“I cannot recommend Michelle highly enough. Working with Michelle Mendoza was great. She brought me the benefit of an impartial advocate with an external perspective beyond my own. I’m grateful for her honest feedback and assessments. As a high-level professional having a talented advisor that not only meets you where you are but also helps you progress and see things in new ways is critical.
Her approach, ideas and fostering of my own insights pushed me forward as a boss, helped our organization and was quite meaningful to me.“
— Jake L., CEO of Intact U.S.
“Michelle is a leadership development professional who looks at the total organization, the individuals and the current dynamics to align the best possible scenarios for the Executive, and for the vision of the governing board. Her skills and insights help create a leadership plan for the future success of the organization. Additionally, Michelle has many core competencies to help executive leaders navigate thru transition. As a highly effective listener and coach, she works with leaders to identify strengths, create a personal brand message and develop a plan to achieve the next step on their career path. Michelle is always there for you as a professional, a person, and a touch point during every phase of your transition.”
— Lisa C., Founder of Coast to Coast Consulting
“Michelle has amazing commitment to the team. She’s also very good about balancing the needs of the people with the needs of the company. That’s incredibly unique. She was more than a consultant – she was part of my team. I’ve worked with a lot of HR partners, Michelle is the best I’ve ever worked with.”
— Juli C., Sr. VP of Customer Retention (Veritas)
“Prior to hiring Michelle, we worked with another consultant but the staff didn’t feel comfortable confiding in her. Michelle is very personable, professional, and approachable. People felt comfortable sharing with her. After working with Michelle, I had less stress and was able to sleep at night, knowing I had someone I could trust. She kept things confidential. She was also really knowledgeable about California employment law. She kept me informed and up to date when something changed.”
— Diane R., Former Executive Director of YSI
“Before we started working with Michelle, we had looked at HR platforms, but Michelle was a live person with experience and knowledge, who could share examples with us, versus us interacting with a computer screen. She’s a great sounding board as different situations come up. Thanks to Michelle, I’ve gained confidence in what I’m doing and how I handle situations. I also know that as new issues come up I can reach out to her for advice. She’s accessible and easy to work with.”
— Marci H., HR Manager (IDW Publishing)
“The great thing about Michelle is that she’s flexible and able to work with a small company. She’s willing to sit down and go over HR at a high level, where we want our culture to be and then the strategies to get there.”
— Brandon F., Chief Operations Officer (Tangible Science)
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“Working with Connect to HR was one of the easiest business transactions. Michelle Mendoza answered all my questions. Michelle’s final product far exceeded my expectations. I was extremely happy with the work and service that went along with it. I would definitely recommend Michelle Mendoza, Connect to HR to a friend or colleague.”
— Ravinder L., Business Owner UPS Stores Northern California
“Michelle quickly gained the confidence and trust of her business leaders through her authenticity, integrity, and solution-oriented approach. This enabled her to effectively manage complex business/employee situations and drive results throughout the organization. I’ve learned a great deal from Michelle during my time partnering with her.”
— Choua K., HR Manager (Veritas)
“As a trained chef and business owner with no HR experience, I had to learn HR on the job. Michelle was a great teacher in that she walked me through things step by step. She was thorough and comprehensive, yet kept it simple: here’s your issue, here are some scenarios, here are the rules. She didn’t throw a lot of legal language at me.”
— Lourine W., Owner (Left Coast Catering)
“Michelle Mendoza, Connect to HR, has reduced the time spent on personnel issues by 40–50% by creating our Organization’s Handbook. Before Michelle, we had no infrastructure in place. Michelle is very open and listens to her client’s needs and designs the solution. Michelle is professional and understands the needs of our organization. Love her and she is awesome!!”
— Sue F., Operations Manager (YSI)
“Michelle helped our management team get educated on how to deal with employees and consulted with us on Human Resources issues. Michelle reviewed what documentation the company had in place, and advised us regarding process improvements (i.e. job descriptions). Michelle has given us the guidance we lacked in communication within the company to get us on the same page.”
— Maria M., President (CMI Manufacturing)
“Michelle’s expertise helped in developing our Employee Handbook. Since the creation of the handbook, there is less confusion in the office; we defer decisions through the handbook, less arbitrary. Michelle is an expert in her field, and gave us the results we were looking for. She makes sure that all applicable laws (state and federal) are included in the Employee Handbook. We have tried other HR Consultants in the past, but they did not compare to Michelle’s expertise.”
— Thomas L., President (Southland Valuation, Inc.)
“We hired Connect to HR, LLC to help us create and roll out an Employee Handbook. It’s good to have something in writing to establish expectations and articulate what we are about. I’m also glad that we had general guidelines and not over-legislated rules. It gives leeway for managers to address each employee as individuals. Overall it was a good experience and I liked working with Michelle Mendoza and Connect to HR, LLC.”
— Chin B., CFO (DSP Concepts)
“Lone Star Limousine hired Connect to HR for the task of creating a new Employee Handbook. Michelle came to us with a 3 step process that made it very easy to work with her. We had such a great experience with Michelle that we retained Connect to HR as our HR consultant for our ongoing needs. I am happy to recommend any small business owner to Michelle and Connect to HR. She has been invaluable to us.”
— Jennifer J., Former Co-Owner of Lone Star Limousine
“I think she’s quite brilliant and has been an enormously important resource for us. We would never hesitate to engage her on any future HR issues that we need help with.”
— Alex B., Owner (Bay Interactive)
“She understands the business first and doesn’t force her standards on people. She takes into consideration the business and we share that value. We want businesses to succeed. She is a long-term resource that owners benefit from having on our team.”
— Elaine O., Co-Founder (Silicon Valley Accounting Solutions)
“She is marvelous and I would highly recommend her to anyone!”
— Beverley T., Office Manager (Surecall)
“She is a miracle…Michelle is awesome! She is very straightforward. We interviewed other people and they were so judgmental. We felt belittled. Then Michelle came in and she felt like my sister and held us through the process without judgment. There was no bossing – she was patient because we were learning.”
— Andrea M., Former Operations Manager at Silicon Valley RO/DI Services
