Vincent Marden

Remi, Hearing of Vince’s passing has been emotional. I know he is in a better place and free of the restrictions his body placed on him. Several years ago I got off of all social media and lost touch with a lot of friends and associates. Wish I could have been there on Saturday the 21st to say goodbye. Vince will always be someone that I feel impacted my life dramatically. Prior to meeting and working for Vince, I had always been an analytical, process and system-oriented leader that understood the expected results and was driven to succeed and meet or exceed those expectations. He always complimented me on my business acumen. What he taught me is that the most important thing a leader possesses is the ability to bring out the best in the team. Building rapport, getting buy-in, making sure the team understands you care about them personally, and building self-worth, confidence and commitment to the organization was just as important as the technical knowledge. He made me a better leader and I attribute the success I have had in life directly to the positive change he got me to understand. When he first mentioned to me that he was dating the Dale Carnegie gal, I knew you guys were right for each other. You are such a positive, motivating, team building individual that I knew based on how he was helping me grow you guys had the same core values and were going to be great together. Over the years, I have had many conversations in my mind with Vince. One example I remember was asking him for advice on an issue I was having with one of our Managers. After a moment our two it came to me, step into his shoes figure out what is bothering him and approach him from that perspective. While not actually speaking with Vince, I know that by trying to get myself to think like him and what he taught me helped me resolve the issue. A great man that will be greatly missed. All my love and Aloha for you and Koa. Russ