Founding CEO & Faculty Head – Thriving Talents Sdn. Bhd., an award-winning training & consulting firm.
LinkedIn Key Opinion Leader (KOL) – Millennial Leadership, Sales & Teambuilding with 19,000+ followers (as of Mar 2025).
LinkedIn Top Voices 2024 – Business Development, Motivational Speaking & Conferences.
Vice-President & Chief of Government Relations, Malaysia Entrepreneurs Development Association (PUMM), representing 3,500 SME business owners.
Vice-President of Education & Events, Malaysian Association of Professional Speakers (MAPS).
3-time TEDx Speaker – Thought leader in leadership, motivation, and workforce development.
- Member of the Board of Trustees, SETIA Foundation (affiliated with SP Setia Berhad).
- Executive Program Graduate – Harvard, Stanford & INSEAD.
- Certified HRD Corp Trainer (Malaysia, since 2012).
- Certified Motivational Coach (CMC), Singapore & NLP Practitioner (USA).
With 15+ years of experience, Michael Teoh has inspired Fortune 500 companies and global leaders across 42 countries, earning recognition from CNN, BBC, and the United Nations. Twice named Malaysia’s National Youth Icon, he holds a Malaysian Book of Records title for his contributions to youth development.
A former management consultant turned education entrepreneur, Michael advises governments, corporations, and global initiatives, including Microsoft’s YouthSpark, the World Youth Parliament, and Malaysia’s Ministries of Education & Youth & Sports.
He has shared the stage with Sir Richard Branson, Sir Bob Geldof, Tony Fernandes, and Barack Obama, advocating leadership, resilience, and impact-driven success. As the founder of Thriving Talents, he leads award-winning consulting and learning solutions, working with Fortune 500 clients worldwide.
Michael’s journey—shaped by personal resilience, global insights, and a passion for empowering Millennials—continues to inspire the next generation of leaders.
Published books:
- I am Introvert · Issued Sep 28, 2025
“I have never met someone more positive as Michael, Thank You for inspiring me today! Thriving Talent’s visit to AirAsia’s offices as part of his 2011 ‘Your Big Year’ trip to 22 countries to provide leadership development opportunities and training to Companies, Governments & NGOs, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has become a ‘Mentor’ figure to Michael ever since.”
Tan Sri Tony Fernandes
“During the COVID-19 Pandemic, we were looking to pivot quickly in terms of virtual engagement. Michael helped us to realize the missing piece of the puzzle was the People. The session was engaging, course structure covered all the key areas of virtual communication and engagement, with many golden nuggets dispersed throughout.”
Mr Raymond Ong
“Thriving Talent’s passion and zeal is so inspiring, partnering with them on various projects, they demonstrated commitment, compassion and creativity and consistently delivered. As a YouthSpark Advocate and a partner for M-Powered, Michael is definitely a champion!”
Dr Jasmine Begum
“We enjoyed the virtual training very much as Michael gave a lot of valuable advice, methods and frameworks that can be applied in real-life situations. Looking forward to more collaboration with Thriving Talents!”
Ms Sherney Leong
“I got to know Michael through sheer curiosity . He was so down to earth, humble and inspired by the amazing things he has done. Highly talented and customer focused guy and it’s a pleasure to know him.”
Mr Ashok Ramachandran
“It was truly an inspiring presentation for MAG employees as a total of 890 attended your session. Not only was your session very engaging but you showed an aura of strong positivity and energy which could even be felt through a screen. Furthermore, we have received a lot of positive feedback on the valuable insights that our staff have gained from your session.”
Captain Izham Ismail
“I invited Michael in for a short leadership talk to my leadership team, responsible for logistics and warehousing business in BERNAS. I would recommend Michael and Thriving Talents for his leadership talks and soft skills workshops, especially if you have alot of millennials, Gen Y or Gen Z talents to manage and want a refreshing take into experiential learning design.”
Coach Ariffin Buranudeen
“I would recommend Michael’s services as your keynote speaker, forum moderator & panelist on topics related to Leadership for the New Generation and in Motivating your staff.”
Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian
