Mike Showalter

“I am upset to discover that I have apparently never written a recommendation for Mike. He hardly needs one from me, since he has so many others already, but I'll do it anyway. In a nutshell, I believe Mike was the best hire ever made at Serials Solutions. He was hired as our first true product manager, to take over the work I'd been doing with a complex new product that used an old technology, and became the basis of much of Serials Solutions' future growth. He was far better suited to the position than I was, and in any case quickly grew beyond that position, and became a critical part of Serials Solutions' success. Well beyond that work, Mike regularly helped me with challenges I faced, providing incredibly valuable advice in managing difficult or complex situations, while (almost) always combining it with true humor and thoughtfulness. I cannot over-emphasize the value I place in anything I hear from Mike, or the value I place in his friendship. ”

“As always, Mike provided extraordinary value to the CultureMob Team. Mike was instrumental in creating a disciplined, market-driven business strategy at this early stage start-up, and backing that up with an efficient process for moving it forward. True to form, his commitment to success and excellence raised the bar for all around him. I enthusiastically recommend Mike.”

“Mike Showalter is an All-Star. Mike has a unique ability to drive multi-year strategy, manage near-term details, and work at every level in between. At Serials Solutions, he was instrumental in creating the strategy that allowed the company to grow rapidly (100+% year over year) with significant profits, and lead to a premium acquisition by an industry leader. Mike managed the growth of mature products and led the creation of new products. More impressively, he identified key trends and proposed two strategically critical and highly profitable new products. He backed it up by leading the charge to build and launch them. Both are still highly successful today. At the same time, he developed systems that radically improved process in our rapidly growing company. Sales readiness, bug tracking, etc. Mike raised the game of everyone around him. I'd be happy to work with him again.”

“Mike is a rock star. I hired him into Marchex, and the rave reviews his references gave him made it an easy decision. They were all correct. Mike brought a wealth of experience and a can-do attitude to Marchex. He made order out of chaos in record time. His true value is in strategic leadership, and yet he was not afraid to role up his sleeves and get fundamentals built first. He created our fundamental taxonomical structure to support information on 15M businesses, literally published 100K locally relevant web sites, evaluated and prioritized hundreds of content sources, created the essential navigational flow for our sites, and much more. I would not hesitate to work with Mike again.”

“Mike was the Group Product Manager at Serials Solutions. I worked closely with Mike on a large number of projects and customer accounts. Mike has always been an innovater and willing to go the extra mile to make sure client requirements are given the upmost focus. Mike has what I would describe as a innate sense of market needs and can put these into action.”

“Mike was a delight to work with - wicked smart, funny, generous with his knowledge and support, conscientious, and tireless. In a fast paced environment when you're trying to make a difference, Mike is the one you want to have your back.”

“Plain and simple Mike Showalter gets things done. He was a pleasure to work with and I would do it again in hearbeat. If you are looking for someone who is going to make your company and your product better than the competition Mike is your man.”

“Mike is one of the most remarkable people I've ever worked with. He simply makes things happen. In my experience with him, he is completely dedicated to the work he does, and he does whatever it takes to make things happen. I could not imagine a more dedicated individual, and would happily work with him any time or place.”