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As President and CEO of M5, one of America's leading Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers for small and midsized businesses, Hoffman has redefined the business phone system market by replacing traditional phone systems and phone company arrangements with an outsourced VOIP solution that businesses truly trust.Personable, approachable and a visionary, Hoffman was named one of 18 nationwide winners of the 2006 Best Bosses Award by Winning Workplaces, a nationally known clearinghouse for best practices in workplace excellence and innovative people practices, and FORTUNE Small Business. This national honor recognizes the most dedicated, passionate, innovative, inspirational and driven leaders of small and midsize businesses nationwide for creating tightly knit workplaces and inspiring intensely loyal workers.Hoffman is a sought after speaker on the topic of Voice over IP and its related issues, having spoken at VON, the INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & Expo, ISPCON, The Wall Street Transcript’s VoIP Implementation Conference, Telephony Magazine’s VoIP for Service Providers Conference, LegalTech, LegalSpace, NY XPO for Business, the 2006 Small Business Summit and numerous other industry-wide and local events. He often shares his experiences as an entrepreneur with those who are looking to follow in his footsteps, having served as a panelist at the 2005 Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference ('Under 40 Success Stories') and speaking to the Wharton Club of New York ('Start-up Entrepreneurship Alive and Thriving in NYC').Hoffman joined M5 in early 2001 with more than 11 years of experience managing service providers. Prior to M5, Hoffman co-founded Global Internet Group where he served as President before selling the company to Asia Online, an ISP holding company based in Hong Kong. As Executive Vice President of Operations, Hoffman grew Asia Online to a major pan-Asian Internet services firm with over 1000 employees. Previously, Hoffman advised management teams at several service providers including Interport Communications. Before that he ran operations at Education Loan Services, Inc.Hoffman graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and received an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and a Masters of International Studies from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. | 