CEO, Master Sales Trainer, Sales Psychologist, International Keynote Speaker, and Author
Raymond Phoon is an Author, International Keynote Speaker, and Business Transformation Expert with an extensive background in the areas of sales, marketing, leadership, and business within the Technology, Financial Services, FMCG industries across the globe. He is the CEO & founder of the PowerUpSuccess Group and is recognized as one of Asia’s leading Sales & Leadership trainer.
Over the two decades, he has traveled to countless cities spearheading business improvement, developing professionals and inspiring transformational growth in leading Fortune 500 organizations.
Professional Trainer & Coach
Christina’s professional strengths are Image building and perception management, customer service skills, interpersonal skills, communication skills, body language and team building.
Certified Trainer & Facilitator
Aaron is one of the most dynamic trainer, speaker and coach in the training industry. He has over 15 years of training and coaching experiences ranging from small startup companies to large MNCs.
Certified Trainer, Facilitator & Executive Coach
Joyce is an experienced professional trainer/facilitator and a certified executive coach. She has a background in instructional design, curriculum development, Organizational Development, Human Capital Development, and Program Design functions.
Professional Educator
May-Ann’s determined pursuit is to build skilled, creative and resourceful professionals to meet the future workforce’s demands. She is known for engaging and motivating participants to embrace change and strive for personal and organizational excellence.
Certified Trainer, Facilitator & Business Innovator
CK is an experienced career development innovator with an extensive portfolio. With experience in business development, marketing and expertise in management with key leading organizations.
Marketer, Trainer & Advertiser
Kelvin is both passionate and creative as a brand and team strategist. He also has vast experience in the Marketing and Advertising industries.
Certified Trainer, Facilitator, Consultant & Sales Coach
Alex has 25 years of experience in the ICT industry, which covered a broad range of roles. He spent his years as a developer (in programming), system analyst, project manager and service manager. He now heads the professional consultants’ team in management, consulting service sales and strategic planning.
Leader & Trainer
With 25 years in Coaching, Management and Leadership in the Asia Pacific and a PCC Credentialed Coach with the ICF Global, Mel is driven by his call to “Empower Leaders to be Brave”. He believes that Leaders are the catalysts in transforming organizations, communities and nations.
HRDF Certified Trainer
Zohrab has more than 20 years of the financial institutional industry experience, in particular the Malaysian insurance industry. His early professional career includes being a practicing lawyer, an economic trade officer with the South African High Commission and an international business development manager all before joining the financial industry.
Speaker, Facilitator, Coach, Mentor
Sasintheran Rajayandran, an esteemed Professional Trainer, holds a distinguished certification from the Human Resources Development Corporation (HRDC). With expertise as a Certified Agile Coach and a Professional Scrum Master, he has honed his skills through comprehensive training in Agile Leadership and Agile Project Management. Additionally, Sasintheran proudly carries the ITIL® Intermediate certification in IT Service Management, showcasing his commitment to excellence.
Trainer, Leadership and Innovation Coach
Capt. Arivananthan is a trainer, Leadership and Innovation COACH. He is a Master Mariner who started his career as a navigation officer with Malaysian International Shipping Corporation. Over the 13-year period his career path which began as a cadet (3 years), made him Third Officer (2 years), Second Officer (2 years), Chief Officer (4 years) and finally Captain – a post he has held for two years prior to him leaving the sea service.
Team Development Expert, Learning & Development Consultant
Raymond is a highly energetic, articulate, self-motivated and analytical individual with extensive hands-on experience in working with organisations, teams and individuals from all walks of life. Driven by his passion in the area of personal leadership and team dynamics, Raymond has been instrumental in developing countless programs, helping to inspire and up-skill team leaders to deliver effective results in working through others.
Trainer, Facilitator, Coach, Author
Davidson is a certified professional trainer, author, business coach and management consultant. Driven by passion, he is an engaging and versatile presenter with over 20 years of experience in the training industry. Over the course of his career, he has trained over 1,000 companies comprising start-ups, SMEs, MNCs, government agencies and others all-over South-East Asia.
Trainer, Facilitator, Coach
Engr Hj Mohd Prasad bin Hanif is a highly accomplished and integrity-driven professional offering over 20 years of professional success on national and international levels with strong concentration and success in project management, business development, and human capital development.
Author, International Speaker, Business Coach
With extensive experience in digital marketing, sales strategy, customer service and leadership development across the Technology, Engineering, Automotive, and FMCG industries in Europe and Asia Pacific. Leik Hong has spoken and trained over 50,000 people at business conventions and sales forums since 2011, and he’s also published five books.
CEO, Speaker, Licensed Financial Planner, Author
Rajen Devadason is a senior Malaysian financial planner, author, and professional speaker. A Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and licensed Securities Commission financial planner with Manulife Investment Management (M) Berhad, he is CEO of RD WealthCreation Sdn Bhd and RD Book Projects. Frequently interviewed by BFM Radio and other media on retirement and holistic financial planning, Rajen is also a sought-after moderator for financial events, known for his engaging style honed from his earlier career as an award-winning business journalist.
Trainer, Certified Coach, Investor
Professional Brand Image Consultant, Editor-In-Chief
Association of Image Consultants International Magazine
For the past 20 years, Dr. Wendy Lee, an appointed Adjunct Professor and the founder of Chapter One Asia, an award winning BrandImage Consultancy Firm, has trained more than 320,000 corporate executives worldwide, helping them define and refine their brand and image through their appearance, behavior and communication.
AI Strategist, Digital Business Trainer, HRDC Certified Trainer
David Hooi is a highly accomplished corporate trainer with extensive expertise in sales leadership, social media content creation with AI, and AIGC (Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content) applications.
Digital Marketing Expert, Techpreneur, Content Creator, Writer
Andie Phoon is a Digital Marketing Expert and Techpreneur with a background in the automotive, FMCG, software, AEC, and technology industries across the globe.
Professional Trainer & Coach
Christina is highly passionate and enthusiastic in what she does. That is, with her 23 years of experience in coaching/facilitating customer service and hospitality teams. Throughout her years in the industry, she has proved her competence in managing challenging customers internationally.
Moreover, Christina’s led and coached a dynamic multicultural team to deliver “Malaysian Hospitality’ in a consistent style at all customer service touchpoints.
With a specialization in Emotional Intelligence, Christina has led modules that empower those who work in the service industry. In MAS’ “Grooming and Impact” programme, she trained aspiring flight attendants on delivering a memorable experience to each guest onboard MAS carriers.
She also led MAS and Firefly frontline staff to “Go Beyond Yourself” – with an impressive EQ module that focuses on Self Awareness and Social Intelligence in the service industry. Similarly, she developed a remarkable module focused on the importance of having “Social Intelligence” as a service provider.
Certified Trainer & Facilitator
With his strong language skills, solid education background and need for continuous learning, he can manage and reach people from all levels. He maintains current knowledge with his eagerness to learn, has a dynamic speaking ability with a humorous approach, and loves to be challenged by his participants.
Aaron believes learning is most effective when people are at ease, curious, and discover that they are seizing new opportunities. He has worked with over 700 companies and coaches 10,000 people annually.
Certified Trainer, Facilitator & Executive Coach
Her extensive experience, paired with hands-on knowledge, makes her the competent coach she is today. She is a highly articulate, confident and persuasive speaker. Joyce’s strength lies in inspiring individuals to achieve exceptional business performance. Joyce is a self-motivated leader committed to motivating individuals to exceed professional and personal expectations.
In February 2017, Joyce received the Best Global Training and Development Leadership Award awarded by the World HRD Congress. She received it due to the recognition of the strategic and iconic position held in the fraternity. Moreover, professionals across the globe also shortlisted her in recognition of her contribution towards learning and development. They presented the award in Taj Land Ends, Mumbai, India.
The Canadian Council of Professional Certification also accredits her as a qualified solution-focused performance coach. Above all, Joyce is highly engaging and inspiring towards those she coaches, helping professionals excel at work and productivity.
Professional Educator
May-Ann has a Master of Education from Australia, specializing in writing, designing and teaching the English language. She also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies from Australia’s prestigious business school, Melbourne University. Besides, she also has a BA in Journalism & Literature from Deakin University, Australia.
She constantly challenges herself to continuous professional learning. May-Ann also obtained a Diploma in Image Consulting from the Institute of Image Consultants UK, graduating with a Merit.
To sum up, May-Ann has gathered a unique mix of corporate and training experience in finance, marketing, and advertising throughout her 20-year career.
Certified Trainer, Facilitator & Business Innovator
Amongst the clientele CK has worked with, some are big players such as Microsoft, Standard Chartered Bank, Berjaya Properties and many more.
He went from studying Accounting to gaining valuable career experiences in other areas. Now, CK has experience in Sales, Marketing and Communications, Business Development, Project Management and People Development.
Throughout his 20 year career, CK has made some remarkable achievements for:
Besides, CK also heads the E-Business Development for a major insurer. Since then, he has helped their business grow their revenue to roughly RM100 million in 3 years. Consequently, CK received recognition and awards from several professional bodies. (Including the International MIDAS World Financial Services Marketing Awards, Malaysian Marketing Effectiveness Awards (EFFIES), and Promotion & Marketing Awards of Malaysia).
Marketer, Trainer & Advertiser
The essence of his work is to help organizations, just as he did within the past decade for many. He has helped develop their team cultures and inspire creativity in their workplace through his actionable programs.
Throughout his marketing career, he has managed international brands like Lipton, Lady’s Choice and Knorr. As a brand manager, Kelvin constantly pushes the brand to strive for differentiation, creative thinking and innovation for it to succeed.
After that, he worked at Hakuhodo Malaysia – one of Japan’s largest advertising agencies. They appointed him as the Strategic Planning Director, where he was responsible for leading brand and communication strategy development. Then he went on to complete his Master Training at Hakuhodo University. As a result, he became instrumental in training others to be creative, develop brand strategy and helped global clients such as Kao, Ajinomoto, Kia, Canon, and Toyota.
Aside from those, Kelvin is also a well sought after facilitator. As a creative and team enhancement facilitator, he has facilitated many local and multinational companies. With these programs, his clients can increase their productivity and performance on all levels.
Certified Trainer, Facilitator, Consultant & Sales Coach
In his work, Alex has led teams of consultants from companies. Some of which were from companies like Avnet Azure Technologies Sdn Bhd and SAS Malaysia Sdn Bhd. His credentials include a double major in Marketing Management and Computer Science from Deakin University, Australia.
Alex firmly believes that people are the greatest assets to an organisation and should be given constant development and learning opportunities. With his hands-on and people-oriented approach, Alex has coached and mentored many consultants who now have assumed leading roles in the ICT area for the Financial, Manufacturing & Distribution Industries.
Leader & Trainer
As a key influence of Future Coaches, he is the Master Coach for the ‘Catalyst Coach Certification’, that prepares future coaches to impact the globe. Mel’s passion extends to working with young Social Entrepreneurs, which has lead him to create CATALYST, a Coaching and Leadership initiative that empowers change-agents towards greater social impact and sustainability in parts of Africa.
As a speaker, Mel has shared many international platforms in front of crowds of 100 to 1000. Last year, he was invited to be a TEDx speaker in Nigeria. In his training experience, Mel has ignited leaders and teams from top companies across the region in Banking, IT, Insurance, Telco, Publication, Education, Retail to Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Training & Development and NGOs.
Mel is also a co-author of “Bring Out Their BEST” – Inspiring a Coaching Culture at the Workplace, that features 40 Best Practice stories from organizations across the Asia Pacific Region.
HRDF Certified Trainer
He began his financial industry journey in insurance as a loss adjuster before moving onto claims, business excellence, performance management, coaching, organisation development, learning & development and talent management. His operational exposure and experience has enabled him to understand and speak the business language when facilitating in-house as well as external learning programs.
He also served and delivered learning programmes including train-the-trainer certification. That he gave across the region namely in Indonesia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Zohrab’s experience in people management comes from managing teams of 2 to 25, working on local and regional project. He coaches and mentors his team members, in jump starting self development to achieve success. He is currently engaged as a mentor to graduating students as well.
In the area of digital transformation, while at the Bank Zohrab took charge in planning, designing and delivering the Future Ready Skills programme (first phase) within 4 months from ideation. The programme benefitted over 30,000 employees and he was instrumental in facilitating workshops that enabled the 1,100 managers to be equipped with the capability to pass on what they learned.
Speaker, Facilitator, Coach, Mentor
Notably, he is an esteemed member of both the Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM) and the Malaysian Association of Professional Speakers (MAPS), demonstrating his dedication to professional growth and collaboration within his field. Sasintheran’s speaking prowess is characterized by his dynamic, versatile nature, allowing him to captivate audiences in multiple languages. Fluent in English, Malay, Tamil, and Mandarin, he effortlessly connects with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Having served as the Technical Head at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, overseeing the Royal Dutch Shell account, he dedicated six years to this esteemed role before transitioning away from the IT service sector. Throughout his tenure, he showcased exceptional leadership abilities, effectively communicating with technical teams and clients across four different regions.
Integrating cutting-edge Agile methodologies into his training sessions, he successfully introduced advanced technology to enhance operational efficiency. His expertise extended beyond technical matters, as his extensive experience and interactions with individuals from various domains equipped him with the ability to effectively manage people and navigate their behaviors.
With an impressive tenure of 10 years in the training domain, he has amassed extensive expertise in his field. His core competency lies in delivering programs centered around Agile leadership and corporate etiquette, ensuring that participants gain valuable insights and skills to thrive in today’s dynamic business landscape. His training engagements have spanned across both large and small organizations, fostering growth and development for individuals from a multitude of backgrounds.
Trainer, Leadership and Innovation Coach
His academic qualifications include Master Mariner, Class 1 (FG). He has also been trained at sea on positive character building, mental endurance, survival techniques, emergency preparedness and other technical related marine trainings. He is also a member of the Malaysian MENSA Society, Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM), Malaysian Association of Professional Speakers (MAPS) and Institute Kelautan Malaysia (IKMAL).
He is a qualified trainer and is recognized by Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB). He is a certified Design Thinking Professional from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) and IDEO University. He is also part of the Global Design Thinking Professional Community, which is a community lead by IDEO. He has been awarded PERDANA Award under the Industry Excellence Category for designing and conducting an innovative training methodology using Simulation Based Learning. He was a featured Speaker at TEDTALK, where he delivered a highly energetic and inspiring speech on DARE TO DECIDE.
Team Development Expert, Learning & Development Consultant
Other than working with professionals from different organisational backgrounds, Raymond has been very active with non-profit projects, having held key leadership positions with various internationally active NGOs around the Asean region. In those capacities, he was also responsible for creating the learning and development framework, including mapping relevant competencies pillars to mitigate the skills and proficiency gaps of different individuals.
Equipped with a Master of Arts in the area of Situational Leadership, Raymond is committed in impacting positive change through continuous transformational training and development. Participants in previous programs have regularly rated him as highly influential and inspiring.
He is also a highly competent and meticulous project manager, having master-minded and successfully organised many large scaled learning conferences involving audience participation in the thousands.
Raymond is currently a Learning and Development Consultant at PowerUpSuccess and is also the resident subject matter expert on team development and personal excellence.
Trainer, Facilitator, Coach, Author
He completed his formative years in Jakarta and has lived there for 10 years when his parents were working for the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta. He reads, writes, and speaks Indonesian fluently and understands the Indonesian culture very well.
Dave has spent years perfecting his training modules to ensure easy understanding and practical learning takes place in his workshops. His key areas of guidance include essential business skills i.e., Effective Communication Skills, Professional Writing Skills, Customer Service, Handling Difficult Customers, Presentation Skills, Leadership Skills, and many more.
His psychological based programs are designed specifically to identify areas that will help organisations generate greater efficiency of its human capital. His training methods and tools have inspired companies to re-evaluate their people management policies.
An avid musician, Dave often includes music as a motivational factor in his training sessions. His choice of music is often based on the participants and the topics that are being covered, adding an element of fun into his sessions.
Trainer, Facilitator, Coach
He is also recognized as a savvy, charismatic leader with strengths in reengineering business processes, defining continuous improvement, conducting lively brainstorming sessions, achieving consensus, recognizing and accelerating peer’s strengths, delegating purposefully and building powerful teams that exhibit unwavering determination and stoic resolve. Also, he is acknowledged as a business focused professional with diverse business knowledge, experienced in various industries and propensity to fuel positive change.
Mohd Prasad has been praised, commended and awarded for innovation, bravely exploring “uncharted waters”, rising during to the occasion during tough times. I capitalize on strong business acumen and natural leadership talents to steer the business and team towards excellence and new directions.
As a Regional Investment and Strategic Projects Manager, Mohd Prasad managed a total fund of RM16 million and has started up businesses in India (Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai), Sri Lanka (Colombo) and the Philippines (Manila).
The passion for entrepreneur development and poverty eradication was ignited in his stint in East Coast Economic Region Development Council where he managed stakeholders including trainers and coaches for poverty eradication and entrepreneur development programs across the east coast. He was responsible for more than 12,000 participants with a budget of approximately RM300 million. He also spearheaded programs such as ECER-TERAS, ECER-Teraju, and DanaMudahCara.
Author, International Speaker, Business Coach
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CEO, Speaker, Licensed Financial Planner, Author
He writes a weekly financial column for the New Sunday Times and has authored or co-authored 10 books, including the Financial Freedom series, which raised over RM800,000 for Malaysian charities. His professional services are trusted by English-speaking business owners and professionals seeking retirement, education, and wealth planning through domestic and global diversification.
Rajen’s mission is to help high achievers take control of their time, money, and resources. He holds a Physics and Computing degree from King’s College London and has lived and worked in the US, UK, and Singapore. Earlier in his career, he won the Citibank Pan-Asia Business Journalism Award and worked with top publications and financial institutions.
A longtime MENSA UK, FPAM, MAPS, and GSF member, Rajen continues to run free monthly webinars on financial and retirement planning.
Author, International Speaker, Business Coach
Professional Brand Image Consultant, Editor-In-Chief
She is the Director of the World’s First BrandImageтм International Institute that is recognized by the Malaysian Department of Skills Development (JPK), Open University Malaysia (OUM) and the United Kingdom (UK) as an accredited centre.
Her clients range from Fortune 500 companies to Government Linked Companies (GLCs), Multinational Companies (MNCs) and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
Wendy is one of the rare few that is accredited an Advanced Diploma in Image Consultancy by JPK (Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran). She was also instated as the first and only BrandImage Consultant for the state of Sichuan, China.
AI Strategist, Digital Business Trainer, HRDC Certified Trainer
As a respected Key Opinion Leader in the digital sphere, David has cultivated a substantial social media presence, amassing a following of 15,000 across platforms. David has since built his personal brand around self-media and AI applications.
Furthermore, David has a robust professional career, having spent 20 years at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), where he rose to the position of Sales Director. His tenure at GSK equipped him with invaluable insights into the corporate world, sales strategies, and leadership skills. This experience has been instrumental in shaping his approach to training and consultancy.
Digital Marketing Expert, Techpreneur, Content Creator, Writer
Throughout her career, she has helped brands build their social media presence, curate engaging visual and written content, increase brand awareness, develop impactful digital marketing strategies, and execute innovative marketing campaigns. While she once resided in the US, she is now in Malaysia, excited and passionate about sharing and implementing her expert digital marketing knowledge.
Her knowledge in producing high-quality marketing materials, strategies, and practices have help others succeed in their marketing efforts.
Andie is the most suitable speaker and coach to deliver the marketing results you need because her years of experience working with lead brands like Toyota, Continental Tyres, Coca-Cola, RHB Bank, BMW, Ohio Health, Alliance Bank, Amazon, Microsoft, Acumatica, Oracle, Shell, Panasonic, and many more.
In her spare time, she shares her insights and thoughts through her articles, some of which can be found on Medium, her personal website, or her agency’s website. Andie most recognized published work is “Social Media and Its Stark Influence on Society”.
