StudioLab

Marketing Foundations Workshop

Strong marketing doesn't happen by accident - it starts with a solid foundation and a team that understands how to grow the business together.

The Marketing Foundations Workshop is a hands-on, facilitated training experience designed for solopreneurs, partnerships, and small businesses looking to strengthen their marketing efforts. Built around our proven seven-module Marketing Guidebook curriculum, this interactive workshop combines practical instruction, real-world examples, and engaging discussion to help participants better understand how marketing, customer experience, business development, and brand awareness all work together.

Whether you're a business owner wearing multiple hats or a growing team with employees who help attract and retain customers, this workshop provides practical tools and strategies that can be implemented immediately.

Each participant will receive a downloadable PDF copy of the 70-page The Marketing Guidebook e-book to reinforce what they've learned and serve as an ongoing marketing resource long after the workshop concludes.

Foundation Session

$495

Up to 2 participants
Three-hour facilitated workshop
Interactive discussion and workbook exercises
PDF copy of The Marketing Guidebook for each participant

Team Workshop

$995

Up to 6 participants
Four-hour facilitated workshop
Interactive discussion and workbook exercises
PDF copy of The Marketing Guidebook for each participant
One complimentary 60-minute virtual follow-up session

Expanded Team Workshop

$1,495

Up to 12 participants
Five-hour facilitated workshop
Interactive discussion and workbook exercises
PDF copy of The Marketing Guidebook for each participant
One complimentary 60-minute virtual follow-up session

The Mind Behind Marketing StudioLab

Tina Kies is the founder of Chikara PR and the creator of Marketing StudioLab. With more than 25 years of experience in public relations, marketing, business development, and community engagement, she has helped organizations of all sizes strengthen their brands, build meaningful relationships, and grow with purpose.

Her career began at one of Hawaiʻi's leading public relations and marketing firms, where she developed strategies for product launches, grand openings, brand campaigns, and high-profile events serving luxury brands, national corporations, nonprofits, restaurants, and small businesses. Early in her career, Tina was recognized as Hawaiʻi's Young Public Relations Professional of the Year, an honor that reflected both her passion for the profession and her commitment to meaningful communication.

Nearly a decade ago, Tina founded Chikara PR with a simple mission: to bring big-agency marketing strategy to the small businesses and nonprofits that often don't have access to it. By translating decades of experience into practical, affordable solutions, she helps organizations with limited time and resources compete with confidence and create meaningful impact in their communities.

As both a strategist and a fellow small business owner, Tina understands the realities of limited time, limited budgets, and wearing multiple hats. She created Marketing StudioLab to share the practical frameworks, tools, and lessons she's developed throughout her career - giving business owners accessible resources and hands-on workshops that replace uncertainty with clarity and confidence.

The Marketing StudioLab

Marketing Foundations Workshop

Foundation Session

Team Workshop

Expanded Team Workshop

The Marketing Guidebook: a Workbook & Guide

The Mind Behind Marketing StudioLab