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“Mike is the best employee I have ever hired. He is every employers dream.” Michael Sites, VP Product Marketing, Sabre and Orbitz -- hired Mike at Sabre in 1995 and Orbitz in 2000
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"Mike is a strong product manager with the unique ability to manage both the big picture and the daily tactical challenges of complex projects. He is a hard worker who gets along well with all different types of people. Mike takes tremendous ownership and pride in his work and has a strong work ethic. In addition to being a strong performer, Mike is also a great guy”. Mark Siegel, SVP Marketing and Business Development, Teleflora
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“Mike de la Hoz was not only uniquely effective at the product management of complex projects, he also had a keen ability to maintain a vision of the big picture while successfully managing the details and tactical aspects. Mike displayed an extremely strong work ethic and was passionate about building and growing an online business; he played an instrumental role in the majority of the key web/online initiatives at Teleflora. Mike was a pleasure to work with and was well regarded as a leader and teammate throughout the entire organization, from the executive management level to entry level analysts”. Deborah Benton, Executive Vice President, Inside Sales and Operations, Teleflora
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“Strategic thinker, great leadership skills, highly organized and an absolute pleasure to work with”.
Kara Taylor, Director, Site Merchandising and Content, Retail, Teleflora
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“Mike has a talent for finding new business opportunities within an established brand. He combines his technical background and brilliant creativity to develop new products and lines of business ... Under his direction the business grew tremendously year over year. I really can't say enough great things about Mike de la Hoz as a leader, but suffice it to say that I would jump at the chance to work for him again”.
Gail-Ann Bradshaw-Krieger, Sr. Project Manager, Teleflora
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“Mike and I worked together as a client-agency team to create a strategy for the redevelopment of the FindaFlorist website for Teleflora. Along the way, Mike offered the enthusiasm, business acumen and intelligence that kept my team inspired and driven to do a great job. Mike has such a terrific style of dealing with teams and motivating people, combined with a deep accumulated base of knowledge and expertise in what makes websites successful, that I welcome the opportunity to work together in the future”.
Doug Klein, Senior Strategist, Web Associates
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“Mike is a very creative and innovative contributor to his organization. He demonstrates great passion in his approach to driving the online business for Teleflora. I could always count on Mike to both challenge me and my team to perform at a high level and to remain open-minded about other company environmental factors that influenced our work priorities. He consistently focused on the noble causes that made Teleflora successful.” April 13, 2007

Michael Pierce (mpierce@teleflora.com), Director, E-Commerce / Web Development, Teleflora
worked with Mike at Teleflora, LLC
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“Mike was a superior director who moved our eCommerce projects forward through fruition. In addition to being a strong leader, he was always extremely professional and very pleasant to work with. I would recommend him whole heartedly”.
Nadia Hefni, Partnership Marketing Manager, Affinity Business Group, Teleflora LLC
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“Mike had a very good understanding of our business, the objectives of the business and what we needed to do to get there. Having clear direction from management is important for a business to be successful, and Mike was very good at communicating our goals. Mike also had superior people management skills, dealing with issues in a tactful and thoughtful manner.” January 17, 2007

Samira Mahjoub, Senior Technical Analyst, Teleflora
reported to Mike at Teleflora, Inc.
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“Mike de la Hoz was amazing to work with. I truly loved every opportunity to work on a project with him. Everything always went brilliant and I always felt like I did a good job with his projects. His planning, management, and his charisma combined are unmatched in my experience and even aided in my development.” August 29, 2007

Mahdi Tehrani, E-Commerce Producer, Teleflora
reported to Mike at Teleflora, LLC
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“I know Mike for 3 years now. I worked with him directly on many occasions and he has great leadership skills. He was inspiring to the team and is detail oriented. He managed our new business right from its inception and is greatly responsible for its success. I wish him the best in whatever career he pursues and is definitely an asset to any organization.” January 17, 2007

Sudheer Surasani, Sr. Marketing Analyst, Teleflora.com
worked directly with Mike at Teleflora, Inc.
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“Mike is a great manager; one of the best things I liked most about Mike is that he treated everyone with respect regardless of their position. His work ethic sets a great example to his employees. He is a great motivator and mentor to his employees. Mike is a great person to work for; I would work for him again in a heartbeat!” January 18, 2007

Michelle Farrell, Executive Assistant, Teleflora
reported to Mike at Teleflora, Inc.
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“Mike is a detail-oriented manager who understands strategic objectives and is able manage complex, difficult projects to successful results that are aligned with the overall strategy. Mike is thorough, conscientious, dependable and success driven. My experience working with Mike was on a key strategic initiative involving leading edge technology. Mike played a key role in the success of that initiative".
Mike Hiett, Principal, Point of Sale Solutions, Sabre Holdings, Inc.
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“I worked with Mike on several projects at Sabre and have relied on him for ideas and advice even after we joined other organizations. Mike has always had a deep understanding of the key technical *and* business issues at the product, company, and industry levels; he's always been a key person on every team I've known him to be involved with, and I'd look forward to working with him again”.
Gerry Caballero, Manager, CRM Solutions, Sabre Holdings
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