Building more productive leaders and teams

My healthy obsession is helping professionals and teams redesign how work gets done, so productivity strengthens.

Team Productivity Needs a Bold Shift

Many professionals today are still operating with a work style built for a different era. When a team redesigns how work gets done, to meet today’s demands, teams naturally optimize their capacity, reducing drag and context switching (i.e., whiplash).

Meet Hilani

Does this sound familiar: "We need to work smarter, not harder!"

What Sets Capacity-Focused Teams Apart

Capacity is influenced by how work is organized, coordinated, and supported across a team.

When capacity isn’t considered, teams operate reactively, creating drag with forward progress. When supported through intentional work design, productivity strengthens and whiplash minimizes.

Optimizing capacity doesn’t require large-scale change. Intentional adjustments in how work is designed can yield substantial performance gains.

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What Others are Saying…

Testimonials

“Hilani is very entertaining, engaging and listening to her for a short hour was very insightful and inspiring.”

Dorianne - Conference Attendee

“It gives you tools to move your mindset towards the change that you want, while also helping you figure out what needs to change to make your goals a reality.”

Kimberly - Conference Attendee

"Hilani had amazing energy! Her talk was extremely thought provoking and she makes you want to lean in and learn more from her!"

Rachel - Conference Attendee

"Could listen to her for another hour! Would love a breakout session with opportunity to engage more in a smaller group.”

Andrea - Conference Attendee

"Hilani needs a few more hours! Great perspective and a fresh way of looking at things!"

Kate - Conference Attendee

"I think Hilani was great as a speaker and kept everyone's attention. The material she provided was valuable."

CEO - Vistage Member (Monterey, CA)

"Hilani provided tangible and actionable tips on how to manage our energy vs. manage our time! It was a great session filled with awesome dialogue to address meeting fatigue, calendar blocking, and how we view the time we have / perception of that time. Loved it! Thank you!"

CEO - Vistage Member (Denver, CO)

"Great speaker and presentation. Super professional, knowledgeable, and thought provoking. Extremely thoughtful with many take-homes that I will use to improve my effectiveness, time management, and intentional communication."

CEO - Vistage Member (Fort Collins, CO)

“I was so impressed by Hilani's facilitation methods and ability to engage with the class, we asked her back to facilitate more sessions for our large group.”

Sarah W. - Talent and Development, US Army

“Her ability to reiterate key points is not only brilliant but also highly engaging for the audience. I wholeheartedly recommend Hilani Ellis to elevate any panel and make it truly shine.”

Christine D. - Executive Director, Chamber of Commerce

“Hilani is a blue chip asset for any corporation."

Bruce C. - TV Production Executive, Paramount

“Hilani’s charismatic approach coupled with her sense of leadership and accountability make her a rarity in today’s business environment.”

Joey B. - CEO Advisor and Entrepreneur

“With every interaction I’ve had with Hilani, I have been impressed with her ability to communicate, engage, and see a vision.”

Michael H. - Entrepreneur, Loclyz Complete Media Services

“Interacting with Hilani and being able to leverage her abilities is an advantage to me and my business. She offers an unmatched level of energy and excitement to her work; it’s infectious.“

Mike V., Executive Coach

“I don’t know if I can say I’ve ever meet someone as passionate about productivity as Hilani. Her level of knowledge and expertise connected to productivity and systems is a huge advantage to someone like me scaling a business. Having a partnership with Hilani gives me much assurance that I’m in good hands.”

Garrett K. - 4x Entrepreneur

“From the moment Hilani and I had our first meeting, I loved her energy, charisma, and straight talking attitude.”

Sarabeth B. - Author and Keynote Speaker

Redesign the Way Work Gets Done

Peter Drucker, author and speaker, famously said, “In order to start doing something new, you have to stop doing something old.”

Old Work Style

Time Scarcity - Feeling there’s never enough time to complete everything

Overwhelmed Workload - Managing an endless to-do list

At Capacity - Reacting fast to the influx of demands

New Work Style

Time Abundance - Feeling there is enough time to complete everything and more, knowing you aren’t sacrificing output

Proactive Strategy - Planning and prioritizing effort with clarity and foresight

More Capacity - Proactively handling each day with greater intention

Read About Redesigning Work

Who is Hilani?

Hilani is a Capacity Architect, bringing two decades of firsthand insight from working alongside top executives and founders. She helps professionals see the hidden patterns shaping how their teams work and guides them in designing an approach that better supports today’s demands.

Her unconventional perspective reveals what often goes unnoticed: where effort is dragging, where competing work styles can create whiplash, and where small shifts create meaningful progress.

“A team’s true advantage isn’t time—it’s when capacity is properly leveraged, making effort and time work together more intentionally.” — Hilani

Meet Hilani