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EMPOWER. INSPIRE. ACT.
Empower through Connection
Margot Ling
Founder, The Cultural Programs, TCP Growth 全思社
Influence & Cross-Cultural Leadership
Corporate Training Partner I PCC Executive Coach
MA & BSSc (Hons) in Communications
General Mediator Certification
Ethics of AI Certificate of Competence
Certified CQ Cultural Intelligence Facilitator
Accredited Team Management Profile Coach
About
"Hello, I'm Margot Ling. With a foundation built as a senior executive at Twitter (X) and Fox (Star TV), I bring extensive experience partnering with diverse stakeholders to drive growth across APAC’s dynamic markets. Today, as an ICF PCC-certified executive coach and facilitator based in Hong Kong, I design and deliver transformative leadership programs that empower purpose-driven executives, entrepreneurs, and teams to master executive presence, pervasive influence, cross-cultural leadership, and strategic communication.
My joy comes from empowering leaders to achieve collaborative success - whether resolving cross-cultural friction, building trust in hybrid environments, or inspiring action through strategic influence. As an unshakeable optimist, I believe leadership thrives where empathy meets execution: activating results while fostering human connection."
Learning starts from the Mindset. Success begins with an Action."
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work
Work with me
Cross-Cultural Advisory
As a Cultural Intelligence (CQ) facilitator, Team Management Profile (TMP) practitioner, and former regional deal maker, I leverage my extensive corporate experience to help clients develop cross-cultural leadership skills and enhance global team collaboration. Skilled in mediation and negotiation across diverse markets, I provide tailored intercultural communication programs and advisory services that empower organizations to thrive in this interconnected global landscape.
Executive Coaching
With my A.G.I.L.E. approach, I provide coaching tailored to each leader, strengthening executive presence, influence, communication, and cross-cultural leadership. I recognize their strengths, set clear goals, integrate resources, leverage support, foster a growth mindset to navigate change confidently, amplify leadership impact and achieve meaningful professional and personal growth. I currently coach executives from diverse industries including media, retail, public sector, finance, engineering, technology, e-commerce, and education.
Leadership
Communication
My workshops provide leaders with strategic communication skills to enhance executive influence and create meaningful impact. Drawing on my background as a media communications graduate and industry veteran, and driven by a commitment to continuous learning, I cover persuasive presentation tactics, personal branding and digital media influence in the AI era. Participants gain practical, actionable insights to refine messaging and build trust with their stakeholders.
My Guiding Principle -The 4Ps
Passion
Passion
for conversations that can influence people
Purpose
Purpose
to make authentic connections happen
Perserverance
Perseverance
to reinvent at every stage of my career
Positivity
Positivity
to take on challenges with a growth mindset
My Favourite Quote
“Begin with the End in Mind.” - Stephen R. Covey
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My Story
Everyone asks me what drives me as a creative entrepreneur, executive coach and communication trainer? For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by media production and storytelling. As a young girl growing up in Hong Kong, I would record songs and stories in cassette tapes and went on to work at radio stations, even trained as a DJ and a presenter.
My competitive spirit, with a passion for helming initiatives in digital content and making alliances happen led me to work at some of the biggest Fortune 500 media and technology companies - FOX (formerly STAR TV), Dolby Laboratories and Twitter (Greater China content & media lead). It was immensely gratifying to lead the first ever “Voice of China” TV show using Dolby broadcast technology, a big win. It remains one my most memorable career highlights, navigating multiple cultural nuances and a diverse set of partners to activate this cultural zeitgeist for Chinese audiences. All of this while actually carrying a big baby bump; 7 months pregnant with my son!
In my professional journey of the past two decades, I witnessed the change in the media industry from linear technology to going digital, with the rise of emerging Asia. Working with prominent international media, credible names in the silicon valley including Twitter and Times Internet, as well as family owned media businesses, I have helped these organizations scale their networks and grow their presence in the region.
After creating my own startups across interactive television, digital art sales, even a food social network EATIZEN.net, I moved into the creatively satisfying, non-stop frenzy of content business and intensely challenging corporate role at Twitter. All of these experiences helped build my risk-taking appetite and added to my skills in media training and executive coaching.
My passion to help leaders grow and succeed led me on this journey to "officially" becoming an executive coach in 2019. I am accredited by the International Coaching Federation besides, and a certified Facilitator for Cultural Intelligence by the Cultural Intelligence Center, as well as accredited facilitator for Team Management Profile (TMP). Among my most prominent clients are tech start-up founders, international corporations, consumer brands,
public organizations and entrepreneurs across Greater China and overseas.
Currently, I am based in my beloved home city of Hong Kong, wholeheartedly devoting my energy to advancing TCP Growth (The Cultural Programs) to new heights. Collaborating with our esteemed international training and coaching partners, we are on a mission to spread the power of adaptive-yet-authentic communication, uniting individuals from diverse cultures. Our goal is to build bridges and catalyse human connections in this evolving AI era.
Let's embark on this journey together!
A Glimpse of my Corporate and Academic Journey
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More About Me
Here’s what I think - being an entrepreneur and a mom are two of the hardest jobs in the world. And I am learning valuable lessons on both these journeys.
I am a mom of two happy boys, with a very supportive husband. As a cross-cultural family, we love to explore nature. When I’m not juggling meetings and calls, I enjoy swimming, movies, food and a quiet stroll by the sea to recharge my energy and slow down on a regular basis.
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