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Mingson Marie Chou
Manager, Beijing Operations at NBC Olympics

"Christine is a natural born leader: driven, focused, and with a clear vision of her goals. I witnessed the early stages of Oriented when it was a creative solution providing a much-needed service to expats in Taiwan. I then watched how over the years, Christine virtually singlehandedly developed, marketed, and grew it into this incredibly powerful international community and series of highly popular networking events. She is clearly not afraid of even the most daunting of tasks and will see a project through to the end. On top of that, she is personable and able to laugh at herself! I highly recommend her as someone who, no matter what the job is, will get the job done--and done WELL."

Evelyne Tseng
Researcher at Pamir Law Group

"I believe Christine was the inspiration behind Nike's famous motto: just do it. Indeed anything can and will be done - punctually, perfectly and pro-actively - just as long as you have Christine on your team. Her natural born leadership skills and everlasting zeal is so contagious you feel guilty for every minute a task was left undone in your list. I first "met" Christine through emails in 2003, as I became one of ORIENTED's Taipei organizers. Her web correspondences permeated enthusiasm and sincerity that matched wholeheartedly to her real life personality when we finally met in October 2004. Her remote guidance throughout my positions within ORIENTED (both in Taipei and in London) has been so efficient and effective that sometimes I forget we are six (or more) time zones apart. She guides you but doesn't spoil you; she teaches you but doesn't belittle you. She is a person you can rely on without hesitation regarding your problems (be it professional or personal) and is the solid rock everybody wishes they will grow up to be. What impresses me most is her insatiable power of energy within and her constant faith in people around her. Words can not express what ORIENTED and Christine have done for me and the guidance it has provided for my career path and personal direction in life. Christine represents the epitome of Malcolm Gladwell's coined term 'the connector' - people who link us up with the world and those with a special gift for bringing the world together. She has undoubtedly demonstrated that through the success of ORIENTED and I believe there is much more to come. I highly recommend Christine and believe she is a priceless addition to any team she joins and a charismatic leader to any endeavors she leads."

Mike Hsu
Operations Strategy and Corporate Initiatives at Avaya

"I first met Christine while working at Citibank Taiwan on a special assignment. She served as the department coordinator and special assistant to the head of the largest division within Citibank Taiwan, a high-profile position that required strong people skills and ability to coordinate large-scale and sometimes sensitive internal projects. I was very impressed with her professionalism, her dedication, and her flair for working well with a wide variety of personalities while maintaining an upbeat, steady and friendly personality all the while. Active in the community, Christine was also chairperson of a prominent non-profit group in the area, so when she asked me to help with their annual service initiative, I was glad to help. We lost touch for a bit after I moved back to the U.S., but when she contacted me again five years later to help launch the ORIENTED Happy Hours in New York City in 2003, I did not hesitate to say "yes" and collaborated with her for another two years. If Christine was behind the project, I knew it would be of quality and of excellence. Christine is smart, talented, driven, professional, and a natural when it comes to working with others and bringing people together for a common objective."

David Chuang
Global Account Manager at Panasonic Corporation

"Christine is the consummate professional. I heard the famous name first in 2002 before knowing her business abilities for the last five years. As we all know, she founded ORIENTED.COM, an actual networking business that she created from concept to reality. Christine understands both the micro and macro level from organizing the website, recruiting the right people to execute on the events, to developing the tools and resources needed to support their efforts effectively. She is very passionate and treats everyone with great respect. The best part of Christine is the similarity between her professional side and personal side. Christine can be both a boss and a friend. That makes her as someone you can partner with and someone you can trust in business. I believe it is very evident about her abilities after hearing consistantly from the network of people she knows throughout her career. Christine likes to help others and operates like a networking hub/central station of goodwill."

Ginny Cheng
Staffing Consultant at Microsoft Corporation

"Most people know Christine to be driven, professional, extremely detail-oriented, and a "go getter", which are all true. But what they may not know unless they've met her in person is how warm, genuine, and disarming she is. She gives people her undivided attention and has a natural ability to speak to people as if they're old friends. She has a contagious laugh, an upbeat personality, and she's always willing to help. In fact, I first contacted her on email as I prepared to move to Taipei in 1999 and without knowing who I was, she immediately extended a helping hand. When we finally met in person, I found her to be incredibly welcoming and was happy to get involved with the various community projects she was spearheading. Christine has a natural ability to make people want to get involved, a very passionate and thoughtful person. As both a professional recruiter and an old friend, I recommend her without hesitation!"

Jun Ahn
Senior Account Executive at XO Communications

"During my time at the Taipei World Trade Center, I had the unique honor of working with Christine. I also had the opportunity to work with her company Oriented over the years as well. Christine is highly self-motivated, deeply focused, and process-oriented. Her combination of gifts and skills (the willingness to knuckle down and do the work combined with her ability to see the big picture) give her the ability to constantly find ways to improve how things are done. As her organizational coach and business strategy consultant, I can also say without reserve that Christine's strong sense of ethics, her fairmindedness, and her compassion for others has provided her the moral compass she has needed to make tough decisions. She expects a lot of herself and of those around her. This is driven by a sincere desire to see people succeed. She is always willing to help others in any way she can and it is through this working together and building others up that she gets things done. She has a magnetic personality and infectious laughter and is easy to like. I'm happy to recommend her and wish her all the best in her lifelong pursuits."

Michael D. Lee
Partner at Pamir Law Group

"I worked with Christine Hsu from 1999 to 2007 as Legal Counsel for ORIENTED. I give my highest, unequivocal recommendation of Christine. Anyone who has the opportunity to work with her in any capacity will find that she is very responsible and dependable. Most importantly, Christine takes complete ownership of anything she is in charge of. She comes to every meeting with me fully engaged and prepared with thoughtful questions, having seriously considered the issues at hand and even possible ways to resolve them. This is extremely rare for a client seeking legal counsel because she could easily see herself as the boss expecting me to come up with the answers. Christine has a "get it done" attitude, and she has shown that she is not afraid to tackle complicated legal and corporate problems that are beyond her expertise, in spite of the frustrations they have caused her, just because she knows they have to get done. Christine is systematic and meticulous. Her appreciation for how standard operating procedures contribute to overall efficiency is the reason why ORIENTED has been able to expand so quickly and so successfully around the world. Most business owners tend to negate operational and corporate procedures, thinking instead that they are better off developing their business by focusing on their core product or service, but my experience is that these business owners eventually find that they have unwittingly limited themselves and their business. Christine does not think like these other business owners, and her success today is clearly the result of her attention to systems and how they impact growth and scalability. Christine is the most thorough and organized person I know in all aspects of her life. She will be a valuable asset to any organization or company she chooses to join."

Adella Mikkelsen
Co-President at Harvard East Asia Society

"I have known Christine since 2000 and still remember when she began talking about the idea of starting Oriented - it is amazing to see how far she has taken it. Christine started Oriented from scratch and had to learn every aspect of the business; the fact that Oriented now has a global presence and a following of talented professionals is a testament to Christine's vision, dedication, professionalism, and boundless energy. Christine has both vision and heart - a combination that makes her a leader one would follow anywhere. If anyone can figure out how to bottle Christine, they will make a fortune!"

Gloria Jung
Packaging Development Manager at OIA Creative Packaging Solutions

"I have had the pleasure of knowing Christine Hsu for three years. She has been an incredible example and business leader for Asian professionals world-wide. Christine is intelligent, capable, positive, dedicated, organized, efficient, extremely competent, and has an excellent rapport with people of all backgrounds. She is personable and professional. Her communication skills, both written and verbal, are excellent. She is consistent in her communications and is dedicated to exceeding all expectations."

Eyee Hsu
Broadcaster at NBC Olympics & Host at China Central Television

"I first met Christine over twelve years ago in Taipei when she was working for Citibank. Dynamic and full of energy, we became good friends over the years. In 2003, I was excited to have the opportunity to work with her on a professional level and joined the ORIENTED management team to help expand the organization worldwide. In these last few years, I witnessed Christine build an organization across the globe - a feat which demonstrates her leadership, unbounded energy, and charisma. I was impressed by her ability to engage a wide variety of people from different backgrounds and cultures, and how natural she was at motivating others and inspiring people to do their best work. Christine believes in the potential of those around her and actively encourages people to take full ownership. It is this management approach, capped with her charismatic personality and strong communication skills, that enabled her to effectively build ORIENTED to more than 12 cities worldwide. She has a knack for making the work meaningful and fun for all those involved and is a team player by all measures - an intelligent, sincere and thoughtful individual. I've truly enjoyed working with her and would recommend her in a heartbeat. I'm also proud to call her a good friend!"

Vivian Tsai
iShares Product Management at Barclays Global Investors

"I have known Christine Hsu professionally and personally for more than 13 years. She worked for me in my capacity as principal & co-founder of Wang & Li Asia Resources, a leading Greater China-focused executive search firm with offices throughout Greater China. We hired her as a project manager where she put into place operational procedures and processes by which we managed our rapidly growing company. Christine brings passion, professionalism, fun, and a "get things done well & right" attitude to her work which is refreshing and a pleasure to work around. I highly recommend her and know that she will add tremendous value to any effort or organization she becomes a part of - I am happy to provide her reference and am available to address any specific questions!"

Carole Bird
Senior Consultant at Affinitiv

"I worked with Christine over a period of three years, and she was extremely professional, thoughtful, and knew how to get to the bottom of things when there was an issue. Her multi-tasking skills are great, as she manages to juggle different issues in different locations and stay on top of everything, and he communication skills are top-notch. Since the majority of the team within Oriented works virtually, it's important to maintain communication and keep everyone abreast of current situations without email overkill, and Christine consistently struck the right balance so everyone knew what they needed to know, when they needed to know it. I would not hesitate to work with Christine again on any project in the future."

Gus Adapon
Principal at Hounsfield & Cormack

"I founded ORIENTED.org with Christine, and have always said that I could never have done it without her. Enthusiasm, vision, and her need to share her accomplishments to help others drove our efforts those early days. Our friendship and trust in one another permitted us to create something that eventually became so much bigger than ourselves - creating not one, but 2 very special websites: Forumosa and ORIENTED.com. One of the things I've always admired about her was her need to document just about everything(!) - an "orientation" to detail that has proven invaluable down the road. Chris is also blessed to be both visionary and able to execute and get things done. A rabid networker, Chris is devoted, big-hearted and fun. But she is also the consumate professional. If you have her on your team, she'll go the distance and then some for you. If you have the opportunity to get to know her and work with her, I highly recommend it!"

Mary Yeh
Manager at Protiviti (Hong Kong)

"I worked with Christine from 2002-2005 as the Head Organizer of ORIENTED activities in Sydney, Australia and recommend her without hesitation. ORIENTED was not yet established in Sydney when I decided to joined the organization and spearhead the establishment. It was through Christine's guidance and her clear operational manuals, used by all international teams worldwide, that provided me the foundation to successfully create and launch ORIENTED's presence in Sydney and build a strong community base there. Christine is a sincere and professional individual, and she always provided timely and valuable assistance. She works hard and expects the same of others, and yet she also makes the work fun for everyone. I had a great time working with her as the Head Organizer of ORIENTED in Sydney, and over the years, our working relationship has blossomed into a close personal friendship."