Our clients

Since January 2021, almost 700 leaders trained in being “Impactful Leaders”

Founder and CEO Coaching (+130 participants)

Impactful Leadership content most appreciated by CEOs and Founders as they are day to day dealing with the challenges that Impactful Leadership content covers. Content amplified by being coached by a leader that has “seen it before”.
Over 50 CEOs and Founders received dedicated executive coaching with contract tenure varying from 9 months to 3 years.
Scaling Curriculum created for a prominent Singapore based VC and utilized to expose over 80 Founders to key leadership skills and frameworks to scale their businesses.

C-Level and High-Potential Leaders Coaching through Leadership Development Programs (+350 participants)

Singapore University of Social Sciences Students (200 participants)

Nick Cator

Co-Founder and CEO, Venturi Partners, Singapore

Venturi Partners is a leading private equity firm investing in and working with consumer-focused companies across India and Southeast Asia that are creating category-defining or disruptive brands lead by visionary leaders and exceptional teams.

Given Dane’s extensive FMCG experience, over 20 years working in this region and his coaching of a wide range of founders and CEOs, it was logical for us to connect him with our portfolio company leaders.

Since then, several of our portfolio companies have utilised Dane’s expertise in either performing business diagnostics, which have a very clear focus on identifying opportunities to grow revenue and margin, or in his coaching and mentoring support.

I can recommend connecting with Dane if your CEO needs a coach or assistance in improving their business.

Aditya Mathur, Remi Choong

Elev8.vc, Singapore

Elev8.vc is Singapore’s premier deep tech venture capital fund investing in B2B startups.

We discovered Dane as a CEO/Founder coach in 2022 and since that time he has mentored four of our portfolio CEOs. The feedback we receive from our founders is extremely positive in terms of the leadership coaching and business guidance that Dane provides. Importantly, we as investors also see the difference in our founders because of Dane’s guidance.

We can highly recommend Dane as a CEO coach and mentor!

Danny Nielsen

CEO, Vestas Aust and NZ, Melbourne

Dane has supported me as a coach and mentor for close to a year.

Although I am an experienced multi-national CEO running Australia’s largest renewable energy company, his coaching and Impactful Leadership content has provided clear direction and initiatives for me to build increased trust with my team, while also maintaining discipline and accountability.

I strongly encourage any CEO to speak with Dane, as I am sure he will be able to assist them on their leadership journey.

JianMing Tan

Founder and CEO, Moon Technologies, Singapore

Moon Technology is an early stage start up in Singapore building a very technologically advanced product for the global healthcare industry.

There is so much for us to accomplish with complex decisions and tradeoffs to be made everyday. Having Dane as a coach and mentor has assisted me significantly on this journey helping me grow as a leader while also assisting me in making the right decisions through his insightful questioning.

If you need a coach, I would strongly recommend you speak with Dane.

Zach Faizal

Founder and CEO, PEEC Mobility, Dubai

At Peec, we design and manufacture the petrol-to-electric transition envisioning a way to save petrol-running vehicles — and turn them into next-generation assets.

As a new CEO I knew that I needed guidance on this journey so enlisted help from Dane Hudson. I have been extremely pleased with my experience with Dane as a coach, mentor and advisor. He has educated me on how to be a CEO while also providing guidance in how to evaluate and make decisions in challenging situations. The breadth of his experience paired with his empathetic nature truly does make the sessions with him extremely effective, engaging, and comforting for any CEO going through their journey of ups & downs.

I can wholeheartedly recommend Dane to support any CEO, regardless of their industry as Dane’s coaching and experience is relevant in any industry.

Charles Lee

Founder and CEO, CoderSchool, Ho Chi Min, Vietnam

I highly recommend Dane as a coach for any CEO or Founder. He’s experienced and excels in leadership development through a structured program, rather than focusing on tactical advice. Dane is also friendly and open, and someone I genuinely looked forward to meeting. He also helped facilitate our company’s strategy retreat which really helped us build team trust and alignment.

Patrick Gentry

Founder and CEO, Sprout Solutions, Manila

It is gives me great pleasure to endorse Dane as a coach and mentor.

As a start-up CEO with a team now of over 450 people, expanding internationally and driving towards our series C, we face a myriad of complex strategic and tactical issues every day. Dane’s support leveraging his extensive personal CEO knowledge, Impactful Leadership content and experience coaching other founders across the region has been invaluable to me and Sprout on our scaling journey.

I would highly recommend to any CEO utilising Dane as a coach and advisor.

Aditya Kamath

CEO & Founder Argor Investments (Prior Go-Ventures), Singapore

Argor is a venture capital fund that focuses exclusively in Southeast Asia and is very particular and selective with who we invest in. Given we have a small portfolio, it is critical that our founders are ably supported. Dane has coached at least half of our founders and we see the impact of his assistance. I can highly recommend Dane as a coach, mentor and advisor to any CEO or leader.

Stephen Simmons

CEO, Sydney

IMMEX is one of Sydney’s largest and most respected specialized Occupational Health and Medical Practices, with facilities across the Sydney region.

We engaged Dane with two key objectives. Firstly, to conduct a business diagnostic that would guide IMMEX’s continued growth while preserving our excellent service delivery; and secondly, to support my development as a leader. Dane has over-delivered on both fronts. His business diagnostic was clear, practical, and actionable. His leadership coaching, drawing on the Impactful Leadership framework, has significantly enhanced my effectiveness as CEO. I can highly recommend Dane if your are seeking a consultant to improve your business, or if you are a CEO looking to develop and grow.

Filman Ferdian

Co-Founder and CEO, Infinid, Jakarta

Infinid is an innovative FinTech company that enables homeowners to access their property wealth.

I enlisted Dane’s assistance to support me on my leadership growth as a Founder and CEO, and to be an advisor to guide me on some of the more difficult tactical and strategic decisions as we scale our business. He has definitely lived up to, if not exceeded my expectations. I therefore confidently recommend Dane as a CEO coach to any leader who aspires to grow their leadership capability and scale their business.

Gibran Huzaifah

Co-Founder and CEO, eFishery, Jakarta

Claudia Kolonas

Founder and CEO, Pluang, Jakarta

Dane was my executive coach for the last 2 or so years since the beginning of Pluang and has been a great mentor, teacher and coach to improve my leadership skills.

He has been a valuable resource in helping us through tough decisions and challenges, as well as in working with Richard and I on improving our leadership capabilities.

We found the frameworks for things like HR and decision making particularly useful.

Thanks so much Dane in helping us become better leaders! Still got a lot of work to do to get us there but very happy with the overall progress!

They say it is lonely as a Founder and Dane helps make it a lot less so.

Paul Santos

Founder and CEO, Wavemaker Partners, Singapore

Wavemaker Partners is a Singapore-headquartered Venture Capital firm investing in early-stage enterprise, deep technology and sustainability startups in Southeast Asia. Over the last ten years of operation, we have invested in over 160 startups.

Dane Hudson was appointed Venture Advisor on 1 April 2021 and has been actively supporting over 50 portfolio companies through board directorship, leadership development and coaching, CEO mentoring and skills development.

Dane provides Leadership Coaching and Mentoring services to our portfolio companies. Beyond Directorship and Leadership Coaching, He also facilitates Wavemaker Partner’s Scaling Curriculum, a series of workshops for our entrepreneurs on topics around leadership, strategy, organisational design and organisational development. The impact that Dane has had on our entrepreneurs and their business is significant.

I highly recommend Dane Hudson as a coach and advisor. His extensive global executive experience and his Impactful Leadership content makes him a significant contributor to any CEO, Founder or leader.

Rohit Jha

Co-Founder and CEO, Transcelestial, Singapore

Transcelestial Technologies was founded in 2016 and is a Singapore-based technology startup delivering superfast global Internet distribution through its proprietary laser communications technology.

With Transcelestial’s rapid growth, I realised I needed guidance and mentoring from a seasoned leader to be successful in my role as a CEO and to support the company’s expansion. My co-founder (Dr. Mohamad Danesh – Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer) and I decided to contract Dane Hudson to support us both in our leadership journeys. Dane has been coaching both founders now for almost 24 months. He has additionally supported the organisation with a number of workshops on various topics such as Sales Practices and Presentation Skills.

His experience as a leader and coach is complemented by his extensive and practical Impactful Leadership content. I would highly recommend utilising Dane as a coach and advisor.

Anna Podolsky

Founder and CEO, Lyka, Sydney

Lyka is Australia’s healthiest pet food company that provides fresh food on demand. It is reshaping an industry built around highly processed and an unnatural foods for pets.

I have had the pleasure of working with Dane since January 2023 and can confidently say that he has had a significant impact on my leadership approach. Dane’s extensive experience on a broad range of topics and his comprehensive materials have been invaluable to me.

Dane’s commitment to my success and the success of my company is evident in the tailored coaching he provides. He takes time to understand my goals and challenges, and his coaching is both insightful and practical.

Working with Dane has been an absolute pleasure, and I highly recommend him to anyone looking to their leadership skills to the next level.

Ankit Malhotra

Founder and CEO, Heyy, Singapore

Heyy was founded in 2021 and is a Singapore-based mental health technology start-up.

As the founder of a rapidly growing business, I realised that I needed coaching and advice from an experienced leader. Our major investor, Wavemaker recommended Dane Hudson given his extensive leadership experience, his knowledge of scaling start-ups in Asia and his extensive leadership content and frameworks.

I am very excited in having Dane by my side.

Sid Jadhav

Founder and CEO, Polybee, Singapore

Polybee is building an autonomous service for pollination and yield forecasting using nano-drones and AI to increase profits in fresh produce.

I have been working with Dane since July 2022, and his contributions to the company have been remarkable even in such a short time. Dane has rich, deep and wide-ranging experience in business leadership across different functions.

His coaching framework and material are immensely insightful to young founding CEOs like me, of which there are many in South East Asia’s vibrant startup ecosystem.

Nidhi Gupta

Founder and CEO, Portcast, Singapore

Portcast is a Singapore-based technology startup, founded in 2017, and serving global manufacturers and logistics companies in making their supply chains more effective and sustainable.

In this journey to be the best version of a leader as I can be, Dane has been coaching me with his expertise and experience of being a leader himself as well as coaching senior executives from multinational companies and tech startups in the SEA region.

In the 12 months that we’ve worked together, I’ve really valued the discussions and insights with Dane – more specifically, the self-reflection through 360 degree feedback that Dane helped conduct; navigating through organizational challenges; thinking through what it means to be a ‘leader’ in the true sense. I would highly recommend using Dane and leveraging his Impactful Leadership content.

Sahil Tapiawala

Co-Founder and CEO, Atomionics, Singapore

Atomionics has built a groundbreaking quantum gravimeter technology, capable of a 10,000X improvement in pinpointing valuable resources like nickel, oil, copper, gold etc.

I have been working with Dane since June 2022, and his contributions to the company has been remarkable even in such a short time. Dane has a diverse set of experiences in different functions of the business. He has been able to impart these unique learnings as a coach and advisor to me. This has helped me navigate the investment landscape alongside early stage developments. This has been absolutely crucial to our growth at Atomionics.

His framework for coaching and leadership acts as a crucible for the brightest young entrepreneurs to grow as business leaders and lead high growth teams. This is a boon to the burgeoning Startup ecosystem in Singapore.

Anthony Chow

CEO & CO-Founder,
igloocompany
Singapore

I am very honoured to have the privilege to work with Dane in my journey to grow igloocompany in the past 9 months.

Across all the myriads of problems in scaling a start-up against the COVID pandemic backdrop, Dane has been extremely sharp and insightful in offering his guidance. His coaching style is one that is very empathetic and warm, and at the same time, he challenges you to make the hard decisions to do the best for the business. Under his tutelage and mentorship, I have learnt and grown significantly as a leader and most importantly as a person.

Beyond coaching, Dane is very generous in sharing his vast experiences, as well as providing access to his deep network across various parts of the world. His involvement with igloocompany has not only served as a steady influence that shaped my leadership style, but also a beacon of support and strength to the wider team. My only regret is not having started working with him earlier!

Thanks for everything Dane – to greater heights!

Abraham Viktor

CEO, Hanrgy
Jakarta, Indonesia

Growing as a leader has been my major priority, so I made the decision to get
a coach to help me grow faster instead of just learning by doing. In the
past four months, I’ve grown significantly in my leadership as I learn from my
coach, Dane Hudson. My recent performance appraisal from my team affirmed my
growth as a leader. This is a journey and I am still at the beginning, but I
aspire to be a great leader – which I am confident to achieve with Dane’s coaching.

Amanda Gani

Managing Director

I have been fortunate enough to have been engaged in a Leadership Coaching program with Dane, since January 2021.

Dane tailors the program to ensure current business challenges that arise are addressed, whilst maintaining the program deliverables.

Not only have I benefited greatly in the coaching and development of my personal leadership style and capabilities, I have also been able to transfer these skills and learnings to help mentor others on the executive team at Frostbland.

Throughout this program, Dane has come to understand many idiosyncrasies of our business and as such, we have further engaged his services to facilitate our Leadership Strategic Vision workshop.

Dane is engaging, relatable and beyond all, has a wealth of real-world knowledge, that has been invaluable in my journey thus far under his guidance.

Charles Allen

Lord Allen of
Kensington CBE

ISS Chair

I have known Dane Hudson for over seven years.

He is a very experienced executive and builds and develops diverse and strong teams.

He has knowledge, skills and expertise of a variety of businesses and he has strong strategic and operational skills.

In addition to his intellectual capabilities, he has significant emotional intelligence and great communication skills. He understands how to develop strong cultures and is uniquely experienced in both Asia and the West.

Dane is also a good listener and is a very experienced mentor and coach. I would recommend him to anyone who wants a trusted confidant who can help develop their career and develop their leadership skills and how to get strong followership.

Christian Alsø

CEO ISS Denmark

While preparing my transition into the role as the CEO of a large company, I had the privilege to work with Dane as my coach. During our sessions, Dane helped me mentally prepare for this new role and shared his vast experience with me; this helped me understand the leadership role challenges ahead. Using a combination of leadership coaching conversations and introduction to tactics needed as a first time CEO, I built my 100 day plan as part of these coaching sessions. Having the opportunity to combine mental and personal development along with the active leadership learning process made these sessions unique. The opportunity to confidentially share my thoughts, and have my ideas challenged by seasoned CEO, enabled me to hit the ground running on my first day in role.

Tieu Yen Trinh

Founder and CEO, TalentNet
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

I can confidently assert that Dane is an inspirational leader with strong leadership and strategic thinking. Due to Dane’s diverse experience in leading and consulting in several types of businesses, he can give applicable advice and solutions that are impactful to support any organization. I highly recommend Dane as he has amazing leadership, as well as business development and performance consulting skills to help best facilitate any company’s growth.

Aye Thiha

CEO, Thiha Group
Yangon, Myannmar

Thiha Group is a diversified company in Hospitality, Distribution of Power Equipment, and Manufacturer and Distributor of Construction Material

Dane’s vast senior management experiences globally, combined with his extensive network in Asia, and his warm yet firm approach, equips him well to coach business leaders in the region.

I have had the pleasure of knowing Dane for the past 3 years and must attest to his high standards and say that he is someone who will push you to your next level.

Peter Chang

Chairman, KAIA Group, (kaia.sg)

KAIA Group is a diversified conglomerate covering Property Development, Hospitality, and Industrial businesses across China and South East Asia

I am privileged to have Dane as my mentor on corporate structuring and business leadership. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience as a CEO with MNCs and a deep understanding of the culture and operations in this region.

Dane is logical in his approach and clear minded. I have benefited tremendously from our discussions, covering how to best structure our business entities with an aim for IPO; as well the most effective leadership and management structure.

I have translated our discussions into actions and am seeing good results.

Sanjay Jindal

Chairman and Managing Director, Western Heat Forge Pvt. Ltd.
Pune, India

As an Owner and ‘active’ Managing Director of a high growth (manufacturing) business, Dane’s extensive, hands-on experience and insights across Industries have helped in a very substantive and practical way to walk the fine line of guiding the CEO who manages the business.

Garry Browne AM

Chairman, Director, Author
Sydney, Australia

Dane Hudson, is someone I have known for more than a decade in a professional and personal capacity.

In all my dealings I have found Dane to be professional as a leader and executive and have found his values and ethics to be of the highest standard. His work ethic and commitment to the job at hand is no doubt recognized with the senior roles he has held in both global and local businesses. He is meticulous, detail-oriented and has strong emotional intelligence, which is so important in today’s environment both for leaders and the training and development of leaders.

Dane’s background in consulting, CEO, operational and executive roles together with his Board positions make him an ideal partner for businesses who are trying to build strong leaders with a sustainable and impactful organization for the future.

Peter R. Hearl

Former Global C-Level Executive with YUM Brands Inc. and current non-executive director in Australia with Telstra and Santos

Dane Hudson is a deeply experienced and highly accomplished CEO who has led a range of successful organisations in a diverse array of international operating environments. I have no doubt that the leadership lessons Dane can impart to your organisation, transcend national borders and cultures, and properly applied will help any business navigate the very turbulent times that lie ahead for local, international and global markets.

Jim Warner

Founder of On-Course International

Author of
Aspirations of Greatness
and The Drama-Free Office

Dane Hudson is the rare Leadership Advisor and Confidant who has LIVED in the CEO chair—around the world. His Impactful Leadership approach is the “greatest hits” distillation of his 30 years’ experience leading global enterprises, especially through difficult transitions.

If you’re crafting a breakthrough strategy, building out your team, needing to deftly managing the egos of your C-Suite or Board, or just want to accelerate your growth and presence as a leader — hire Dane.