Queenie Yap | Collective Change Institute
Queenie Yap
Queenie is a leadership and transformational coach who brings together intuition, empowerment, and direct clarity to support professionals in elevating how they think, lead, and live.
With two decades of experience in global HR, leadership, and sales — spanning Google, Microsoft, Temasek, and Lazada — she has coached senior leaders, high-performing teams, and emerging talent across cultures and industries. For more than 10 years, clients have consistently expressed how they’ve “never met anyone who breaks things down so clearly” and “learned more from one conversation than they expected.” Many stay connected long after their engagement ends because the impact is lasting and actionable.
Her coaching style is a hybrid of intuitive presence and structured inquiry. Queenie leans primarily on ICF-aligned coaching while weaving in mentoring only when it serves a client’s growth. She believes that people aren’t broken — they’re becoming — and her role is to create a space where individuals can reconnect with their inner wisdom, challenge limiting narratives, and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Her lived experiences navigating leadership challenges, career pivots, reinvention, and health adversity deepen her empathy and connection with clients. Passionate about STEM, animals, travel, integrity, and ethics, Queenie brings both heart and humanity to every coaching partnership.
Coaching & Mentoring Focus Areas:
Leadership & Executive Presence
Career Clarity & Transitions
Productivity, Focus & High-Performance Habits
Confidence, Self-Worth & Inner Strength
Professional Background
20 years of sales leadership, executive leadership and talent advisory, talent acquisition and talent development including 10years of leadership coaching across Financial Services, Difital Natives, Fintech startups and Large Tech companies including Google, Microsoft, Lazada, Temasek etc
Coaching Specialty
Who I Work With
I work with professionals across different industries and career stages, including:
– Emerging to senior leaders
– Mid-career professionals seeking clarity or reinvention
– Individuals navigating transitions or recalibration
– High-performers who want to grow with intention
Coaching Style
How I Coach
My coaching blends:
ICF Core Competencies
Self-awareness and values-based reflection
Solution-focused frameworks
Direct, intuitive inquiry
Gentle mentoring when helpful
Clients describe my sessions as calming, clarifying, empowering, supportive — and just the right amount of challenging.
I want clients to leave each session feeling:
Calm. Clear. Empowered. Supported. Expanded.
Life Design, Purpose & Values Alignment
Clients Who Work With Me Often Experience…
A deeper connection to their values and purpose.
Renewed confidence and self-belief.
Breakthrough clarity in decisions that once felt overwhelming.
Improved leadership presence and communication.
More groundedness, resilience, and emotional awareness.
New habits that sustain focus and momentum.
The ability to see possibilities where there used to be doubt.
Feeling “lighter, clearer, and ready” after each session
My Coaching Promise
You will gain clarity on what truly matters, reconnect with your internal compass, and leave with practical actions you feel confident, motivated, and ready to take.
Or in a shorter version:
“Clarity you can feel. Actions you can trust.”
Personal Background
Queenie is an intuitive, empowering, and direct coach who blends 20 years of global leadership, HR, sales, and talent advisory experience across Google, Microsoft, Temasek, and Lazada.
Her coaching presence is warm, insightful, and grounded — offering clarity, structure, and intuitive depth in every session.
Personal Philosophy
“People don’t need fixing — they need space to remember who they are.”
