Strategy, storytelling, and digital growth with aloha.
Holoa Consulting is a full-service marketing and business consulting firm based on Maui. We help purpose-driven businesses clarify their message, strengthen their online presence, and turn attention into meaningful growth.
Built for businesses that care about doing good work.
We bring polished design, clear messaging, and thoughtful strategy together so your brand feels more credible, more connected, and easier for customers to choose.
We combine clear strategy with real care for the people behind the business.
Our work is practical, polished, and rooted in relationship. We care about how your brand looks, how your message lands, and whether the work actually helps your business grow.
We value momentum.
Business owners do not need endless delays or vague promises. We use clear process and focused execution to help projects move forward with confidence.
Island values with big-picture experience.
Holoa is rooted on Maui, shaped by local relationships, and informed by experience connected to Meta, IBM, Pepperdine, and Harvard.
We care about the outcome.
We take our clients’ businesses seriously because this work has real impact. The right strategy can help a business earn trust and reach better customers.
We build with intention.
Every page, campaign, and message should have a job. We focus on work that clarifies your value, supports your goals, and makes it easier for customers to take the next step.
Good marketing should feel honest, useful, and unmistakably yours.
We believe the strongest brands are built from the inside out. That means understanding what makes your business valuable, communicating it clearly, and creating a digital presence that reflects the quality of your work.
Mission
Our mission is to help business owners build websites, marketing systems, and brand strategies that work as hard as they do, bringing more of the right customers through the door with clarity and confidence.
Vision
Our vision is a world where business owners do not feel intimidated, oversold, or abandoned when it comes to digital marketing. Instead, they have a trusted partner who communicates clearly and stays invested as their business grows.
Led with heart. Advised by serious experience.
Holoa Consulting is led by founder and principal consultant Laura Jones, with guidance from senior advisors who bring decades of experience in business growth, leadership, marketing, technology, and organizational strategy.
Laura Jones
Founder & Principal Consultant
Laura Jones is the founder of Holoa Consulting, a full-service marketing and business consulting firm based on Maui. With a Pepperdine MBA, experience at IBM and Meta, and ten years teaching in public schools, Laura brings strategy, storytelling, technology, and heart to her work.
Patrick O’Keeffe
Leadership Advisor
Patrick O’Keeffe brings Holoa Consulting senior-level perspective in leadership, operations, and organizational strategy. With three decades in the airline industry, he understands how growing businesses navigate complexity, manage people well, and use technology to improve performance.
Michelle Glover
Brand, Marketing & Reputation Advisor
Michelle Glover brings more than 30 years of global business experience in marketing, communications, branding, reputation management, sales, and operations. She has worked directly with 30 CEOs and helped guide growth for Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and startups.
James Wood
Startup, Growth & Technology Advisor
James Wood brings deep experience in technology, entrepreneurship, investment, and business growth. He founded and led multiple technology companies, including CODA Inc. and Silknet Software Inc., which went public in 1999 and was later sold to Kana Communications for $4 billion.
The standards behind the work.
Good work is not just about the final product. It is about how people are treated throughout the process and whether the work creates something useful, honest, and lasting.
Giving back is part of how we do business.
Holoa Consulting is proud to support organizations doing meaningful work in education, health, service, youth development, and community care.
Pacific Cancer Foundation
Pacific Cancer Foundation serves Maui County by providing access, knowledge, and support for people affected by cancer. Their work includes free support services for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers across Maui, Lāna‘i, and Moloka‘i.
Visit Pacific Cancer FoundationPublic Schools of Hawaii Foundation
The Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation strengthens public education across Hawai‘i by supporting innovation from within. Their programs help educators bring strong ideas to life and equip students for a changing future.
Visit Public Schools of Hawaii FoundationPepperdine University
Pepperdine University is committed to academic excellence, Christian values, and preparing students for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. Its mission reflects the kind of values-driven education that continues to shape Holoa’s work.
Visit Pepperdine UniversityLos Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association
The Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association has supported firefighters and their families since 1906. Through its Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firefighter’s Fund, the organization provides financial, emotional, and practical support during times of serious crisis.
Visit Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief AssociationSteamboat Sk8 Church
Steamboat Sk8 Church is a faith-based nonprofit and indoor skatepark in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. For more than 20 years, they have offered youth and young adults a safe, sober place to skate, eat, connect, and find hope.
Visit Steamboat Sk8 Church