About Me

The 10-Second Snapshot

I am an educator and innovation strategist.

I push boundaries and deliver impact in what I do.

My super power is bridging learning and doing in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation.

Professional

• 2019 - Present: Founder and Director of The Square Apple Pte. Ltd.
• 2016 - Present: Co-Founder and Director of Change Voyage Consulting
• 2000 - 2015: Accenture Singapore, Senior Principal
• 1996 - 1999: Arthur Andersen, Tax Consultant

Teaching Appointments

• 2022 - Present: Adjunct Associate Professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology
• 2017 - Present: Adjunct Faculty at Singapore Management University
• 2017 - Present: Executive Education Fellow at National University of Singapore, Advanced Computing for Executives, School of Computing

Academic Qualifications

• 2014 - 2017: PhD in General Management, Singapore Management University
• 1999 - 2000: Masters of Commerce, University of New South Wales,
• 1993 - 1996: Bachelor of Accountancy, 2nd Upper Honours, Nanyang Technological University

A Closer Look

Teaching Undergraduates | Business Owners | Corporate Executives

What I am working on: I currently teach the following courses:

• The Design of Business Singapore Management University | for Undergraduates
• Innovation Leadership Programme Singapore Institute of Technology | for Business Owners
• Managing Change for Digital Transformation NUS, School of Computing, ACE | for Corporate Executives. Business Owners | Face-to-Face
• Change Management for Digital Transformation NUS, School of Computing, ACE | for Corporate Executives. Business Owners | eLearning
• Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Programme* NUS, School of Computing, ACE | for Corporate Executives | eLearning | *I only wrote the Change Management Module

My Why: My first love is teaching. I subscribe to Carl Rogers' hypothesis that

"A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning" (Rogers, 1951)

Therefore, my courses are designed to scaffold self-discovery and the internalisation of the subject matter.

This approach encourages learners to explore and construct their own understanding, leading to a deeper and more meaningful engagement with the content.

Success to me, is when learners experience a paradigm shift and see a perspective they have not seen before.

This indicates they have truly internalised the material and can apply it in new and insightful ways.

Teaching Awards from the Singapore Management University:

• 2023: SMU-X Excellent Teacher Award
• Acad Year 2021-2023: Dean's Teaching Honour List, School of Business
• 2022: Outstanding Adjunct Nominee
• Acad Year 2020-2021: Top Adjunct Faculty, School of Business
• 2021: SMU-X Excellent Teacher Nominee
• Acad Year 2019-2020: Top Adjunct Faculty, School of Business
• Acad Year 2018-2019: Top Adjunct Faculty, School of Business

Driving Breakthroughs For Business Owners

What I am working on: I am working with business owners who are experiencing growth stagnation.

They want to achieve breakthroughs but are unsure where to focus and how to experiment in a structured way.

This isn't a typical consulting project where consultants do all the heavy lifting.

Instead, I work closely with the business owners and their teams using a “Do It Together With You” (DITWY) approach.

Over a 4-6 month period, I scaffold their business transformation through iterative 4-5 week sprints, ensuring capability transfer and measurable results along the journey.

My Why: I spent 15 years as a consultant delivering change management interventions on large-scale IT and business transformation projects.

However, after spending a year or two with clients, I found that most had not acquired sufficient knowledge to sustain the change after the systems were implemented.

When I started my own business, I believed a better approach was to enable business owners to fish for themselves rather than providing them with the fish.

Success to me, is when the client has developed a clear and repeatable system to continue their business transformation journey independently.