Digital Equity for Hawaii with Carlo Liquido

Carlo Liquido is Founder of Lady Bandit Studios, a local product studio dedicated to shaping a more equitable future in Hawaii. Pi’iku, his internship program, provides career-building opportunities for aspiring Hawaii-connected designers.Chapters(00:00:00) Get to know Carlo(00:02:10) Spotlighting Hawaii voices(00:03:56) Carlo’s journey into design (00:06:35) Moving home to Hawaii (00:07:24) Economic Impact on Kanaka Maoli (00:09:27) How tech companies calculate pay (00:11:19) Carlos’ work at Shopify(00:14:07) Circular Design Internship (00:17:08) Bridging the gap between education and jobs(00:19:08) Cohort 3 rebrand to Pi’iku(00:23:34) The Craft’s Product Design Accelerator(00:25:40) Companies don’t get value from interns(00:28:55) Bias towards hiring seniors(00:29:40) The future of design education (00:31:54) Financial struggles with pursuing a business(00:34:00) Building businesses that are not extractive (00:34:21) The 6 categories in life (00:35:30) Be localWhere to find Carlo Liquido:Pi`ikū Co: https://piiku.coPi`ikū Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/piiku-co/Carlo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carloliquido/Carlo Website: https://www.carloliquido.com/___________________________________________________________I'm Sera Tajima, Founder, Climate Tech Advisor & Investor. 🤙I talk about: → Product Growth Strategy (Growth, Design, AI)→ Climate Tech→ Venture Capital⁠⁠⁠Connect for more good energy⁠⁠⁠ ⚡️Become a sponsor: [email protected]