Big Island today → All major islands in 36 months. You own the rollout and a portion of the profits.
Description
We’re the top family beach portrait company on the Big Island with $700k revenue in 2025. There are two parts of the business: Luau Entry Photography & Beach Portrait Sessions. Luau pays the bills so that Beach Portrait Sessions can be the profit driver.
The next steps: Perfect the model on Big Island, fill the calendar, then copy paste to Oahu, Maui, & Kauai. Become the undisputed state-wide champions of capturing family memories.
This role is built for one specific person:
You have already:
- Scaled a destination-based service business (photography, tours, weddings, activities, etc.) to multi-7-figure profitably.
- Mastered organic, high-converting marketing in a tourist/destination market (Instagram reels that book shoots, SEO that ranks #1, Pinterest flywheels, TikTok, referral systems, etc.)
- Won contracts with strategic partners over entrenched competition - Can you walk into a Four Seasons, The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Ritz-Carlton, Andaz, or The Grand Wailea, get past the gatekeepers, and take contracts from our largest competitor?
- Expanded geographically without destroying profits.
Our Company Values (you will be judged on these daily)
- Customer-Centered Experience – We make booking, shooting, and receiving galleries stupid-easy and joyful. Zero friction.
- Quality and Excellence – Every single gallery is vibrant, emotional, frame-worthy work our families treasure forever.
- Authenticity and Connection – We capture real moments, real laughter, real tears
- Professionalism and Reliability – On time, over-communicate, under-promise, over-deliver. Always.
- Creativity and Innovation – We keep evolving and stay the obvious choice.
If you haven't lit up already, stop reading.
What You’ll Own
- Full P&L
- Multi-island expansion roadmap and execution
- Landing (and renewing) luxury resort partnerships on every island
- Building an organic marketing machine supplemented by paid ads. Fill that calendar!
- Hiring, training, and quality control.
The Comp Plan
- Start: $48,000 base (lean on purpose. You’re here to build wealth, not collect a paycheck)
- Permanent salary increases to $65k → $75 → $90k → $105k →$125k when we hit $1M / $2M / $3M / $4M / $5M revenue, as long as EBITDA targets are also met.
- Up to $75k/year performance bonuses
- You earn real equity up to a 10% Cap as we hit revenue + EBITDA milestones together.
- 4-year vesting, 1-year cliff per tranche.
- If we fall below EBITDA targets for 12 straight months → salary freeze, bonuses stop, no new equity until fixed.
You get wealthy if the business grows significantly and remains profitable.
The Realistic Upside
Landing resort contracts + organic marketing playbook while keeping EBITDA targets, and you’ll hit: $125k base + $75k performance bonus + 10% equity.
This is not a job.
This is an opportunity to help build & own part of the most dominant family photography brand across all of Hawaii, starting from a Big Island base that is already established.
If you’ve closed large strategic partner deals, ranked #1 organically in a destination market, and scaled geographically without killing profit — send me:
- Resume + Cover Letter
- Documented Proof of Success: ie, businesses scaled, revenue/profit numbers, strategic partner contracts you personally landed, organic and paid channels you own
- 5-minute video outlining your 90-day plan to get us to the first equity milestone. ($1M Revneue + 20% EBITDA)
Email: [email protected]
Mahalo!
About the Company
Hawaii Family Portraits is a photography company specializing in capturing cherished memories for families visiting the Hawaiian Islands. Our mission is to provide high-quality, professional portrait experiences that reflect the beauty of Hawaii and the unique bonds within each family. We are committed to exceptional customer service, artistic excellence, and creating a fun, stress-free environment for our clients. As a team, we deliver candid images that families will treasure for generations.