A Jack of all trades, Master of Marketing.

From analyzing and crafting business strategies for MNCs, brokering commodities such as oil & gas, precious metals, rubber and plastics, selling hotels and casinos, building housing for the poor, to working with governments inter-Asia, Desmond is the go to guy if you need something to be done.

In short Desmond helps solve problems, connects businesses forming the safest environment to craft the most profitable business relationships.

Experiences

As an entrepreneur, Desmond’s skills of managing a company has been tested and sharpened. From raising funds, communicating with investors, to managing employees, as well as handing the marketing and operations aspect of the company, has bestowed upon him a range of invaluable skills and experiences.

Having graduated first class in marketing for his bachelors and master’s degree, Desmond is equipped with strong marketing foundations. Furthermore as an experienced marketer, he has fortified strategic knowledge and experience to craft creative and engaging marketing campaigns to reach out to targeted consumers and branding companies uniquely.

As a business lecturer for more than 5 well acclaimed universities, Desmond is well versed with theoretical knowledge, coupled with practical applications. A lethal combination to any successful business strategy.

He spearheaded regional expansion across Asia for companies such as Asia Expat Guides, as well as devise strategic business development plans to capture large-scale contracts for Edenysa, Jardin Smith, Tac Global as well as various MNCs.

Desmond’s corporate training and motivation courses helps develop leaders and forwards thinkers in global organisations to enable both personal and organisational success. Working with the giants in the banking and insurance for the past 5 years, Desmond has helped various companies increase productivity, motivate staff and equip them with invaluable knowledge.

Being brought up in Singapore, Desmond’s roots are strongly Asian, inculcating him with conservative values, but having studied and worked abroad, his thoughts has been westernized, which is the perfect combination for any market today.

Serial Entrepreneur

A serial entrepreneur himself, Desmond oversees several successful businesses such as Asia Expat Guides, Style Resumes, The Container Factory and Top Concierge amongst many other business ventures.

Desmond has also helped kick start various businesses, providing ideas and connections to many young and budding entrepreneurs. Desmond is also on the board of many entrepreneurship, venture capital and start-up clubs to educate and mentor the next generation of entrepreneurs. He stands by his 3 guiding principles:

 

  1. Dream: Everyone has dreams, but turning one’s dream into reality is the most crucial step. As the famous saying goes, “I fear not the man who dreams at night but the man who day dreams”.
  2. Believe: Believing in oneself is the most important ingredient to success. As the law of attraction states, you attract what you believe; not what you see with your eyes but what you see with your heart.
  3. Persevere: To never give up and never say die. The greatest secret to success is simply; never quit. You can walk slowly, you may even crawl but as long as you never stop moving forward, you will eventually reach your destination.

Lecturer

Desmond Chow is one of the youngest lecturers in Singapore, having begun lecturing at the tender age of 25. He is among a new breed of lecturers who delivers engaging lectures by combining both academic theories and allowing students to exchange ideas freely within the class.

Desmond’s classes are the polar opposite of rigid; a prime example being that students do not have fixed seating arrangements, allowing them to find their most comfortable positions and thus learn better.

Creative peer-to-peer learning is highly encouraged, in which students design and participate in games that are coupled with subject theories to teach each other while having fun. Desmond believes that learning can be enjoyable and more often than not his students would come to be life-long friends.

Subjects taught:

Marketing, Business strategy, International Business, Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship, Consumer Behavior, Strategy & Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Organization Management, Retail Marketing, People in Organizations, Digital Marketing etc.

Government Emissary

Desmond’s reputation as a multi-disciplinary specialist precedes him and thus he is not only highly regarded domestically but internationally as well. On many occasions, he serves as a personal advisor to various politicians and governments in a myriad of fields such as: National Development, Foreign & Public policies, Social development & responsibility, Innovation and disruptive systems, Renewable energy, Environment Conservation.

One example of such high honour involves a government-backed project on helping to build and provide affordable and comfortable housing for the bottom 10% of the population globally. Desmond is a visionary who understands that one more prosperous country in the world is another baby step towards world peace. He aims to help achieve that by connecting countries together through peaceful and beneficial collaborations.

Business Strategist

Having years of experience and knowledge at his disposal, Desmond is an expert in helping businesses succeed. Through in-depth analysis of the company and it’s market, Desmond is able to devise strategic solutions to help organisations think out of the box, improve customer experience, increase profits and maximise potential in their respective fields. In his personal capacity, Desmond has served as a trusted advisor and consultant for many corporate CEOs and directors by offering guidance in the following fields (not exclusive to):

  1. Business analysis & development
  2. Business leadership
  3. Corporate culture
  4. Marketing campaigns
  5. Motivation & Sales
  6. Corporate social responsibility
  7. Human Resource Networking

With Desmond’s guidance, companies are able to foresee and plan for long-term business goals while executing and achieving manageable short-term objectives along the way to ensure stable progress towards their mission.

Corporate Trainer & Motivation Speaker

He brings value, clarity and inspiration to events that include (not limited to):

  1. Recruitment Events
  2. Annual Kick-offs
  3. Keynote Events
  4. Corporate Retreats
  5. Luncheon/Evening/Dinner Presentations
  6. Business Conferences
  7. Academic Symposiums
  8. Incentive and Reward Meetings

Desmond’s presentation style is both light-hearted and humorous, and he has an acute awareness of how people of all ages learn, allowing him to easily capture the attention of his audiences and generate productive engagements. His decade long of leadership achievements and experience can be seen during his presentation and speeches, further proving his prowess as a master of his craft.

Combining his unique experience and approach, Desmond is able to help leaders, teams and organisations better comprehend how they can reach their full potential and achieve success in a clear and defined manner. This makes his solutions drastically different from typical “academic” speakers who only seem to understand the theoretical aspects of businesses which adds little value towards practical applications.

Desmond’s philosophy of blending inspiration and action aids people in understanding their strengths and weaknesses, which unlocks their potential within, translating them into actionable results.