Independent consulting seeking opportunities in corporate/growth/turnaround strategy, leadership/people development & coaching, due diligence, market and competitive assessment

Started GLG's Strategic Projects (consulting) business in Asia-Pacific, responsible for redefining the product to fit local markets, setting the strategy, and building the team within a complex matrix organization
•Grew the business as an internal startup to a US$10M going concern in 3 years, providing growth synergies across geographies and business segments
•Began as a one-man show and built a team of 4 going to 12 by the end of 2022
•Trained the frontline Sales and Client Solutions teams to effectively act as our evangelists among existing clients and in new client acquisition
•Developed a technical sales capability among the Strategic Projects Team, as the solutions we developed required consultants to close the deals
•Systemized the team's client engagement via Salesforce, Trello and regular tracking

•Founded the business to seize an opportunity arising from increasing popularity of tea, gifting and boutique brands in the United States
•Started from scratch, learning the basics of brand-building, ecommerce, channel management, and retail distribution
•Achieved rapid year-over-year growth and profitability through direct selling, online platform sales and an agent network STUDY GROUP – Global higher ed. pathway provider with >60 university partners

Grew and led new US-based consulting team
•Grew monthly revenue by 3-4x by coaching and developing the Client Solutions team to more effectively sell LYNK services, and by refining processes
•Spearheaded global consulting business development among priority accounts
•Improved performance of global team by consistent feedback and input FLOWER POT TEA CO. – Startup brand selling novel tea gifts in online and brick-and mortar channels

Restarted the North American recruitment business in Asia ex-China, more than doubling student enrollments, and then led all recruitment efforts for SE Asia.
•Managed team of six sales managers and indirectly a dozen product managers covering a third-party distribution network of hundreds of agents
•Drove regional growth strategy, especially for recently reestablished US programs
•Grew revenue in priority markets – Indonesia and India – by >4x and >2x

Led teams across industries and functions, with most significant experience in airlines and agriculture, focusing on growth and turnaround strategy
•Consistently received performance ratings of 4 (out of 5)
•Sought-after mentor and was the top-rated trainer among my cohort at Bain ACT in 2013
•Became known as a reliable and at-cause team member able to take on difficult assignments; case experience in twelve different countries
•Worked directly with CEOs and other Partner-level clients starting from AC-level
•Bain cultural evangelist, leader in Singapore office's highly active "Ministry of Fun"

Provided analytical and research support in developing US strategy, largely focused on inorganic growth
•Supported M&A team in sector scans and due diligences resulting in multi-billion dollars in bids and an acquisition worth >$200 million
•Assisted development of a public relations strategy to alleviate the concerns of key stakeholders about a foreign company executing sensitive defense contracts

Supported the IBD leadership by keeping up-to-date market data and providing analytical support on management projects (e.g. CRM system, legal outsourcing, etc.)