Manuel Torres

“Having worked at Intel Corporation as a marketing and multinational executive in over 25 countries, I have had the opportunity to work for and to manage world-class professionals.  If Laura was not doing her thing on the beaches and rainforests of Southern Costa Rica, she could have been a fast track business executive in any number of amazing startups or successful companies.  It was my luck to meet her at an important time in the development stages of my private home and my other real estate projects.  On the one hand, that opportunity enabled her to cultivate her innate skills and utilize her inherent work and moral ethic.  On the other hand, it enabled me to find a perfect balance between my professional objectives in Costa Rica with my personal objectives of living with my family in San Francisco.   The most important thing I can say about Laura is that I trust her unconditionally.  Moreover, she is both creative and tenacious – an amazing combination when navigating through Costa Rican complexities.  But also, she is warm, caring, and empathetic — qualities that help her work with her clients, her team, and the government functionaries.  Finally, from a practical viewpoint, she has unparalleled contacts across the government at all stages as well as local professionals and workers – these are invaluable contacts required in all of the little things that pop up in Costa Rica.”