Motherhood and Entrepreneurship: How HITO Adapted
After months of preparation—implementing operating systems, documenting processes, developing leaders, and attempting to hire the right people—the moment of truth arrived with the birth of my son, Kazuki. Despite our best efforts, the transition wasn’t seamless. As I mentioned in my previous blog, we had a significant setback with a leadership hire who began making […]
People Over Process: Building Your Leadership Team
I shared previously HITO evolved from a solo operation to a team of ten employees and how we implemented systems to create a business that could operate without my constant presence. While those systems were crucial, they were only half of the equation. The other half—perhaps the more important half—was people. As a single mother […]
The HITO Journey: From Solo Entrepreneur to Team Leader
When I founded HITO in 2017, I had no idea how dramatically my relationship with the business would transform over the coming years. What began as a one-woman operation would evolve into a thriving company with a team of professionals—and eventually, a business that could operate while I focused on my most important role yet: […]
