Academy Award nominations for cinematography, and a stable of national and international film festival awards. Nick Nordquist is an accomplished video professional, having filled roles as writer, editor, producer, and director for clients including: City of San Diego, State of California, Fiat, Sunrider, Ford, IVID Communications, Great American Bank, Sola Barnes Hind, Amgen, Columbia Pictures, Sempra Energy, Hewlett Packard, DirecTV, and NEXT Proteins. Nick is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the International Documentary Association, and the Film Arts Foundation. Nick has recently been nominated for Emmy awards for two documentaries that he produced and directed.