Testimonials

Thank you, Mike, for being such a great person to work with and a fearless leader during our tumultuous two years dealing with COVID, difficult clients, and underperforming workers. In my career I’ve had many bosses. I don’t have one favorite boss, but I do have a short list of favorites and you are on it.

Lena Minakami-Choy, Senior Consultant, Business Solution Technologies

Mike’s step by step system spotlights dead ends and loops that all businesses get stuck in. He provides a guiding but not domineering approach allowing for vibrant discussion that continually moves the ball forward. His experience and attention to detail shows as he is able to ask relevant questions despite having little knowledge of our specific business or industry. We look forward to implementing the processes we developed with Mike’s assistance and working with him in the future.

Rick & Danny Smoot, President & Vice-President, Phoenix Pacific, Inc.

We brought Mike onto the team as a full-time consultant to help our team work through a software implementation that touched every aspect of our business. Mike is diligent in his approach and demonstrated the ability to think at a senior executive level. He can take on almost any project with little or no direction, work through the details, analyze the situation, develop a plan, and see the project through to completion.

I highly recommend Mike for almost any short-term or long-term project that requires senior level thinking and detailed analysis.

Ed Sultan, Owner/CEO, Na Hoku

It was a pleasure working with you on the NAV system. I am going to miss being able to talk to you as you have the ability to listen to ALL points of view and execute what is needed to make our jobs on the system work properly.

Lia Bracewell, Lead Customer Service Representative, Na Hoku

As a member of the Valenti Print Group Board of Directors, we faced challenges in 2017 that required expertise combined with an inclusive guidance approach. Mike’s collaborative partnership as a team member was not only comforting, it was essential to our extensive analysis of every employee within each department.

Over the course of several months, his focus on needs assessments and productivity enhanced our meetings, our goal setting and the formulation of strategic decisions for the viability of the company.

Thanks to Mike, changes were made that impacted profitability and performance at a critical time and as we look to 2019, we are a stronger company.

I would recommend Michael Esposito and Kuapa Consulting to anyone seeking strategic expertise and sound fiscal analysis for any type of business in Hawaii. His gracious respect for both the company and the leadership team creates not only results, but a positive “can do” attitude for everyone.

Helene "Sam" Shenkus, Board Member, Valenti Print Group

As a business owner my biggest challenge is often to “improve” in specific areas, but no one has time or frankly the ability or experience. The normal result is we over work certain people and things still don’t really change or improve. The other option is often mainland consultants. The problem from experience is “fit”. They either don’t get “HI” or our people and/or our people don’t respect or listen to them so it does not work and it gets expensive. Mike is the exception. He has been able to quickly get to the root of issues, create and implement a path and get everyone’s buy in. He is smart, has tremendous communication skills, everyone likes him and he gets the job done.

We all talk about the importance of our people and yet all seem to struggle with training programs. Mike created the best training program for our management team of any of our attempts over 30 plus years. His ability to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment, understand the areas of importance and create and deliver a tangible, high quality training program, really benefited our organization.

Kent Untermann, Chief Executive Officer, The Art Source Inc. (dba Pictures Plus, Island Sole, Plus Interiors)

I was amazed at Mike’s ability to collaborate with all levels of our organization from new to veteran managers. Mike has a way of putting people at ease while effectively engaging them to produce the desired outcomes.

You will find that Mike is genuine in his desire to understand and help your business. His approach is thoughtful and thorough, always keeping in mind the desired results. It is often a challenge to find an individual who is able to be a good “fit” with your team as well as be effective in contributing to business objectives. In a project management role, you will be hard pressed to find anyone more effective than Mike.

Lon Miyaguchi, Vice President Operations, The Art Source Inc. (dba Pictures Plus, Island Sole, Plus Interiors)

I have worked with Mike for a number of years and appreciate his professional skills and business acumen. He operates with a combination of humility and tenacity that enables him to get the best out of the people with whom he works. He has an innate ability to assess and identify areas of the business that may be lacking in clarity, purpose or direction. His ability to dive deeper into ill-defined or poorly executed areas of the business and process map them toward improvement is a valuable, underrepresented skill-set in today's business environment.

Mike provided a fresh perspective and clear recommendations for our business that were difficult for our senior management group to recognize, given our long standing habits and routines. Mike's style encourages collaboration and discussion on a deeper level. He understands Hawaii's singular business culture and has been integral to improving the effectiveness of our organization.

Renee Conner, Division Manager, Plus Interiors

I have worked with Mike on numerous occasions and I can honestly say he is one of the best professionals with whom I have had the pleasure of working. His expertise spans numerous functional areas and he has experience working in a variety of settings. He has a keen analytical mind, an unmatched work ethic and an attention to detail that allows him to focus on projects and execute them successfully. Even more impressive, though, are his interpersonal and communication skills. These skills enable him to build strong relationships and engage his teams and his clients, making the success of the projects all the more enjoyable. I would recommend him for virtually any engagement and would be honored to have the opportunity to work with him again.