Meet Christie Cooper and Her Passion for Guiding Change Aloha Reader, Last week, we introduced you to Bryan Banta. Today, it’s time to meet another remarkable member of our Aloha Publishing ‘ohana, Dr. Christie Cooper. Christie didn’t set out to become an authority on organizational change. She began her career in sales at one of the largest family-owned pet food companies in the U.S., climbing the ladder with optimism and grit. But every 18 to 24 months, the company would go through what...

Meet Bryan Banta and the Heart Behind Leadership Uncomplicated Aloha Reader, We are excited to share with you the story of one of our new authors, Bryan Banta. When Bryan walked out of FBI headquarters in a dark suit after graduation from the Academy, he thought he’d found his forever calling. He’d already spent years as an engineer at Cisco (a “technologist at heart,” as he says), but after 9/11, he felt pulled to serve. Counterterrorism. Counterintelligence. Cybercrime. The real thing. Then...

The Experience that Sparked Aloha Aloha Reader, Every great company begins with a story. Over the next few months, we’ll be sharing the journey that led to the birth of Aloha Publishing—a three-part series about our founder & CEO, Maryanna Young, and the lessons she's learned along the way. The first part of the story takes us back to the years before Aloha existed, when Maryanna worked as a sports agent representing Olympic and Paralympic athletes. These athletes longed to share their...