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#HumansoftheHub: Jimmy Lin

Jimmy Lin has been a member of the Hub for about a year and a half now. He works as a physical therapist specializing in orthopedics and sports. He is immensely passionate in the work he is doing because it allows him to work with others, and form meaningful connections.

Through his work, he is able to help people in both their physical and mental capacity. After talking to Jimmy, I think that I now see physical therapy as more of a mental transformation that only a physical one. People have to overcome a setback or injury, let a therapist in, and all the and while, push themselves to get better. 

Jimmy sees this as well as he and his close friends are currently working on a project to help young boys in the fifth to eight grade develop self confidence in both their mental and physical abilities. The group is working to show young ones that having the importance of relationship building, especially as they move into their teenage years. 

To get in touch with Jimmy and his team, email him at jimmy@jimmylin.fit 

What work do you do?

I am a physical therapist by trade, and then I was a personal trainer before that so then I kinda melded the two, so i’m a physical therapist that does orthopedics and sports. I’m passionate about sports so I started getting into more training and now i’m getting more into coaching as well. I specialize in orthopedic injuries and I do a lot of sports conditioning, so now it’s kind of like fitness training/personal training as well. 

I worked for a training clinic up until 2017, and then I moved back to LA for a little bit and then I came back and now I just do things on my own. I see a couple clients out of CrossFit, a few out of their own homes, and a few we actually run, so  every time we meet up, it’s kind of a path that we go train on.

 

Do you have a Passion Project? OR What’s your WHY?

I think it’s a little bit of both. I really do love what I do- from the relationship development aspect, to the fact that I really have to try to understand people in order to help them. Actually, I think that’s a growing realization that I am starting to see. That is, in order to really help somebody, they have to really believe that you truly understand them and you really have to understand them. I think through this thought process, on both levels, the personal training side and the rehab/healing side, they’re kind of one and the same and that’s why I love doing what I do. 

Now, I do that as my primary job, but I am working right now with a couple of colleagues, who are also close friends, on a project that is geared towards helping young men, around fifth to eight grade- that’s kind of around the age we are targeting right now- to help them learn to develop self confidence in both their mental and physical abilities. We are all physical therapists with specializations in orthopedics and sports, plus strength and conditioning. We are also all strength and conditioning certified and I think it further emphasizes the importance of being in a situation where you love working with the people that you are around since we’re close friends-and we see the physical importance of relationship building. I think having that as adolescents become teenagers is something that we want to develop for them so that they can help each other/support each other through their kind of psychologically adventurous years. 

What do people not know about you?

I don’t know I am a pretty open book. I think most people know everything about me. Well, I play the guitar (sort of) I like music, so I try to play some music. I like everything-I don’t know if people know that about me. I pretty much like everything. I find the world and people fascinating. And literally when I say I like everything, It’s hard for me to name things that I really dislike. 

Impact Partners 2023

Hub Coworking is fortunate to partner with select local businesses to help make a bigger impact in our community.

These companies have demonstrated their support for the growing entrepreneurial and small business community in Honolulu. All Impact Partners are dedicated to bettering Hawaii through their thoughtful business actions.

Our Impact Partner Circle serves as a valuable advisory council that provides sponsorship of events and memberships, strategic insights, and thought leadership for the community. We are proud to announce continued partnership with the following organizations:

Ulupono Initiative

A mission-driven venture of The Omidyar Group, Ulupono Initiative was founded in 2009 and strives to improve the quality of life for the people of Hawai‘i by working toward sustainable solutions that support and promote locally produced food, renewable energy, clean transportation, and better management of freshwater resources. For more information, visit ulupono.com.

Ulupono’s work supports the following SDGs:

Central Pacific Bank

Central Pacific Bank provides a full range of banking, investment and trust services. Founded by a small group of World War II veterans in 1954 to help immigrant families build a life away from the plantations, the bank has grown to serve the financial needs of all families and small businesses in the Islands.

The bank and its employees also have a long and proud history of giving back to the communities in which we work, live and raise our families. Our values and sensibilities are local and focused on our customers and our community, allowing us to help create a better life for everyone in these islands.

CPB’s work supports the following SDGs:

Hawaii Business Magazine

Hawaii Business Magazine is a respected, relevant and innovative resource for Hawai‘i and its people. We have won more than 100 national and state awards over the past five years, including the prize for best regional business magazine in the country for three of the past five years.

Our stories cover the big issues impacting our island home, its people, companies and nonprofits, such as climate change, the cost of living, affordable housing, entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, education and other important issues.

ProService Hawaii

At ProService Hawaii, we help employers hire, manage and grow their team with a suite of solutions to meet their needs for payroll, employee benefits, HR and compliance. Since our inception in 1994, we’ve been on a journey that has taken us from a small office in Kailua-Kona to one of Hawaii’s Top 250 employers and Best Places to Work. Today our offices are roomier, but our mission is the same: helping employers to succeed in Hawaii.

ProService’s work supports the following SDGs:

#HumansoftheHub: Nathalie Champion

Nathalie is a member of the hub that has two ways of reaching out to her community. The first, is that she is a realtor for NextHome KU Realty. In this, Nathalie focuses on making peoples’ experiences meaningful and positive.

 

Her background in psychology has opened her eyes to see that the realty process is actually a pretty emotional one for most people. Because of this, she navigates her work by putting the customer over her sale-to make sure that the client is able to transition to a place where they are happier than before they began, regardless of where they started. 

On the other hand, Nathalie is the founder of Sparked, an authentic relationship game for women. Participants usually gather in someone’s home, the Still and Moving Center on Queen St. and at the Hub. She has started to launch meetings on Zoom, where women can still engage in a meaningful online conversation, sharing their stories, and learning how to deliver their stories to other women. 

Besides Sparked, Nathalie is also involved in Womanspeak, a woman-safe space to learn and implement best practices for public speaking. While Sparked is to get you more comfortable to share your story with a group of women, Womanspeak gets you used to talking to a bigger group. Nathalie helps participants focus on their breathing, their body, and getting out of their heads. That way, women can become more accustomed to speaking about their core values and their ‘why’. She hopes to have women avoid getting stuck in that negative feedback loop of panic that stirs when someone is presented with the opportunity of public speaking, and instead be able to articulate what they want to shine and convey to their audience. 

In all of this, Nathalie finds ways to help others from a place of service. After speaking with her, I was undoubtedly met with a rush of confidence and positivity. Before ending the call, when asked what message she wants to highlight to readers, Nathalie said that she hopes to underscore the importance of being kind to one another- especially right now. 

To get in touch with Nathalie, please email nathalie@nathaliechampion.com

Meet Nathalie Champion

NextHome KU Realty

3 Questions:

  1. What work do you do?

I am a residential realtor. I focus on buying, selling and investing instead of property management all over O’ahu. I have found that there are a lot of realtors, but I feel that I know and trust you will find your people. 

      2. What’s your WHY?

I love real estate because it is such a huge and daunting process. I have been blessed to have  two experiences: one, having a realtor that was awful and one that was amazing. The difference in the quality of my life during the transaction was something that made me go,  “wow this is so important that I want to come in from the service side”. I have a psychology degree and I feel that it’s important because realty is such an emotional process and for a majority of people they don’t realize that. To me, it doesn’t have such a fiduciary duty because here, it is one of the few jobs where you have to put your customer over your sales-unlike other sales positions. This is something that I take very very seriously, and I really find joy in being able to midwife someone through the transition into someplace where they fall in love or even a transition out from a place where they were unhappy. I think that this is especially important now because it is such an unprecedented time where it’s important to really be kind- because a lot of people’s lives are really being shifted out of their comfort zone. It’s remarkable how much changes and how you can make a difference for someone. 

      3. What do people not know about you?

I feel that people don’t know how much of an introvert I am. I prefer being at home reading, versus networking and putting myself out there and meeting people. It’s funny because my job is so much of that, and so it has taken a lot of creativity to navigate that. 

I think that’s why I am so active in the community. Recently, I have become a part of Sparked, an authentic relationship game for women. My role is to hold space for this game to be experienced. Traditionally we would circle up in a woman only space at someone’s house, but nowadays we will meet on Zoom, spin a spinner, land on an awesome topic like “passion”, pick a card, and then answer the question. I feel that it is an insightful opportunity to get to know each other that fosters a deeper connection to one another than normal networking which focuses on one facet of who we are as human beings. Sparked allows you to share yourself in a way that’s important, and also helps you realize that, ‘other people have just as complex and rich a life as I do,’ because you forget that sometimes. 

#HumansoftheHub Intro & Patrick Gartside

Welcome to the #HumansOfTheHub campaign. This social media post/blog campaign is one of our efforts to bring us together in a time where we can’t all meet up in the Community kitchen for a member luncheon, or wave “hi” to each other in the office space. Our goal is to bring more of a human connection to the virtual world we have found ourselves in. 

It has been brought up in one of our zoom meetings that there has been such a surge in email, text, social, slack, and call notifications that at one point it all just seems to be chatter. And while it’s great that we all have the time to talk, we have yet to truly connect. We are sharing posts, documents, and news, but we are not sharing stories, experiences, and feelings. In launching the #HumansOfTheHub campaign, the Hub invites you to take a second and meet some of your community members so that hopefully, when we come out of all this, we can look upon familiar faces, say thank you to them for the work they’ve done, collaborate with them on an impactful project, or at least create new friendships.  

 

For the first human profile, the Hub team nominated Patrick Gartside to kickstart #HumansOfTheHub. Patrick has worked with the Hub since October of 2018 and he and his Work Now Hawaii team clean the spaces that we all use regularly. Work Now Hawaii is a nonprofit organization that was established to help people living with disabilities achieve independence through employment opportunities. His work is especially important as we live through COVID-19. The Hub remains open to our 24/7 membership holders, and on any given day there are a handful of people in the space to carry out their essential business. Regardless of the number of patrons, a community space like the Hub should be thoroughly cleaned and maintained; if not just for general upkeep, but for the day that we are all allowed to come in and occupy space once again. Patrick and the Work Now Hawaii teams are in the Hub twice a day, cleaning the facility to keep up with the health precautions given out by the Department of Health. WNH offers training programs that are designed to maximize individual’s strengths and abilities in a way that increases their confidence and productivity. Patrick emphasized that WNH makes it a point to match an individual’s interests and abilities with their occupation. The goal is to identify and create accommodations for employable, hardworking individuals with disabilities to be successful throughout their careers.

Get to know Patrick! 

Patrick Gartside- Founding Executive Director of Work Now Hawaii

Interview Questions: 

  1. What work do you do?

I have recently founded a nonprofit whose mission is to help people living with disabilities find success through employment.  Work Now Hawaii provides job opportunities, job training, and job placement to helping people to set and reach their employment goals.  We work to help individuals find opportunities that match their interests and abilities.

       2. What’s your WHY?

As someone who has struggled with employment in direct relation to mental health, I am committed to providing a pathway for others to overcome barriers and to reach their potential.

       3. What do people not know about you?

I eagerly started working at the age of 14, and have since held eight jobs (store clerk, dishwasher, restaurant front and back of house, pizza shop manager, food delivery person, web developer, and digital marketing consultant.) I have also started several small businesses. Everybody takes a different path in life, what matters is that we keep pushing forward and following our interests, developing our skills and contributing to our communities.

 

Comprehensive COVID-19 Emergency Loans & Grant Options

*Updates to this blog will be typed in RED. This post was last updated 4/16/20

The Impact Hub Honolulu team has been working hard to comb through the fury of Small Business Administration (SBA) loans, grants and unemployment insurance opportunities for small businesses, independent contractors, non profits, and self employed during this COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has helped push monies for the small businesses and individuals who are furloughed  or unemployed.

Below are summaries and links of: 1) SBA Grants and Loans for COVID-19, 2) Unemployment Insurance Options, 3) Employee Retention Payroll Tax Credit and 4) Payroll Tax Deferral for Employers

1.SBA GRANTS AND LOANS FOR COVID-19

  • If you are a small business and looking to furlough or layoff employees completely so they can receive unemployment insurance and save on payroll costs, weigh the option of maintaining them on payroll in order to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) described in the table below.
  • All individuals, small businesses, non profits, self employed and sole proprietors can apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) HERE and receive $10,000 within days. Update 4/16/20: SBA is giving a grant of $1,000 per employee to each small business up to $10,000. These funds can be used for payroll, rent, utilities and mortgage payments.
  • The SBA has a Google Folder that is open to the public HERE.
  • EIDL Loan Update: If you applied before March 30 and haven’t received a loan number, follow up with SBA by calling the info line at 1-800-659-2955. (4/6/20)
  • Typically SBA EIDL respond within 3 days, Expect delays (4/6/20)

Complete SBA Loan and Grant Comparison Table (Link)

Helpful Links:

US Chamber of Commerce PDF on the SBA PPP , Office of US Senator Brian Schatz on SBA PPP

Local HI Employment Lawyers Info (BrainGain) , All Save HI Jobs and Biz Webinars ,

Central Pacific Bank PPP App , American Savings Bank PPP App, First Hawaiian Bank PPP App, BOH PPP App

2. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR ALL 

The CARES Act allows the Department of Labor support the Unemployment Insurance  (UI) program with additional compensation. Remember, that if you are a small businesses with employees you will need to rehire them to maintain your average number for payroll in order to receive the PPP grant listed in the table above.

  • UI has been expanded its eligibility for Hawai’i residents. In other words, more people can receive UI than before.
  • Residents receive an additional $600 per week on top of what they would get for UI payments until July 31, 2020
  • UI benefits have been expanded for a longer duration of 39 weeks

Links:

UI Updates from Office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz  (PDF Version HERE)

Apply for State of Hawaii Unemployment Insurance HERE and Benefits Estimator

Simplicity HR COVID-19 General Website: See Employee UI FAQs , See Employer UI FAQs

3. Employee Retention Payroll Tax Credit

The CARES Act created a tax credit that applies to small businesses as another option for those that do NOT participate in the PPP as mentioned above and keep their employees on payroll.

  • For employers with 100 or fewer full-time employees, they may claim a credit for wages paid to all of their employees, up to $10,000 a person.
  • Employers are eligible if they have been fully or partially suspended as a result of a government order (such as mayor and governor orders to stay at home), or if they experience a 50 percent reduction in quarterly receipts as a result of the crisis.
  • The credit can be claimed against the business or non-profit’s quarterly payroll tax liability and is fully refundable to the extent of excess.

Links:

Office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz 

4. PAYROLL TAX DEFERRAL FOR EMPLOYERS 

CARES Act allows for employers to defer, or not pay payroll taxes for the rest of calendar year 2020, and have them pay later when things are “up & running” again. Employers will have to pay in 2 equal payments: at the end of 2021 and the end of 2022.

  • You cannot participate in this deferral if you receive a SBA PPP loan and or grant as mentioned above.

 

DETAILED SUMMARIES DONE BY OTHERS (Updated 4/9/20)

Guide to COVID Relief Programs PDF (ProService)

Save Hawaii Jobs and Business Resource PDF (Updated Regularly)

COVID-19 Response from Impact Hub Honolulu

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) begins to have a greater impact on our communities, the well-being of our team, their families, and our guests are our top priority. In these uncertain times we will continue to malama and care for our community as best as we can. We are currently laser focused on taking proactive measures to operate in the safest way possible. In order to maintain the health of members and our island community, Impact Hub Honolulu will be making significant changes to our hours and Membership plans effective immediately. These changes will remain in effect indefinitely– we don’t yet know the date when these restrictions will be revised and we appreciate your patience during these ever changing times.

The decision has been a difficult one and is being made based on our conversations with epidemiologists, infectious disease doctors, and others. We are trying to balance the needs of our community and members while following best practices. We thank you for your understanding.

Below is a summary detailing all the changes being implemented. If you have any questions, please reach out to Co-Founder, Nam.

  • Limited Access: Existing Unlimited Members and Office Holders will still have 24/7 access to the Hub. We are closed to all Part-Time, Starter, Virtual Office and Meeting Room Members. The doors will remain locked 24/7. Members who are currently not an Unlimited Member or Office Holder will not be able to upgrade their membership during this time.
  • No new memberships will be offered at this time.
  • Guest Policy remains in effect: you may have up to 3 guests per member for up to 2 hours. You can still purchase Day Passes as needed from the app.
  • Limited Kitchen Access: We are removing tea, coffee, kombucha, and beer taps to further limit the spread of contagions.
  • All public and private meetings will be discontinued until further notice. All meeting rooms will remain closed and locked – these rooms cannot be booked to help maintain the requisite of social distancing.
  • All events have been canceled/postponed. Please check our Events calendar on Facebook to see if/when events are rescheduled.
  • Limited Mail Service: We will still offer our mail service for those with current service. Our team will receive mail at the post office, and send messages to Members as usual. However, we will only offer mail for pickup on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11am-1pm. We will still be receiving FedEx & UPS.When possible, please do not send any additional packages to the Hub to minimize handling and delivery.
  • Staffing: In order to protect staff and members we will not have Hosts on duty and will have very limited staffing during the closure.
  • Cleaning: We have already scheduled extra cleaning shifts from our cleaning team to ensure our space remains as safe as possible. We have also made available for Members to use Virex cleaner, towels, and gloves in a basket located behind the front desk.
  • Hand Sanitizers: We are doing our best to keep up with the demand for hand sanitizers for our space. If you happen to come across any please do let us know and feel free to share.
  • Social Distancing: We have rearranged the tables in the coworking space to encourage social distancing. Please do not re-arrange the tables during this time.

We are temporarily suspending our Membership policy and offering refunds for unused time (to be applied as a credit towards subsequent months). Please email our Community Manager, Josh to update or edit your Membership plan. The 30-days notice policy will still apply to office holders.

Lastly, we ask for your support during this time. We love our community and feel that everyone looks after one another. During this period, we ask for your support to minimize the effects to our business to help us all collectively weather this storm.

If you can, we graciously ask that you continue to support us and our community by not cancelling your membership. We understand if this is not possible. No explanations needed and no judgements made.

From all of us at Impact Hub HNL, we want to wish you and your families wellness and peace during these strange and unpredictable times. We look forward to welcoming back the community as soon as it’s safe and prudent to do so.