Growing Together

Our approach builds an enduring connection to purpose that enables people and processes to evolve cycle after cycle.

Unlike MBB-trained consultants, we forego the industry-standard practice of shoving your case into a cookie-cutter template that defaults to downsizing.

At Kaona Coaching, we take the time and care that you deserve — prioritizing the people that get things done, the processes that enable their work, and the purpose that drives it all — to truly understand the whole mission and help you navigate each step of the way as partners.

Our focus on doing things the right way and centering sustainability throughout each engagement makes all the difference, and we can prove it: contact us for a free consultation today!

Tyler Lopaka Cundiff

Founder & Principal

Tyler brings a polymathic curiosity to bear in solving every problem he encounters. Born and raised in Hawai'i, he earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and conducted graduate studies in global business at the Graduate Institute Geneva and George Washington University. Tyler is a certified Chief of Staff, Project Management Professional, and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

He has worked as a professional athlete and coach, a management consultant, a composer and songwriter, a published poet, a diplomatic attaché, a family office executive, a general contractor, a community organizer, and a senior university leader.

In 2024, one consulting engagement became two, then three; Tyler founded Kaona Coaching in 2025 and continues to lead every engagement in collaboration with a network of trusted advisors that afford deep domain-specific experience as needed.