“I hired Trudy (and Ernie) as independent sales rep's for our new line of steel wire garden products, just prior to my departure as President of Oregon Wire Products in late 2004. Although I can't speak to their subsequent sales results over their almost 5 year tenure there, the reference checks I did on them from several other companies they had worked for over a period of time, were excellent. And they were very personable and genuine when I met with them. That, and their years of experience in retail garden sales led to my decision to hire them.”