"Mike Richardson was engaged with my company for a total of four years, firstly for one and a half years as a consultant and then for three years as President of the Company.
I engaged Mike realizing that my business had out grown my management approach and it was time to change from vertical department management to horizontal companywide management, for which I did not have the tools. After hearing an amazing speech on Agility given by Mike, I decided to engage him as a consultant. My entire team loved the value of the assistance he provided, so much so that a year later we started to engage in a conversation about the possibility of Mike joining as President.
Mike was a tremendous asset while the company continued to experience fast growth and then when we had to navigate through many challenges like COVID, which hit our business model very hard. Through the good times and the bad, he displayed tremendous leadership focus and ability to manage many large projects in parallel, with a capacity of agile leadership and management I have never seen before. Mike has an amazing heart and my team loved following his direction and courage.
He gave me strength during the toughest of times and became a friend. The love I have for Mike and my appreciation of his contribution to the company and to me personally, will be something I will cherish for the rest of my life. Anyone considering engaging with Mike should know that I cannot find enough words to describe my feelings for him, my respect for the value he provided me and my team and my appreciation for our relationship."
(Eyal Shahar, Founder & CEO, Online Trading Academy)