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Role Players 2017


Michael Teoh Su Lim

Founding CEO & Lead Trainer
Thriving Talents Pte. Ltd.

MICHAEL TEOH SU LIM @ MICHAEL TEOH
  • Founding CEO & Lead Trainer, Thriving Talents Pte. Ltd.
  • Keynote Speaker on 'Millennials, Leadership & Sales'
  • Gen-Y / Millennials Development Specialist
  • Radio D.J. & Producer on IM4U.FM 107.9 – The 'I' Show
  • Serial Investor & Entrepreneur
  • Certified Motivational Coach (CMC), Singapore
  • National Youth Icon & National Book of Records Holder
  • Co-Author, the 'Potential Matrix®' book for Gen-Y High Achievers
  • National Columnist & Podcaster
  • 'The Big Dream!' Reality Show Television Judge
  • Millennials Global Partner & Consultant, CoachingMovie.com, USA
  • Co-Curator of TEDxKL (South East Asia's largest TEDx conference)
Michael Teoh Su Lim is the Founding Director of Thriving Talents, a talent development solutions company focusing on assisting companies to Attract, Retain, Influence and Grow the largest population of Consumers & Workforce - The Millennials. He is a regularly featured speaker on the topics of 'Millennials, Sales, Customer Service, Innovation, Leadership and Motivation.' Since 2012, he has worked with Fortune 500 companies across 39 countries while clocking in his global miles speaking in London, Moscow, New York, Shanghai, San Francisco, Sydney, Auckland, Berlin, Toronto, Nairobi, Doha, Bangalore, Mexico City, Zurich, Geneva, Jakarta, Bangkok, Hanoi, Singapore and more. He is the Global Advisor for Microsoft 'YouthSpark' and SAP on 'Millennials@Work' strategies and has had his ideas featured on CNN, BBC and the United Nations. He has shared the stage speaking globally with icons like Virgin's Sir Richard Branson, Father of Social Business Prof. Muhd Yunus, Rockstar Legend Sir Bob Geldof, AirAsia's Tony Fernandes and had even received a special visit by President Barack Obama during a workshop organised by Microsoft, in which Michael was a Coach & Facilitator.

Michael was recently inducted into the AIESEC Alumni Hall of Fame in Poland, joining luminaries like Bill Clinton and Bono, whilst being an Honorary Inductee into the Golden Key Society, U.S.A , and an Associate Fellow with the Royal Commonwealth Society, U.K.

Michael's motivational and strategical talks have inspired thousands of people, with his largest crowd being 5,000 people comprising of entrepreneurs, corporate executives and government officials. He is recognized as a National Youth Icon by the Prime Minister and a Malaysia Book of Records Holder for his extraordinary work in developing the Gen-Y workforce. He is also a D.J. with IM4U.FM 107.9, reaching out to 50,000 Gen-Y listeners on a weekly basis. He is the Co-Author of the Potential Matrix®, a book which Teoh invested 4 years of his time to research about the world's Top Gen-Y/ Millennial Achievers from every regions across the world. Teoh is also a serial investor with interests in properties, stocks and his latest venture, Food & Beverages in Bangkok.

Prior to his career as a global speaker, advisor and entrepreneur, Michael has worked as a Management Consultant, Outreach Strategy Director and a Brand Consultant. He obtained his tertiary education from New Zealand, aside from attending special educational courses in Harvard University, Stanford University and INSEAD. He is also a Board Member for various public organisations and government-linked foundations, where his knowledge about Human Capital Development and Youths are sought after.