The CFO who coaches. The investor who gives back.

15 years of building by design.

There's a version of success that looks great on a resume and feels suffocating on the inside. I spent years watching high achievers build that version — talented, capable, financially strong, and quietly miserable because nothing in their life was designed. It was just happening to them.

I've been building the alternative for 15 years. Not as a theory. As a life. While building my own companies — and simultaneously helping others build theirs — I was designing a financial system that would let me live free, not just earn well.

"A client asked me what keeps me up at night when it comes to my business. Honestly? Not much. I know my survival number and I protect that with everything I've got. Everything after that is a choice. It's fun. I control the pacing, the risk, and how long I do it for." — Kalani

That's the freedom I'm talking about. Not the kind that comes from luck or a big exit. The kind that comes from knowing your number, protecting it fiercely, and building everything else on top of that foundation.

As a fractional CFO, I run the numbers for real businesses every day — construction companies, restaurants, nonprofits. I see firsthand how financial blindness masquerades as confidence, and how revenue without a system is just a faster treadmill.

As a certified high performance coach through the High Performance Institute, I work with a small roster of high achievers who are ready to stop building by default and start building by design. The combination — financial architecture + high performance methodology — is rare. Most coaches can't do both. I can, because I live both, every single day.

I founded PIKO Legacy because freedom without generosity isn't freedom — it's just accumulation. PIKO is my proof that success carries a responsibility to bring others along. I'm currently acquiring businesses, expanding my investment portfolio, and building toward the life I've designed for myself and my kids.

"I am not what I do. I am how I live." — The identity shift that changed everything

That's the reframe I offer every woman I work with. Not a new strategy. A new foundation. One where your identity doesn't disappear when your title does — because you built something that belongs entirely to you.

The credentials — without leading with them

• Certified High Performance Coach — Certified through the High Performance Institute.
• Fractional CFO · Nailena Consulting Group — Founded and leads a fractional CFO firm serving construction, restaurant, and nonprofit businesses.
• Founder · PIKO Legacy — Nonprofit strengthening 1,000 small businesses from the inside out through training, tools, and community.
• Serial entrepreneur and active investor — 15 years building, scaling, and exiting businesses. Currently acquiring businesses and expanding an investment portfolio.