Hwee Na (Esther) Yap

esther is currently the founder and ceo of stellar sparx international (ssi), an international business (business, & talent) & management consulting company

passionate about co-creating business ecosystems via international collaborations, strategic partnerships. believes in empowering international businesses to increase productivity and business performance

she's also an executive director of maxwell leadership. her current engagement with mdbc via special projects. also, johor representative for the mdbc johor chapter. a career mentor for the alumni as mentors programme for graduating students at victoria university of wellington, new zealand.

a total of 17 years - corporate intrapreneurship & business entrepreneurship in new zealand, singapore and malaysia.

multiple in-house and external consulting and development experiences in the area of international business (trade and investments - investment promotion), management strategy, business develpent/marketing, hr, various past positions working with government linked companies (glcs), multinational companies (mncs), conglomerates, ngos/ non-for-profits, smes & startups, across multiple industries ie: business services, banking, city development/ property, education and etc.

education & professional certifications:
- masters in business and administration
mba from henley business school,
university of reading uk.
- bachelor's degree in commerce and
administration, marketing and e-commerce
from victoria university of wellington, nz.
- international businees & management
consultant.
- certified speaker, trainer and leadership
coach of maxwell leadership, usa.
- certified business & entrepreneurship
coach with octopus, european business
strategy solution, europe
- certified behavourial consultant, singapore
- certified career coach, singapore
- certified marketer (cim) & digital marketer
(cdmp), usa
- certified learning & development
practitioner (cipd), uk
- certified human resources practitioner
(hrinz), nz

from the us, uk, new zealand and singapore.

she's recently led the company in winning an industry award recognition, "innovator of the year" at the malaysia management excellence award 2021 and the win was featured by the singapore business review.

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