# Kerry Konrady

> Kerry Konrady is the Chief Marketing Officer of OluKai, the Hawaiian-inspired premium footwear brand. A former civil-engineering student and college pitcher who fell for baseball statistics before marketing, he has helped build OluKai from a niche label into a B-Corp certified, direct-to-consumer growth story rooted in the Aloha spirit. Over more than 20 years marketing premium consumer goods, he rose through OluKai from Director of Marketing to VP to CMO, oversees ecommerce and owned retail, and serves as a board director of the Ama OluKai Foundation supporting Hawaiian culture and communities.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at OluKai
- **Organizations:** OluKai, Ama OluKai Foundation, University of Oregon (advisory board)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BSE, Engineering (civil engineering); pitched for the Lions baseball team, Loyola Marymount University, MBA, Sports Marketing, University of Oregon
- **Known for:** Helped grow OluKai from a niche footwear label into a broader, B-Corp certified premium brand., Built and scaled OluKai's direct-to-consumer ecommerce and owned retail business units., Led brand storytelling programs including the Anywhere Aloha film series.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Studied civil engineering at Loyola Marymount and pitched for the Lions baseball team before moving into marketing.
- **Graduate** — Earned an MBA in Sports Marketing from the University of Oregon.
- **OluKai** — Joined OluKai as Director of Marketing, leading brand development from early days.
- **OluKai** — Promoted to Vice President, Marketing.
- **Current** — Serves as Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing brand, direct-to-consumer ecommerce, and owned retail.
- **2014** — Involved with the Ama OluKai Foundation, serving as a board director/secretary supporting Hawaiian culture and communities.

## Achievements

- Helped grow OluKai from a niche footwear label into a broader, B-Corp certified premium brand.
- Built and scaled OluKai's direct-to-consumer ecommerce and owned retail business units.
- Led brand storytelling programs including the Anywhere Aloha film series.
- Supported over seven figures raised for Lahaina/Maui fire relief.
- Board director of the Ama OluKai Foundation, which has granted hundreds of thousands annually to Hawaiian causes.
- Advisory board member at the University of Oregon.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Featured in Forbes on how OluKai embodies Aloha across brand and community efforts, discussing B-Corp discipline, partnerships, and the Anywhere Aloha campaign.
- **2023-08** — Amplified OluKai's Maui/Lahaina fire relief efforts, with the brand raising over seven figures for recovery.

## Links

- Website: https://olukai.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-konrady-36b594

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Last updated: 2026-07-27