Tom Buckley is a Angel Investor - Business Mentor and Advisor at Vendesco. He possess expertise in start ups, management consulting, business strategy, strategic planning, marketing strategy and 43 more skills. He is proficient in Japanese. Colleagues describe him as "Tom’s best strength is his ability see and place people into their “A” seat, where they can maximize their potential as part of the greater team. I saw this with the close team that I joined at Carelike as Tom took a risk and hired me where I would be working closely with my spouse, an uncommon practice. I always admired Tom’s ability to see opportunity by positioning the strengths of the company to maximize the potential possibilities. While Tom usually had a big picture view of the organization and its path, he never avoided the details. Tom’s background in software kept him very connected to the details of projects which made him very easy to work with and for him to provide valuable feedback. He would regularly get involved in projects working directly with the me to bring insight, direction and review. Additionally, he even spent time testing the UI and caught some bugs that we were then able to resolve. Overall, Tom created space for me bring ideas and be creative in my approach to projects. I enjoyed Tom’s leadership style as he fostered an innovative and collaborative team at Carelike. Tom was an approachable, open and down-to-earth leader, a pleasure to work for." and "Tom came to Carelike during a time of much needed technical leadership as the VP and General Manager. Tom brought his expertise from previous technology companies to help streamline our data processing and update our information in a more timely manner. With my role, as Marketing Manager, Tom took the time to explain the data and technology side of the business to be certain my new messaging reflected the direction he was taking the company. What's more, Tom took the time to get to know the team and create an open-door environment where we felt open to share ideas on improvements. Additionally, he fostered a team environment and really brought us all together. It was a pleasure working for Tom!"