GoPro WB RAW color correction techniques

Below of photos from video shot with GoPro WB RAW Protune on in summer sun. I have studied various tutorials on color correcting. Still unsure of best workflow. CIneform helpdesk says just uncompress with protune on - no export using Cineform studio. I don't like the results.
WB RAW Protune on:
My corrections:

While I was not there so I can't tell what the colors should look like, your corrections look pretty good to me.
However, based on the white t-shirt on the guy in the blue shirt on the left, it looks lto me like you may not have the white balance quite right just yet.
When shooting raw, you will always need to adjust things. I don't know what tools you are using, but with a minor tweak, I think you are darn close.

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