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DESCRIPTION:Key areas of expertise:\n\nEntrepreneurshipVenture capitalE-com
 merceDigital marketingConsumer packaged goods (CPG)Meli James is a cofounde
 r at Mana Up\, an initiative to expand economic opportunity\, business infr
 astructure\, and higher wage jobs in Hawai’i. Its six-month accelerator pro
 gram enables Hawaiʻi product entrepreneurs to scale their businesses global
 ly. Mana Up operates a retail business\, House of Mana Up\, to connect peop
 le to local brands.\n\nAdditionally\, she is president of the Hawaii Ventur
 e Capital Association\, an organization that seeks to foster entrepreneuria
 l development through education\, networking\, and access to capital.\n\nPr
 eviously\, James brought her Silicon Valley startup experience to Hawaii ac
 celerators Blue Startups and the University of Hawaii’s Venture Accelerator
 . James founded her first company\, Nirvino\, a #1 ranked wine app\, an App
 le Platform Top 100 App\, and Top Ten Lifestyles App in 2007. In 2016\, she
  was recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of five Women to Watch. In 
 2017\, she was recognized again by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of eight Wo
 men Leaders Who Are Disrupting Entrepreneurship.\n\nJames is a graduate of 
 The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University.\n\nTo meet with M
 eli please sign up via StartUp Tree!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231012
LOCATION:189 Statler Hall
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SUMMARY:PIHE Entrepreneurs in Residence: Meli James ’00
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