Message from Our Founder

About Our Founder

Teaching and coaching students, professionals, and executives to be more effective at work and beyond

Working with Fortune 100 companies, world-class universities, and global non-profits  

Developing skills as an entrepreneur, writer, executive coach, university lecturer, ESL teacher, equities trader, materials science researcher, corporate trainer

Author of Wall Street Journal Bestseller Selling Your Expertise: The Mindset, Strategies, and Tactics of Successful Rainmakers (Wiley)

Recipient of the 50 Outstanding Asian-Americans in Business Award

Featured in Fast Company, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, Training Magazine

Delivers career-readiness and communication skills workshops for high schoolers: Big Brothers and Big Sisters NYC, Virtual Enterprises NYC, Junior Achievement, Year Up

Leads professional development sessions for school principals as part of The Cahn Fellows Program for Distinguished Principals

MBA from Wharton and BA in Chemistry and Economics from Cornell


Certified in Stakeholder Centered Coaching, Organizational Mindfulness, Youth Mental Health First Aid

Relevant coursework:
• Adolescent Psychology • Self-Determination Theory • The Science of Learning: What Every Teacher Should Know • Leaders of Learning

"Excellent course and instructor. Learned valuable and directly actionable topics and tools. I'm already recommending the instructor to classmates."
MBA StudentThe Wharton School
"Robert made this class very interesting and engaging. The class is really important for any student as it builds confidence and develops the soft skills needed by leaders. Robert provided detailed and very informative comments after each session."
Executive MBA StudentThe Wharton School
"Robert's ability to engage meaningfully with our audience was remarkable. He effectively applied his research and coaching experience to help our employees across various functions—whether in product, research, technology, HR, or sales—understand and design a mindset of advocating for their value."
Customer Success LeaderFortune 500 Company
"Robert is an energetic, authentic, and engaging speaker who has the ability to capture an audience's attention with his speaking and coaching expertise."
Executive DirectorGlobal Non-Profit Organization
"Robert has a passion for success and believes that any dream is possible. He has a genuine interest in helping others reach their goals."
Product LeadLeading Tech Firm
"Robert is an exceptional instructor. Not only genuinely interested and engaged, but genuinely skilled. I can't say enough about how fantastic he is and how helpful his insights were. You could see clear improvement from every person in our class each week. Robert is an absolute star."
MBA StudentThe Wharton School
"Robert really helped me form a strategy for determining and designing the career path and lifestyle I desired. With a thoughtful and pragmatic approach, he taught me to understand and prioritize my goals."
Director of Legal DepartmentFortune 100 Company

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