Michael Teoh
Expert in Sales Motivational Speaking
Spoken in 41 countries; featured on CNN and BBC
Speaking Topics
The Future of Work: Staying Human, Relevant & Resilient in the Age of AI
Future of Work and Workforce DevelopmentSynopsis
“The Future of Work” is a high-energy, interactive session that explores how professionals can remain relevant and inspired amidst rapid technological shifts. As AI and automation redefine jobs and industries, human creativity, adaptability, and emotional intelligence become our greatest assets. This talk challenges outdated beliefs about work and success while equipping participants with practical tools to manage stress, learn continuously, and embrace new technologies with confidence. Through engaging activities, real-world insights, and powerful reflection, attendees will rediscover the value of being human in an age of algorithms—and leave empowered to shape their own future.
Target Audience
Professionals and leaders adapting to technological change and digital transformation. Teams seeking to develop resilience, creativity, and adaptability in uncertain environments.
Key Benefits
From Fear to Curiosity: Participants will move from fearing technological change to embracing it as a platform for growth, innovation, and self-evolution. Confident and Centered: Attendees will feel more empowered and emotionally balanced, understanding how to regulate stress and channel energy productively. Adapt, Learn, Lead: Professionals will take ownership of their personal development, embracing adaptability, emotional control, and a proactive approach to lifelong learning.
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The Trust Model: Building a Happier, Healthier & Higher-Trust Workplace
Leadership and Human Capital DevelopmentSynopsis
In a rapidly evolving workplace, trust and connection have become the cornerstones of sustainable success. “Building a Happier, Healthier & Higher-Trust Workplace” helps leaders and employees understand how to create environments where people feel safe, valued, and motivated. Grounded in the globally recognised Great Place to Work Trust Model, this session explores how trust drives fairness, camaraderie, respect, and pride within teams. Through interactive discussions and practical exercises, participants will learn how to meet six core human needs that enhance engagement, strengthen collaboration, and build thriving workplace cultures where productivity and happiness coexist.
Target Audience
Corporate leaders, HR professionals, and managers seeking to strengthen trust and engagement across teams. Employees and team leads aiming to enhance collaboration, motivation, and workplace satisfaction.
Key Benefits
Culture as a Collective Effort: Participants will understand that building a great workplace is everyone’s responsibility—leaders inspire it, but teams sustain it. Valued and Connected: Employees will feel more connected and appreciated, knowing their individual contributions and needs are recognised. Engage, Appreciate, Grow: Attendees will actively engage peers, show appreciation, and take ownership of shaping a positive workplace culture.
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TRANSFORM to Live into Our Potential
Inspiration and MotivationSynopsis
Transformation doesn’t start with systems—it starts with self. “Transform: To Live into Our Potential” is a dynamic session designed to awaken awareness, shift mindset, and energise leaders to embrace change with courage and creativity. Through powerful storytelling, interactive exercises, and real-world examples—including lessons from global icons like Jack Welch and Tony Fernandes—participants learn to transform uncertainty into opportunity. The program blends emotional intelligence, leadership agility, and focus-driven growth frameworks to create sustainable change. By the end, attendees are empowered to lead with energy, evolve their perspectives, and drive meaningful transformation for themselves and their organisations.
Target Audience
Business leaders, managers, and change champions leading transformation initiatives. Professionals seeking to elevate their mindset, energy, and leadership impact.
Key Benefits
From Managing Change to Becoming Change: Participants will redefine transformation as an internal process of self-awareness and growth that precedes organisational success. Energised and Empowered: Leaders will feel inspired and energised to drive change, fostering a renewed sense of clarity and ownership in their role as change agents. Lead, Coach, Transform: Attendees will practise daily actions that elevate awareness, sustain energy, and apply growth mindsets to influence teams and culture.
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Closing the Sale: The Psychology and Practice of Persuasion
Sales, Marketing and Customer ExperienceSynopsis
“Closing the Sale” is a high-energy, interactive session that redefines selling as a human skill rooted in psychology and empathy. Through real-world stories and hands-on techniques, participants learn how to earn attention, communicate value, and handle objections with confidence. The program reveals how great salespeople blend personal conviction with strategic questioning to guide clients toward decisions that serve their needs. With insights drawn from decades of field-tested methods, this talk empowers professionals to close deals authentically—turning opportunities into outcomes and prospects into loyal advocates.
Target Audience
Sales professionals and consultants seeking to improve conversion rates and client relationships. Entrepreneurs, leaders, and service providers aiming to strengthen persuasion and negotiation skills.
Key Benefits
From Selling to Serving: Participants will reframe closing as helping clients make empowered, informed decisions—not manipulation, but mutual value creation. Confidence in Connection: Sales professionals will feel grounded, enthusiastic, and capable of building trust through clarity and empathy. Ask, Listen, Close: Attendees will consistently use structured questions, emotional cues, and timing strategies to close with confidence and authenticity.
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6 Hot Buttons: Mastering Negotiation With External Stakeholders
Sales, Marketing and Customer ExperienceSynopsis
In today’s competitive marketplace, success hinges not only on product knowledge but on mastering negotiation. This session, delivered by Michael Teoh—a global entrepreneur and advisor to Fortune 500 companies—dives deep into the psychology of negotiation with external stakeholders. Participants will learn to identify buyer types, use the 6 Hot Buttons to engage clients emotionally and logically, and turn around even the toughest rejections with the 7 Prime Negotiation Turnarounds. Attendees gain actionable scripts, real-world case studies, and a repeatable process to build rapport, handle objections, and close larger, more sustainable deals. This program transforms sales advisors into trusted negotiation experts.
Target Audience
Financial Sales Advisors, Relationship Managers, Corporate & B2B Sales Professionals
Key Benefits
Field-Proven Frameworks: Built on Michael’s 15+ years of global sales and negotiation experience, the methods have been used by top sales teams in 41 countries. Scripted and Actionable: Attendees receive ready-to-use negotiation scripts, objection-handling templates, and proven outlines for immediate application. Holistic Approach: Combines buyer psychology, emotional engagement, and tactical objection handling, addressing all aspects of negotiation for consistent results.
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Breakthrough with 3 Personal Victory Habits
Sales, Marketing and Customer ExperienceSynopsis
Before success shows up in public, it begins in private. Based on Stephen Covey’s iconic “Private Victory” habits, this keynote equips sales professionals with tools to build a solid internal foundation for external results. Through relatable stories and global client experiences, Michael Teoh breaks down how proactiveness, clarity of purpose, and prioritization can turn overwhelmed individuals into focused achievers. From being bullied in school to building a reputation with Fortune 500 companies, Michael’s story illustrates that private victories create powerful public wins. Participants will walk away with clarity on what to do daily—and why it matters.
Target Audience
Sales Professionals, Emerging Leaders, Entrepreneurs
Key Benefits
Clarity Fuels Commitment Participants will think more intentionally, aligning daily actions with their long-term goals and purpose. Empowered and in Control They will feel a renewed sense of confidence knowing they are no longer reacting, but choosing their path. Daily Discipline Built In They will begin applying small, consistent actions that lead to big wins in sales, branding, and leadership.
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Breakthrough with Growth Mindset & J.O.M. (Just One More!)
Inspiration and MotivationSynopsis
Rejections can break momentum—or build character. In this keynote, participants will discover how to bounce back stronger by applying the principles of a growth mindset. Michael Teoh shares his journey from startup struggles to global entrepreneur, with lessons from world-renowned mentors like Richard Branson and Tony Fernandes. Through live polls, group discussions, and mindset reflection, attendees will learn the “J.O.M.” habit—Just One More—which turns discouragement into daily progress. Whether you're building a business, a team, or a new personal goal, this session helps you reset your inner narrative and commit to growth, one small win at a time.
Target Audience
Sales Professionals, Entrepreneurs, Corporate Teams, Leaders
Key Benefits
Fixed vs Growth – Redefine Your Default Thinking Learn the 3 defining traits of growth-minded individuals and how they handle rejection, risk, and failure differently. Rewire your habits to operate from possibility, not limitation. Just One More – Build Habits That Outlast Rejection Big wins come from small daily acts. Discover the J.O.M. technique to stay consistent in prospecting, pitching, and persevering—no matter how tough the market gets. Turn Rejection Into Loyalty – From No to Know-How Rejections aren’t the end. They’re data. Learn how to use feedback and setbacks to build trust, improve offers, and create raving fans instead of dropped leads.
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Breakthrough with Personal Mind Resilience
Health and Well-beingSynopsis
When life gets tough, mindset becomes your greatest asset. In this high-energy keynote, audiences will discover how to build personal resilience using Tony Robbins’ State → Story → Strategy method. Through powerful body-mind exercises and emotional reframing tools, they will learn to regain control of their confidence and energy—even in chaos. With Michael Teoh’s raw and relatable story of overcoming bullying, burnout, and business failure, this session proves that resilience is not a trait, but a skill. Participants walk away with practical techniques to shift emotions, reframe meaning, and bounce back with renewed motivation.
Target Audience
Young Professionals, Entrepreneurs, Corporate Teams, People Leaders
Key Benefits
Mindset Is Flexible Participants will reframe setbacks as signals to shift state and meaning, not surrender. Energized and Empowered They will feel lighter, more emotionally in control, and more confident to face daily stressors. Move to Reset They will use body movement and reframing exercises to shift emotions and re-activate motivation.
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TRUST AMONG/FOR ALL: Building Trust Across Generations
Sales, Marketing and Customer ExperienceSynopsis
In a noisy, over-sold world, trust is no longer optional—it’s your only differentiator. This keynote helps insurance agents and leaders position themselves as trusted advisors across all generations. You’ll learn the T.R.U.S.T. framework, a proven method for building trust from the first conversation to lifelong service. With real stories and practical tools, you’ll understand how to move from selling to advising, how to handle rejections with empathy, and how to create a customer journey that earns referrals. Whether you’re building your brand or rebuilding broken trust, this session will shift your mindset and elevate your client relationships for the long haul.
Target Audience
Insurance Agents, Agency Leaders, Corporate Teams, Service Professionals
Key Benefits
Trust is Built Daily Participants will rethink trust as a set of consistent behaviours, not grand gestures, and develop a long-game mindset for relationship growth. Confident and Valued They will feel more secure in their value, more emotionally connected to clients, and ready to serve from a place of honesty. Lead with Loyalty They will apply structured trust-building actions that generate referrals, deepen relationships, and distinguish their brand from the rest.
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About
Michael Teoh is an award-winning education entrepreneur with a passion for developing future leaders, particularly Millennials. As the founding CEO of Thriving Talents, his firm serves over 50 Fortune 500 companies across 41 countries. Michael's expertise spans leadership, sales, and youth development, having worked with global organizations like Microsoft and the United Nations. He has advised government bodies in Malaysia and led groundbreaking projects for youth employment and entrepreneurship. Michael is a two-time National Youth Icon and has earned multiple accolades, including Young Entrepreneur of the Year. He has shared stages with world leaders such as Barack Obama, Sir Richard Branson, and Tony Fernandes. His commitment to excellence and resilience drives his mission to empower the next generation of global leaders.
Unique Selling Point
Global Impact, Millennial Leadership
Michael Teoh’s leadership and entrepreneurial expertise have shaped Millennials’ futures, impacting 41 countries and working with over 50 Fortune 500 companies. His approach to leadership bridges generations and has received worldwide recognition, including from CNN and the UN.
Award-Winning Entrepreneur
Recognized as Malaysia’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year twice, Michael's consulting firm, Thriving Talents, expanded its reach globally. His company serves Fortune 500s while earning accolades like the Golden Bull Emerging SME Award and SME 100 Fastest Growing SME.
Board-Level Influence
Michael Teoh has served on advisory boards for the Malaysian Government and Microsoft, offering insights on youth development and workforce trends. His work has influenced government policies and global initiatives like Microsoft’s Global YouthSpark.
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He held the audience's attention captive the entire time he was on stage!
Michael was a true professional from the beginning to the end. I recently invited Michael to speak at our Talent 4.0 Conference and all I could describe about him is this: flexible, accommodating, friendly and professional. He was highly engaging during his session. He held the audience's attention captive the entire time he was on stage! I would strongly recommend him for any future event.
- PRESANNA NAIR
I highly recommend Michael as a keynote speaker for any event seeking a thought leader who can captivate and inspire an audience
Michael demonstrated a remarkable ability to connect with the audience and communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely. His enthusiasm and passion for the topic were truly contagious, leaving a lasting impression on everyone present. I highly recommend Michael as a keynote speaker for any event seeking a thought leader who can captivate and inspire an audience
- JACKSON WONG
Michael's energy is truly remarkable and infectious.
Michael's energy is truly remarkable and infectious. Even during late-night Zoom sessions, his enthusiasm never waned, elevating our spirits as the session progressed. In the end, he reminded us that the power to evolve rests within each of us, urging us to choose between growth or stagnation.
- BERNARD NG
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