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The Team
Mike Doherty – Big Guy
Armed with a sense of humor, a love of shopping and a good friend (co-founder Liza Sibley, Mistress of Procurement), Mike has launched The Complete Bear just in time for holiday shopping.
"My fantasy has always been a big, furry man in a cabin with a fire blazing. Of course, being gay means the cabin is decorated with nothing but the finest throws and accessories. So grab yourself a warm furry bear and snuggle under one of our favorite throws . . ."
Mike Doherty has a long history of business development, strategy and planning. Mike has launched and managed several ventures personally, so he understands the challenges of managing day-to-day operations while remaining focused on growth opportunities and the bottom line. He has also worked as an investor and a lender and therefore recognizes the demands and expectations these parties bring to the mix.
In addition, Mike writes The Art of Doing Business - a blog on the trials and tribulations of being a small business owner.
Mike lives in San Francisco with his partner, Jorge and their dogs – Puck and Miguel - as well as one very disgruntled cat, Scudder.
Liza Sibley – Mistress of Procurement
So what exactly do you call a Lady Bear? – Mistress of course . . .
Liza Sibley is the Mistress of Procurement at The Complete Bear. Along with her business partner - Mike Doherty – she scours the forest for cool stuff for all of our friendly wooded creatures – bears, cubs, otters . . .
Whether it’s Ornaments for the Tree or a Denali throw for the Den – it has to get past the Mistress – no easy task. She recently sailed the high seas – OK, it was Puerto Vallarta! – with over 200 bears on the Lazy Bear at Sea Cruise. She was the one with the T-Shirts.
Liza brings a unique blend of professional and life experience. She spent 20 years being a homemaker, raising two children and three Guide Dogs for the Blind puppies. Most recently, Liza had been working in both the medium and maximum security county jails as a literary outreach and high school teacher.
Liza and Mike met while they were both volunteers for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network – a group working to overturn the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policies.
Born in Rochester, New York, Liza attended Skidmore College and the University of South Carolina where she received a B.S. in Chemistry with a math minor. She moved to California (where she always knew she should be) in 1975 to attend graduate school at UC Berkeley. She graduated with a Master’s of Science studying organo-actinide chemistry.
Liza lives in San Francisco with her partner, Jody and career change guide dog - Espresso. She enjoys riding her retired racehorse, Utah Beach.
Recently (1/07), Radar joined the family. He is a 1 1/2 year old lab.
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